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Magical Morning at Little Piney<\/h2>\n
\"Magical
Mist over the field at Little Piney, Bastrop, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At 7 am mist floats above the front field. \u00a0Spiders’ webs fly like white surrender flags in the dawn. \u00a0The webs hold hundreds of Lynx spiders’<\/a> eggs guarded by watchful mothers.<\/p>\n

\"Magical
Lincoln’s Sparrow at Little Piney, Bastrop, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sparrows and Cardinals chip and sing in the tall fading field. \u00a0A Lincoln’s Sparrow, just back for the winter, hops up \u00a0for a quick look about.<\/p>\n

\"Magical
Eastern Bluebirds at Little Piney, Bastrop, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eastern Bluebirds team up for a breakfast hunt.<\/p>\n

\"Magical
Eastern Bluebirds and Pine Warblers Flock Together at Little Piney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bluebirds perch on electric wires above the field with a tiny friend. I’m accustomed to seeing Pine Warblers and Eastern Bluebirds together, but a reader pointed out that this yellow bird might be an American Goldfinch.<\/p>\n

The motion in and between two large elms can’t be captured. \u00a0Dozens of birds fly back and forth and flit from branch to branch non-stop. \u00a0I can’t count the moving targets; in addition to Eastern Bluebirds, Pine Warblers, and Sparrows, I see a Kinglet, an Eastern Phoebe, a Northern Flicker, a Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. \u00a0A flock of white birds sails over with sweet, high calls–migrating Franklin’s Gulls.<\/p>\n

American Pelicans<\/h2>\n
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American Pelicans Flyover Bastrop TX <\/div> <\/div>
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American Pelicans Fly Over Little Piney <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

As I head back toward the lake, I see black dots in the sky. \u00a0 Overhead the dots take shape–a swirling flow of\u00a0two hundred American Pelicans passes over Little Piney.<\/p>\n

\"Magical
Lincoln’s Sparrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Along the way, Cardinal songs criss-cross the fields. \u00a0Woodpeckers call, Wrens and Kinglets scold, and all kinds of birds mark my passing.<\/p>\n

\"Magical
Illuminated Wed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Light catches large webs along the edge of the forest, \u00a0and I brush webs from\u00a0my hair.<\/p>\n

At the Lake<\/h2>\n
\"Magical
Yellow-Romped Warbler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once at the lake, I enter the busy domain of Yellow-rumped Warblers, tiny birds who are seldom still. \u00a0With so much motion, it’s hard to sort out who else is there, but it’s a similar mix to the birds in front.<\/p>\n

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A sudden arrival, the brightest Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker I’ve ever seen zooms in for a landing and gets to work hammering away.<\/p>\n

A Hawk Encounter<\/h2>\n
\"Red-shouldered
Hunting for breakfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I look up, and a Red-shouldered Hawk waits just in front of me on a branch, \u00a0She quickly drops into the grass, and flies back up with something in her talons. Not until I see the photos do I make out the very large grasshopper which she devoured in a few bites. See all the photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Black
Black Vultures waiting for a meal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just across the creek, this trio of Black Vultures gathers. \u00a0Perhaps waiting for leftovers?<\/p>\n

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Sweetly ruffled Inca Doves perch on mossy branches. \u00a0Another favorite bird back for the season. \u00a0I \u00a0feel very blessed by this magical morning at Little Piney.<\/p>\n

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