Afternoon Road Trip - Galveston Island/Dos Vacas

[houtex01]

The itchy camera finger finally got the best of me and decided with the nice breeze blowing yesterday afternoon to load the camera equipment in the truck and get out and do some shooting...ended up down on Galveston Island at Dos Vacas...everything is really dry down there...vegetation is really dry...one can only wonder what a fire would do to the area...especially with the strong wind that was blowing yesterday...the bird action was very slow...you know it has to be really slow when you don't even see one grackle...saw a few doves (Morning and White-winged), cardinal (male & female - female was the only bird I saw come to the drip area), Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, one Black & White Warbler and one hummingbird...there were quite a few shorebirds back along the shoreline...guess I should have spent more time back there...here are a few photos that I did manage to get...not sure on the IDs of the hummingbird and the shorebird...since the birding action was so slow, decided to try to salvage the afternoon by shooting some sunset photos...I've posted them over on the Landscape Forum if you would like to view them...hope you enjoy...C/C always welcomed..

Ron

[auddii]

Nice series. All are sharp, but #1 is my favorite.

[Will Rountree]

Nearly all the hummers you see now are Ruby-throated hummingbirds migrating through. This is an immature male, I think. See the red in small spot of a gorget. There have been reports of seeing some warblers at Quintana.

[ttusa]

Oooooh I just love the Hummer shots!!

[lhdvies]

I like these Ron, good work!! First one is my fav.!

[Marhowie]

Nice work Ron, thanx for sharing these great images..Like the hummers best :)

[houtex01]

Originally Posted by Will Rountree

Nearly all the hummers you see now are Ruby-throated hummingbirds migrating through. This is an immature male, I think. See the red in small spot of a gorget. There have been reports of seeing some warblers at Quintana.

Thanks Will for viewing and the ID...have you been down to either Dos Vacas or Quintana lately?

Ron

[Tim T]

Very cool hummer shots Ron. Good work as always.

[DigitalScape]

Very well done, Ron - all are sharp and have great lighting. +1 for the first image.

[labmansid]

Hope the hummers are finding something still alive and blooming to eat from. Nice series, Ron.

[houtex01]

Thanks everyone for viewing and your comments...always appreciated and enjoy reading them...

Ron

[sandboa]

I also like the immature Ruby-throat showing his soon to be colorful gorget.

The shorebird is a Willet.

[Maxis Gamez]

Very nice.

[jdtx]

WOW..great pics I love that female cardinal and the composition of that pic, but all are tack sharp and great colors..great work..

[houtex01]

Originally Posted by sandboa

I also like the immature Ruby-throat showing his soon to be colorful gorget.

The shorebird is a Willet.

Thanks Chris for viewing and your comments...thanks for the IDs...

Ron