We happened upon a cardinal, which happens to be Super's favorite bird. He has seen many cardinals and happily reports that he has even seen several female cardinals when we lived in VA, as he says, "which is rare." I think it was probably the same female cardinal several times but in any case these sitings have made it his favorite bird.
So this day in July, we sat in the shade of a tree in the park for a while and watched as the cardinal ate his lunch.
Later in the week, we were fortunate enough to see some American Oystercatchers! I was surprised since they are reported to leave the Gulf of Mexico in the summer months. But I have picture evidence that for whatever reason this small group did not. You can read more about the American Oystercatcher here.
American Oystercatcher
You can read more about the park and it's winter friends here.
Goose Island State Park
I knew that my friend Molly would have enjoyed going with us but of course, she was very busy being chased by sharks and stuff. Oh well! Maybe next time! But if you enjoy birds like we do, you can read all about her birding adventures with her sons on her birding blog at
The Birding Family blog.
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