Nuestro Pod visits Adolph Thomae again

+1 on the great pictures.  The cardinal is Indiana's State bird and I have seen several so far this year.  I still have a little work to do in the photography dept.  I'm happy if the pictures I take are in focus and happier still if I manage to hold the camera level.   

PMJ,

Please know your photos of the birds are much appreciated by another birdwatcher here in Florida. I know that it just isn't a simple snap to get such clear shots. You have the knack for nature photography.

Keep 'em coming!

Sweet!  We get lots of Cardinals and Blue Jays, I've never seen (or heard of) a Green Jay until now.

Once again we went to Adolph Thomae county park this past weekend.  Since it's only a short distance we left after work on Fri.  The new TV and sway control worked great.  I'm very please with the way the Frontier pulls.  We were on the same site as last time.  I was somewhat surprised  that most of the sites were full.  We had set up the R-Dome even though it was a bit windy.  Sat while watching the gulls and other birds over the Arroyo Colorado we saw 2 sets of dolphins.  This was the first time we have ever seen them in the Arroyo.  In the early afternoon the wind really picked up.  We had gust of 35-40 mph.  One of the gusts was strong enough to put a slight bend in 1 of the R-Dome extension poles, I was able to straighten it enough to slide it closed.  Needless to say we decided to take the R-Dome down.  It's probably a good thing we did as there were gust of over 45 mph on Sunday.  Since it was so windy and the dust/sand/gravel was blowing across the site, we decided to make the short drive to the National Wildlife Refuge at Laguna Atacossa.  We had not been there in 4-6 weeks, so it was good to visit there again.  The photos below are from there.  Sunday the wind continued to blow hard making it somewhat uncomfortable to sit out, so we pack up in the early afternoon and drove home.  I was glad I had installed the sway control as part of the way we had a cross-wind and the Pod behaved very well.  Even though we cut it short a little it's always good to get out in the Pod.


Roadrunner in a tree. Unusual as they are normally a ground bird


Brown Thrasher


The Green Jay is one of the prettiest birds we have in the area


A little closer shot


A young Chachalaca


Cardinal, we don't get a lot of these down here.

Happy Podding