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Access to the bridge ay Royal Gorge was closed. There had been a couple of devastating fires in the area. They may have been doing repairs.

We were able to take a dirt road to an overlook where we got this image.

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I browsing through some of the images from our trip I found this one of an inca dove. I hope you like it.

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In the last few months we have traveled lots of miles. Two trips from Springfield, MO to El Paso, TX to visit Marilyn’s relatives. We had a very nice time while there.

Just recently we made our way back over the Houston area and finally had time to visit with the Short’s, our dear friends that live near Houston. Then we went down to the Texas valley near McAllen and visited a few state parks and wildlife refuges. We were able to add a few new bird images to our blog and when we get home we will add them to our Web site.

While the weather has been cool and windy here in south Texas we are glad we are not home where it is really cold and they are getting snow. We picked a good time to visit Texas. 🙂

I hope you enjoy our latest additions:

Below is great kiskadee perched in old tree.

Here is a pair of green-winged teal ducks

Below is white-faced ibis in winter colors

Below is a yellow-bellied flycatcher

Here is one of the chachalaca birds found in south Texas. It is about the size of a chicken and does not fly a lot. They run along the ground and tree branches.

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We had a fun time watching this white-tailed buck and several does during our visit to an east Texas wildlife refuge.

Larry

During our recent trip through Texas during hunting season we were lucky to see this nice white-tailed buck trotting through a low area filled with water. An overcast day in the wildlife refuge we were visiting this buck and several other deer were in the no-hunting area of the refuge. There were several hunters we had seen in the area of the refuge where hunting season was open. We hoped that this nice buck was smart enough to stay in the no-hunting area.

Larry

A northern pintail duck posing nicely in the late afternoon sunlight in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. This was taken during our short visit there in late November, 2013.

Larry

During our recent trip to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge this sandhill crane would occassionally stick its head up above a berm it was hiding behind. After a few attempts I was successful at getting this image where it appears to be wondering what I was doing. 🙂

We are hoping to return to Bosque sometime in January.

Larry

While on our trip to El Paso to visit relatives we meandered along some the state and federal highways as we had plenty of time. It was very pleasant to be off the heavily traveled Interstates. This gave us a chance to see many smaller towns, some doing quite well and others not so well. It also gave us an opportunity to take a few photos of something other than birds or wildlife. I hope you like this one.

Below is an image of the Bosque county Texas court house. Located in Meridian, Texas, it appears to be constructed of marble and has been beautifully maintained. Built in 1886 it has stood the test of time very well. The Bosque county area was settled by people from England, Germany and Norway according to some literature we found.

Larry

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