Calico shore bird turns escape artist

We were down on Bolivar Peninsula checking out the pre-storm conditions (with Hurricane Harvey moving up through the Gulf of Mexico) when I shot this photo of a Rudy Turnstone.  Because of the bright conditions, I didn't notice at the time that this guy had gotten snagged in what looks like a remnant from a net.  I checked the photos I took after this and notice that he did finally get free from his bondage.

Brown Angels

These Brown Pelicans seemed to be doing their Blue Angels impersonation as they cruised the beach along Galveson, TX

--steve buser

Brown Pelicans, Beach, Galveson, Texas

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Beach biking

It was a windy day on the Bolivar Peninsula, but you can't stop a kid from doing what a kid is going to do. It this case, it was riding a bike on the beach. THe beach is still a little rough from the rubble of the recent hurricanes, but is returning rapidly to its sifted-sand appearance.

--steve buser

beach, bikes, kids, wind

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When you live by the wind, you freeze by the wind

Standing in the middle of strangers, a couple of gulls are just thankful t have anything to block, the wind on the Bolivar Peninsula Beach. It may have been quite warm down there today, but when this picture was taken a couple of weeks ago, it was cold and blustery. In fact, I was kind of surprised these cattle egret and two gulls didn't find a more protected space up in High Island.

--steve buser

Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, catte egret, gulls, wind, beach
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