Today I headed out to South Padre Island to look for the Purple Sandpiper discovered last weekend on the jetty. They're pretty rare in Texas or anywhere on the Gulf Coast and I had only seen one previously so I thought it was worth the effort. The long walk out to the end of the jetty was extremely slippery and I was having doubts as to whether I could make it to the end or get back afterwards. Luckily it was a beautiful day and the water was calm. It took over an hour of seaching but eventually I found the little guy and got some good pics. This is Cameron County bird #340.
The Purple Sandpiper is hanging out at the end of the jetties which takes over a quarter of a mile of slippery boulder hopping to reach.
A shrimp boat had run aground on the south jetties some time ago. Don't know how long they'll leave it there.
3 comments:
Wow, very nice! Great photos. I might actually make it down your way in January. Wonder if it'll stick around? I did get the Quintana bird several years ago but haven't seen one since.
Great pictures!
Be careful when you walk around those slippery rocks!
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