We saw these birds (ducks or geese) at Medina Lake on our last trip. They had pink legs, a black mask and red eyes. I have been looking at bird books and websites to find them, but I have just about given up. I thought I would post them here and see if a kind blogger might know what in the world they are.

If you have a guess, please leave a comment. They were pretty strange looking and did not hang out with all the other ducks.

Thanks!

Eileen

The Bald Eagle is making a bold comeback from the brink of extinction. So much that the government is considering taking the Bald Eagle off the Endangered Species list. Conservation has enabled this species to recover and to repopulate to a viable population level. The Bald Eagle population is certainly increasing in Texas. Bald Eagles have been spotted on the Texas coast and in East Texas this year.

Every year, from mid-November to March, over twenty Bald Eagles make their winter home in the Colorado River Canyon in Texas. You may view these majestic raptors by taking the Vanishing River Cruise at the Canyon of the Eagles on Lake Buchanan.

If you do not have time for the cruise, an Eagle and her young one, born in late January, are visible in a big nest just off Highway 29, between Llano and Burnet. This Eagle returns each year to birth her eaglets here.

Maybe they should just stay? The State bird of Texas, the Bald Eagle. Sounds good to me…

Eileen

Visit Southern Gal Goes North blog today.

… words by a transplanted southerner who misses home, has finally become published, and feels that it is either write or take more Effexor in order to stay sane.

Dana is a writer with a great sense of humor. She writes about sacred memories, Southern spaces, recipes, poetry and dieting. She just added a great Chicken Soup recipe, just in time for the flu season.

Keep on Rocking in the Free World,

Eileen