TX - Back in Texas...and it's still brilliant.

We began our Texas week in earnest, starting with a fantastic Whooping Crane tour in the morning followed by a thrilling afternoon of close-up and personal birds at Port Aransas.

 American Bittern - Port Aransas, TX. February 1st, 2014. 

American White Pelican - Port Aransas, TX. February 1st, 2014. 

Roseate Spoonbills - Port Aransas, TX. February 1st, 2014. 

Black Skimmers and Royal Terns - Port Aransas, TX. February 1st, 2014. 

Whooping Crane - Aransas  NWR, TX. February 1st, 2014.

From aboard 'The Skimmer'.