Bird watchers, campers?

[thekarens]

Any birders on the board? Karen and I love birdwatching. We're both pretty passionate about it and hand in hand is camping. We don't get out near as much as we'd like. We used to have a small travel trailer, but when gas prices skyrocketed we sold it. For the most part we bird locally, but I really want to get back to the Valley.

[mahoro]

does watching the bird.. shooting the bird then cook the bird count?

[thekarens]

Sure, but it limits the types of birds you see

[treehuggingfishlover]

Shane and I love hiking, but we havn't done much camping. We are planning a camping trip in the Spring :)

[CichlidFan]

Not big on bird watching, but I have seen a wide variety of them in the brush or trees on shore while out bassfishing, those sea hawks are pretty impressive looking, and I've been lucky to catch a kingfisher in action once or twice.





CF

[thekarens]

Great pics of an Osprey, and you're right, they are impressive. Kingfishers are one of my very favorite birds. :)

[mahoro]

where u guys going to go camp at? its been like 10 years since i went camping, and i would love to do it again... what kind of camp gear i need? sleeping bag and tent?

[Mzungu]

I just saw my first-ever Roseate Spoonbill! In Pearland, of all places! At first a few of them were congregated around a little temporary watering hole on the intersection of 288 and the Beltway. I thought I was hallucinating when I saw a crowd of pink birds. But then I saw two of them flying together overhead, and noted the shape of beak.

Pretty cool! Never thought I'd see my first one in the middle of two highways intersecting. :)

Just wanted to share.

[thekarens]

I love spoonbills! They are both beautiful and ugly :)

[geoff_tropheus]

When I worked in Freeport, I would see these guys all the time.

There is a wildlife refuge there, not too far away from the Plant I worked at.

http://www.fws.gov/SOUTHWEST/REFUGES/texas/texasmidcoast/brazoria.htm

I just noticed that they talk of this bird on the website for them

[myjohnson]

I sure do miss camping...

camping and smoking does go hand in hand.....

I like the Valley too...

[thekarens]

There's several in that area. You can see them all along the coast, but I've also seen them over our house in Cypress.

[Mzungu]

:) :)

In Cypress, really? Wow. I would have never known. I guess it's kind of like people up north seeing a cardinal or something, but I was excited. :) I miss living by a forest, watching birds every morning and afternoon. Can't wait to get a backyard! :)

[thekarens]

To be fair, in the 10 years I've lived in Cypress I've only seen them over our house once, but I've heard after heavy rains they can be seen at Bear Creek Park because it floods.

Yards are all relative. We have a very small yard in Cypress, but when we go down to Rockport Karen's parent's have a huge yard and it backs up to a preserve. Now you can do some serious birdwatching there! It always makes us long for a place out in the country

[sacrimontis]

Heres a bird for you

from my back yard. hes really our neighbor

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8350/newfishee146.jpg