Lots of Birds at Yetti Polk/Harris Community/Confederate Parks in Belton

We walk here most mornings and have counted the herons as some of our best company. Today the BBWD were back (I do love these crazy ducks!). They were making their normal rukus, but I couldn't get a recording because they were right where the turbines are for the old/new jail (it is the newer of the two old jails) across the creek.

I continued to practice with the new camera. I'd probably do better if I would read the instructions, but I'm just "winging" it for now.

The humidity was high, but we had a long bit of time with one of the juvenile Red shouldered hawks. This must be a different one than we have seen before. the other two were well to the north west and stayed together much of the time.This one looks a bit younger and smaller. It gave us a show as it fed on the ground and flew from tree to tree.

Only a few herons and one egret waded in the creek - now returned to it's pre-heavy-rain shallow levels.

As we got back to the cars we replied to the caw-haw-hawing of the crows and watched one fly up to join a Mississippi Kite perched in a dead tree nearby.

We will miss this walk - most of September we will be hiking elsewhere. We will see what birds remain.

Posted on 21 August, 2018 23:26 by alflinn329