There were only 2 Spoonbills at the channel this morning, and while the smaller birds don't care where I am, the spoonbills are always very aware of my presence.
If I can't see you, does that mean you can't see me?
So much for that, this spoonbill is out of here.
Many bird photographers will get down in the mud and muck for an eye-level shot. Not me, thank you very much.
Tony Amos, along with two sea turtles has arrived at the beach for a release back into the "wild." ARK, Animal Rehabilitation Keep at UT Marine Service Institute on Mustang Island, rehabilitates injured and sick marine animals and then releases them back to nature once healed. Dr. Amos is the gent on the left with a camera strapped to the top of his head. The man in the center has on a t-shirt which says Turtle Patrol.
I didn't catch what type of turtle this is, but when rescued it was only about 5 inches long. It now weighs about 20 lbs, and was given the name "Lucky."
I don't know where the two spectators front and center got off to, but this island isn't that big. :-)
This is a logger-head turtle. When rescued it had lost a lot of weight and had a few various diseases.
Apparently it had a fish hook lodged in it and was found floating on the ocean, most likely not far from death's door. I believe it weighed 80 lbs at the time of release. Since it never was named, the children at the release named it Bevo, or Tevo. Something like that.
The release was successful. Both turtles swam off and I got another t-shirt I don't need, but the cost of the shirt, along with a little extra in change is going to a good cause.
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