Wildlife!

Wednesday March 20, 2019

We left Persideo this morning and weren't far out of town, when Woody spotted a family of javelinas.  There were about 7 of them, and we (Bendy and Woody) got some great pictures of them.

After we passed through Marfa we saw a couple groups of antelope.  Bet you didn't know they are the second fastest animal, but rarely jump fences.

After securing a room for the night, we headed up the scenic loop stopping first at Ft. Davis State Park where we saw 19 species of birds. 1 was a lifer for me, the Thompson Solitare.  We also saw several new birds for this trip including.  Pine siskins Dark-eyed Junkos (Pink-sided) and a pair of Ruby Crowned Kinglets.

We stopped next at the McDonald's Observatory and got tickets for this evenings star party.  Then we we continue on the scenic loop seeing several ravens and vultures.  We also saw several interesting rock formations.

We were almost back to Ft Davis, when Woody spotted they herd of Aoudads!

After lunch, we returned to the hotel and rested until it was time to go to the star party.  Back up the mountain we went, but the party was cancelled, due to cloudy weather.

We returned to Fort Davis and then searched for hot chocolate.  Also most everything was closed by 9 mp, but fortunately, we found a Dollar General Store that was open.