SPI Update

Ok we are here on South Padre Island.  We came here because of the South Padre Island Birding Center.  We arrived on Thursday the 29th but didn't get to the Birding Center until yesterday.  had a great day there and got a week pass for entrance.

Got there early this morning and was having a great day.  Now Gloria and I don't like to "let things get between us", but today was an exception.  We were about 50 yards apart or so and I was shooting a Reddish Egret who was catching fish, when I felt my phone tweet for a txt.  I figured it was Gloria and she was seeing something special. So headed her way.  As I was approaching ( and thinking this better be good) she was standing there pointing just off the boardwalk.  I saw something fly off and by her expression I could see I might have blown an opportunity.  But then something incredible happened.  That bird I saw fly off was a young Coopers Hawk and it circled back and landed on the handrail just about 16 feet from Gloria.

You can see all this in the picture below.  Gloria was frozen, phone in hand.  I got tons of pics and video.  What a morning.  It was such a great morning we don't even mind that we are fogged in again this afternoon.