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This was a fun day trip about an hour south of Tucson on HWY 19. It is a cool artist colony with many interesting shops, art pieces, and artists to see. There is also the ruins to a very old mission here.... read more

This is one of the best areas in the US for birding. Although we visited here during the winter, we found many interesting birds.... read more

Birds love water! This is even more true for water birds..........no water = no water birds. Sweetwater has water. And even though it is reclaimed water from the sewage treatment plant accross the street, it water and the birds love it. Not only water birds, but all kinds. I (& we) spent several hours on different days watching and photographing these birds. Hint: pick a day that the breeze is blowing the sewer plant smell the other way!... read more

We've had a great winter here in S. TX. But with the coming of Spring along this beautiful portion of the Gulf Coast, and the realization that we have about 2700 miles to drive to get home, we figured it was time to go. Besides the fact that this is the time that this area becomes over-run with students on Spring Break, the warm weather was making me wish for yet just a touch of winter. Well, we are home now and we are getting that "touch of winter". The winter's storms have done their damage to the trees around here and I will find my next week or so cleaning up. It's good to be home and it's good to have many great memories and pictures of a fun winter. And now for the summery. ... read more

It was a month ago that I posted my last blog. During this time Susie and I have been here living in Corpus Christi. We've rented a small condo unit and will be here till early March. As I have said throughout our winters' blogs, we are amateur bird-watchers. I also said in my last blog that I would try and put together a few pictures that I have taken of some of the birds that we have seen down here in S. Texas. These pictures are of wild birds only (no zoo shots) and are only a "smattering" of shots that I have taken while out bird watching. I wish I had a longer telephoto lens with me this winter. But since I didn't bring anything bigger than 300mm, I had to do some pretty ... read more