We left Bracketville 2/3 for a stop at Lake Casa Blanca SP at Laredo, TX. Laredo is a busy city of 266,000+ and is a major shipping/receiving point for products to/from Mexico.. We stayed at the state park on the eastern edge of Laredo near the airport. Traffic was bad enough that we just stayed in the park.d Here are a few of the pictures from our stopover.
Donna by the lake.
One of the prettiest sunsets we have had. Lake Casa Blanca.
We are into different birds. This is a Kiskadee.
After leaving Laredo, we went to Falcon State Park along the edge of Falcon Lake. The lake was created when a dam was built on the Rio Grande along with a crossing to Mexico. The entire area is under extreme drought. Here are some of the pictures taken during our stay.
Donna along the Rio Grande with Mexico in the background.
There are lots of wind turbines in Texas including these near Falcon SkP
One of the birding hotspots for the area is Salineno which is managed by volunteers. This beautiful bird is the Altamira Oriole.
This is a Northern Bobwhite at one of the feeder areas. We have them in SD also.
We try to attend church every Sunday. This is a struggling Baptist church at Falcon Heights. There were only 13 in attendance. The minister gives a sermon in Spanish at a different time and also works at a mission across the border in Mexico.
This is a Javelina. They were numerous around Falcon SP and are quiet destructive to the habitat.