Be still and wait

After driving all around the Southwest Houston Metro area for Meca's Science Olympiad, get her official shirt from her mom, drop off the shirt, etc...

I decided to sneak in a few hours at Brazos Bend State park.

The park was not as exciting as it has been. It seemed to be inundated with Vultures! Thousands of Vultures.

I even heard a few "dead tree" branches snapping from the weight of multiple vultures.

I was really surprised to see a few Gators out, this early in the year.

As I walked to a favorite spot, I heard a few hawks and woodpeckers. I did see the hawks, never found the woodpecker.

The lesson though was to just be still and wait. I set up on a platform/pier thingy. There was nothing. From knowing a little there was evidence and reason to think there should be a few critters there.

As I sat still a little swallow I must have spooked came back to check on his nest in a "dead tree"

Then some teal, grebes and coot actually came towards me

And a few other tiny birds

The vultures even started landing pretty much right overhead

Then I could hear dozens of kids fast approaching and knew they would spook off anything in the area and headed on out.