Palo Duro Canyon State Park is a little over an hour’s drive south of my home (as opposed to Palo Duro Reservoir, which is about an hour’s drive north of where I live, and another good birding site in the panhandle of Texas.) They have several hiking trails around the canyon that are pretty good…
Last week when I went to check on the Great Horned Owl, she wasn’t on the nest. Took forever to finally spot her, but then I was able to get photos of her returning to the nest.
Here’s a few photos of some of the late winter waterfowl I’ve seen in the last week or so. Redheads and Lesser Scaups at Spring Canyon. American Wigeons at Thompson Park in Amarillo Mallards and a hybrid Mallard or Manky Duck. The hybrid is possibly a cross between an Mallard (note the curly tail feathers…
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