birding on South Padre Island...

[handmade34]

I have a new camera (well beyond my skill level) and have it set on auto until I learn to use it...


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[Solly Mack]

1. Beautiful shot!

[handmade34]

3. thanks

the island is nice in this slow season... one of the perks of my job



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[Solly Mack]

6. Wow! Better and better!

Another beautiful shot!

[NV Whino]

2. I second that

Absolutely beautiful shot. Wow, I want to go there.

[handmade34]

4. yes!

when I was in Hallandale, I kept seeing holes in the sand on the beach... I researched and knew it was the ghost crab and never, never saw one... best part of today is that I saw my first ghost crab

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this guy says yes, visit!

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[NV Whino]

5. OMG! Look at that gorgeous bird!

I'd say you're doing just fine with that new camera.

And a ghost crab—what fun.

[Solly Mack]

7. That crab is so cool!

Love the expression on the birdie!

[Celebration]

8. Love this!

The bird's legs even look wet. And the expression is priceless.

[Tom Kitten]

9. Oh these are great!

Having a new camera is so much fun, isn't it? And indeed it looks like you've already mastered the ability to take great pictures with it!

I would have guessed that was the Gulf of Mexico...the fluffy cumulus clouds over that placid sea look just like it did when I lived in Biloxi for a year when I was in the Air Force.

That bird is gigantic! It looks like my snowy egret's giant cousin...and the look on its face!