The Yellowstone Yarnell's

Monday, February 9, 2009

February., 2009--beach walks & friends

David, Nadine & Loyal walking on the beach....most days Loyal & Lou Ann do a three mile walk and David and Nadine do six....remember, they are younger than we are (smile)

Yellowstone co-workers, Ron & Shirley Metzer spent a week on Mustang Island and we were able to spend a couple of days with them walking on the beach and oh yes eating out!!!!

February, 2009...birds

We have bi-passed the Port Aransas "Birding Center" for all the years we have been coming here. Tuesday evening we walked to it as it is within half a mile from our RV Park and WOW!! We have been back so many times in the last few days....this is a swampy area that attracts all kinds of birds, plus there is even an alligator (which we haven't seen). So, I guess you can say we have become "birders". All of my terminology or names of the birds may not be correct but we certainly enjoy seeing God's creations.....the next few posts will show some of our awesome pictures....Thanks Loyal for my upgraded camera...

Have not a clue to the name of this bird....

I know this is a duck!!!!

February, 2009..White Egret

This is probably the most graceful bird when it is flying....the white egret...

such a thing of beauty.....

February, 2009 Blue Heron & White Pelican

This is a private pier in Rockport that has been taken over with the birds....

Back at the birding center.....this is a landing by a while pelican

This is a great blue heron...love it when he sticks up his neck....

What a show this one put on for us......such beauty....

February,2009...Reddish Egret

This is a reddish egret....when you enlarge it you can see the red hair

Febuary, 2009 Roseata Spoonbill

Our favorite are the Roseata Spoonbills....the end of the bill is flat like a spoon...

This pink birds are often mistaken for a flamigo....they nest most of the day in this dried grassy area with not a lot of activity....they apparently go elsewhere during the night and we have gotten great pictures early of a morning of them flying back to this spot....

Yes, these are alll my photo's.....and this is my favorite......

Monday, February 2, 2009

Week Four, January, 2009

Week four has brought us to the end of our first month in Port Aransas...we continue to live such a blessed life and enjoy being with our friends David & Nadine. Our days consist of a long walk on the beach, seeing the local sights, eating and playing cards. The animals are the dolphins, pelican's and other birds species.....like my friend Diane said "we have gone from deer to dolphin".....these are not trained dolphins so when we do catch one emerging quite a bit out of the water we get very excited. This last week was also a huge reminder that life is so precious as we lost our dear friend Larry Peters. Larry and Loyal graduated together from White City, Kansas and we will miss him dearly....