Warblers and Vireos and a Woodpecker

What? Whoa! Another blog! So here's some more Hill Country birds for ya, including one of the infamous Golden-cheeked Warbler. (Yellow-throated Vireo above, Golden-fronted Woodpecker below)

I've got a few minutes to give the low-down today. Which includes...well, not a whole lot really. On the bird nerd end of things, I've gotten some good ones for the area. Like Ruddy Duck, Bufflehead, Wood Ducks, Lapland Longspurs, a female Bobolink. All guys I haven't seen around here before, so that's cool. Seems like the GCWAs are starting to nest it up, so that's always exciting. Still not a lot of Black-capped Vireos hanging around yet, but it's kinda early for them. I put some feeders up by my ahem, trailer, and the birds finally found it. Trying to rig a water drip... (Yellow-throated Warbler below)

I've come across some pretty kickass fossils and rocks so far this season. My collection has increased significantly. No porcupines yet but a handful of armadillos and a jackrabbit (also not too common for this area). Also no mountain lion evidence yet either, but I haven't spent much time on the old field sites (which is a bit of a bummer). (Golden-cheeked Warbler below)

There's no legitimate crazies on the crew this year, which is surprising since there are always crazies. Always. I had a pretty traumatizing day last week which involved someone killing something in the truck. Don't really want to talk about that, so I was freaking pumped when I got to house and dog sit for a friend this past weekend. I drank wine, sat int the hot tub and starred at the mesmerizing starry sky all weekend solo. I needed that. (Hutton's Vireo below)