Showing posts with label humid Gulf moisture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humid Gulf moisture. Show all posts

Monday, June 3, 2019

Flycatchers Out In Large Numbers

Wildflowers Thrive After Record Rains and that lends itself to increase in insect population. Thus, flycatchers have ample food and numbers increase.


Flycatcher sits on top of sign with a large meadow down below. These birds can hover like a hummingbird. And that is when you see the color under the wings and side of the body with that orange and yellow brightness.

This Red Shoulder Hawk sits on the very top of a high-tension pole that is even higher as it sits on a hill where you can see downtown Dallas from near the High 5. Later, he was seen riding the thermals going into the cloud base  which was being reported at 1500 feet.

It All Started in the wee hours of May 28th when 80 MPH winds was tossing everything against the side of my house.

 Those winds were substained for well over 40 minutes. The results were trees everywhere down or large branches broken off. One of my bus ro...