The forecast snow has not yet materialized, and all we are getting so far is rain and wind, so I’m gonna give Estabrook Park a break today. Instead, let me show you some more critters Anne and I saw in and around Big Bend National Park this time last year.
You have already seen this first bird, a black-throated sparrow, before, but this picture better shows off its bright white belly.
This is the only picture of a ladder-backed woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) that I managed to capture, and I left it out on the first round because I didn’t like the way the electrical wire looked. I had hoped to have another chance for a better picture, but I never did.
This darling, backlit by a bright afternoon sun, looks a lot like the mourning doves we often see in Estabrook, but upon closer inspection, that white leading edge to its wing makes it a white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica), just like the one Stevie Nicks sung about way back in 1981. Again, I thought I’d come up with a better picture, but I didn’t get the chance.
This shy bird, which I spotted foraging in a corral, is a curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), similar to the brown thrashers we get to see in Estabrook, but with a notable difference suggested by its name. Once again, I thought yada, yada, yada, but blah, blah, blah.
Finally, this little butterfly appears to be a dainty sulphur or dwarf yellow (Nathalis iole), and this picture is actually fine, but wasn’t quite as pretty as the birds I was seeing, and I was a bit pressed for time to write my posts while out there.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 
Your art often seems to take the perspective of the subject. Each individual is ‘captured’ by the camera in their own thoughts that likely have little to do with being observed. Coincidence of the setting can be compelling, woodpecker and wire.
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