Quite an old photo from months back when Bud and I were walking one of the newer birding/biking trails in the city near Oso Bay. And it isn't a very good photo at that...from a far distance, so not much clarity. It was a chilly, wintry day and at first glance when I saw this bird soaring silently in the sky I thought it was a vulture, then through my binoculars I could see the white stripe on the underwing tip... as it landed on a fence post....
...I realized it was a Mexican Crested Caracara
linking to Good Fences
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...another day, recently as we walked along the seawall to watch the ships come into port, I scanned the clouds above me and began to watch a seagull flying high. I tried to capture its distance up in the air and got a pretty good skywatch photo of the TALL palm tree. The gull is just a black speck among the clouds center/left of the photo...
linking to: Skywatch Friday
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Yes, Bud and I try to walk for exercise a lot! But when it's too hot and humid, we tend to head toward one of the malls in the city. This one is our favorite tho not many stores are located here anymore. I think the landlord/property owner raised the rent so high no one can afford to stay in business these days. Whatever...
Anyway, as we were walking, I caught a glimpse of myself in the window and saw a multitude of Anni figures in the glass reflection. All I had was the cellphone, so I tried to capture me in all the window panes...how many can you count?
...and another as we climbed stairs. Yep, stair climbing is another good cardiovascular exercise. Bud was happy to stop and rest his arthritic knees when I said "Oh, another good reflection"!!! That's all him too...I feed him too much me thinks. 'Cause it's not a beer belly...just too much good food I guess. Maybe it's a family trait?!! [the mirrored walls are actually the elevators behind them...the elevator shaft!!]
very cool!!!! the pic you are talking about, maybe it is the JFK causeway, the one that goes by flour bluff out to padre? it was only 2 lanes back then I watched it actually being 1 lane both ways while they were widening and building the new bridge.
ReplyDeleteWow...you probably wouldn't recognize the island today. It's quite a 'suburb' of Corpus / Flour Bluff now. Everything there but a grocery store...which there should be I think!
DeleteI counted nine reflections!
ReplyDelete9 yes, if you include the 2nd photo. At least that is what I count. lol
DeleteGood Morning, Anni! I love the Caracara! And the sky shot is beautiful, a lovely view.. Cool reflections, the cellphones take great photos.. Have a happy day!
ReplyDelete...thanks Eileen. Hope you too have a happy day.
DeleteThat photo of the Caraca is awesome Anni! And I love that picture of the tree in the skywatch. Have a great Thursday!!
ReplyDelete...thanks! Glad you enjoyed this post.
DeleteNice reflections! And I would have though that bird was a vulture too. What a huge bird!
ReplyDelete...it is large.
DeleteI never heard of the Caraca before - great shot! I enjoyed the pics of you and Bud. I think I saw 9 of you!
ReplyDelete...thanks Mari.
DeleteCaraca, not that's a new one for me. At first I thought it might be an eagle. Great reflections!
ReplyDelete...it does resemble an eagle from a distance.
Delete2 be honest i never knew that Texas has humidity. i thought you guys had more of a dry heat ... i think that is the wording??! i think that is the one reason why i don't love VA. the humidity is nuts! i prefer a cool time or day. have a great week. ( :
ReplyDelete...it is dry and 'deserty' in the northwest part of Texas...but remember, I live on the COAST! Very humid.
DeleteI read somewhere that indoor malls are not being built any more. That's too bad, because there are lots of people who like to walk in them. Nice picture of you two! :-)
ReplyDelete...probably a thing of the past.
Deletenew bird for me....like your reflections...think of them as clones... on second thought that may be too scary
ReplyDeleteclones...ya, a bit scary especially thinking of more than ONE Anni. The world couldn't handle that.
DeleteWalking's the best, my pups say so too heee heee heee, as for stairs, I don't even want to count how many times I'm up and down the stairs at home, and I'm kinda hyper, so my mind keeps jumping restlessly, which increases the need to go up and down... okay, this is all irrelevant. What is relevant is stairs are good exercise.
ReplyDelete...wishing we had stairs sometimes, but then on 2nd thought...I'm not getting younger.
Deletei love spotting the caracaras. i like the echoing reflection shots, too. :) thanks for linking!
ReplyDelete..."echoing reflections"....I like that way of thought.
DeleteWalking and stair climbing are on the MUST DO list at the Heart Workout Center where Mr. Sweet goes 3 days a week.
ReplyDelete...it's a good thing. Just in moderation tho. Never over-do
DeleteRare capture of an eagle.
ReplyDelete...yes, it IS an eagle...the Mexican Eagle, in USA it's called a caracara
DeleteOh yes, when they soar, it's a lovely sight. Nice capture too. I counted 9 but, it appears there is a reflection in the last photo too, on the very left of the picture?
ReplyDelete...on the last photo, just the two of us. But your guess is as good as anyone else's...I don't even know myself for sure. lol
Deletetrees against clouds and blue sky make me happy. love that shot.. i do see the dot bird. and i count 6 of you with a 7th part of you.. great shots. i love reflections of reflections of reflections.
ReplyDelete...thanks Sandra
DeleteNeat fence shot Anni, I like the brown grass and pale blue sky. Great perspective in your sky capture, and terrific reflections with selfies!
ReplyDelete...thanks Karen
DeleteFun pictures! We like to take pictures as we walk, drive, and even float. ;) They often turn out to be more exciting than those that have been carefully planned.
ReplyDelete...y'never know which of the 'fun' photos will come in handy, blogging, some day.
DeleteVery nice photos. I often walk in a small mall near here that is mostly empty also. I always get tickled, because in the center of the wide mall area are chairs and all the husbands gather there to talk!
ReplyDelete...this one is quite deserted the time of day we go walking...so no one to sit and chit chat with. Which is okay since we're there to walk anyway.
DeleteWhat a cool fence percher!
ReplyDelete...it is.
DeleteI love the Caraca on the good fence! And the reflections are brilliant too (pun intended!) I counted nine! Have a great weekend. Jo PS I'm still trying to link to I'd rather be birding. Am I looking for it on the wrong day?
ReplyDeleteI posted quite a few ditties today on my bird photo blog so I could add the links at the top of the posts. You have to go to Saturday's post.
DeleteLook at all your reflections! Pretty cool, Anni!
ReplyDelete...thanks!
Delete...actually, it IS considered and called an eagle in Old Mexico. It's their nation's bird.
ReplyDeleteThere used to be a Mall-Walkers Club at our Mall, but we don't go up that way anymore, now that we have our Lakeside Village. I don't do much walking anymore, with my arthritic knees. I can clearly see six of you, with two other partials, I think. Good shot, and great photography, as always!
ReplyDeleteBud has the same problem with arthritis, but he is a trooper. Thanks Terri.
DeleteMultiple Annis!!! Very cool.
ReplyDelete...and there is no cure!!
Deletethat's a big bird!
ReplyDelete...they are.
DeleteGood pictures and helpful advice! And I count SIX of you, am I right?
ReplyDelete...actually Ginny, I never counted how many reflections there were/are...I don't know myself.
DeleteTerrific captures as always, Anni, and I do love the shot of the Caracara! Hope you have a lovely weekend!!! Enjoy!
ReplyDelete...thanks Sylvia. If you would like to see them up close, I have shared several posts of photos with them in the 'lens frames' on my bird photo blog.
DeleteWonderful sky shot for SWF ~ beautiful angle and composition and tree juxtaposed against the sky ~ Thanks, ^_^
ReplyDeleteartmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
....thank YOU Carol.
DeleteI have not heard of this pretty big bird before, at first glance it reminds me of a bald eagle. Love the sky shot and your reflection shots!
ReplyDelete....the bird is considered an eagle in its 'home' country, Old Mexico.
DeleteThanks Cheryl
I walk here in the house, but my knees won't allow much climbing since I fell. I envy you that because I want to go back to the mountains so bad, but know I can't yet. Cool shot of the sky and of the multiple captures of you in the windows!
ReplyDelete...thanks Terri. I too get some walking in around the house when I don't go anywhere.
DeleteI spotted the bird right off in that second picture. I think I saw 6 of you in that first reflection shot.
ReplyDeleteYou could see the bird without me mentioning it? Good eyes!!!
DeleteHi Anni, lovely to receive your visit.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots here and to read your commentary too.
The mall sounds like a good alternative for walking when the weather isn't right. We do that too when in the city.
Great reflections too. Cheers now :D)
...thanks Susan. Yep, the mall is a good place to walk when too hot to be outdoors.
DeleteGreat shots.
ReplyDeleteWalking is wonderful exercise and even entertainment as you walk. I sure do miss my walking and dancing. Have to save my energy for housework and a little yard work now days.
ReplyDeleteI try very hard to ignore housework. lol
DeleteThe sea gulls here like to perch on poles.
ReplyDelete....yes, here too.
DeleteDear Anni, It is great that you get out and walk and catch these photo's. I think we all put a few pounds and it has been a bit humid to walk. The same here the mall has so many empty stores.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Catherine
...thanks for visiting Catherine.
DeleteIt's nice to have an indoor place to walk, out of the heat. Sad to see the stores go. Nice of the Caracara to embellish the fence for you. :) Great skywatch, too.
ReplyDelete....thanks Patti
DeleteSounds like you got your exercise in for the day (good for you). Love the perspective of the palm tree. Have a nice weekend, Anni. Mickie :)
ReplyDeleteWalking is the only exercise I take seriously. Thanks Mickie...have a nice weekend yourself.
DeleteAwesome shot.
ReplyDelete...thanks Fiona
DeleteHI Anni Interesting Fence shot and plenty of reflections in the last shots. Nice to see the 2 of you.
ReplyDelete...thanks Margaret.
DeleteAmazing shots of the birds. The structure of the tree looks different!
ReplyDelete...thank you kindly.
DeleteI like the photo on the fence. The bird fit so good there :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of windows!
...thanks Mickan
Delete...thanks Michael, I'm happy to know you enjoyed the bird/fence photo.
ReplyDelete...thanks Jim
ReplyDeleteOh , I never knew Caracara(^^;) I think it is good idea to have a walk inside the mall to avoid the heat. Great shots from there, Anni♡♡♡
ReplyDeleteSending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
...avoiding the heat INDEX figure is mostly the cause of the two of us walking indoors some days.
DeleteWhat a neat spotting of that bird. You also got some great reflection shots, I really liked the one with the "multiple" you. Also great shot of that tree, such a cool angle.
ReplyDelete...thank you Ida...it's nice to have such positive feedback.
DeleteTHIS TIME OF YEAR WE ARE MALL WALKERS TOO.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE REFLECTIONS...AND BOY ARE THE WINDOWS CLEAN
Hugs Cecilia
...the glass should be pretty clean since hardly anything is inside these days. lol
DeleteI counted many times LOL. I love the reflections. great shots
ReplyDelete...thank you Riet
DeleteHi thanks for coming by and visiting my fence post. I love that pic of the dog peeking through the fence.
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend.
Sherry
So did I...it was darling.
DeleteI absolutely love your photo of the tall palm tree! The multiple reflections of yourself is a fun shot too! Happy weekend!
ReplyDelete...thanks Hilda.
DeleteI like that you spotted that Caracara, and also the way tall palm
ReplyDelete...thanks Carole
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