The Last of the Tulips

 This past week I have been spending my time at Huntington Beach State Park with the beach and the birds. This coming week I hope to visit Brookgreen several times and capture the Azaleas. I also want to go to the Marsh Walk and get up close and personal with the cormorants and pelicans. So much to do, so little time!

Saturday Morning at the Beach

Morning walk with best friends

Yellow flag

Off the causeway....a brown Pelican

"I'm king of the world"

Calling all birds......

Northern Mockingbird

Lots of birds out this morning at Huntington Beach State Park but not many photos for me. I saw Nuthatches, Chickadees, White-throated Sparrows, Brown Thrasher, Northern Cardinals, Carolina Wrens, Northern Mockingbirds and more. I haven't done a lot of birding in the last few years and my skills are really lacking but I did enjoy this morning. I saw all these birds with very little walking which is always a plus.

This male Cardinal is looking down on a Carolina Wren that was singing his heart out.

Not a good picture but this is a White-throated Sparrow......a pretty bird as sparrows go.

A flock of Great Egrets
Took these photos off of the causeway, from my car. There was a day that I could walk the causeway from one end to another. If I go to the park early there is very little traffic so I can stop and try to get get some shots.

Snowy Egret getting breakfast

Just missed a shot when this gull flew in and tried to take that fish.

Flock of Cormorants

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

off the causeway at Huntington Beach State Park

Magnolia Plantation

at Brookgreen

SC so far.....

at PF Chang

Takeshi and Amy...

.Happy Birthday Takeshi

Jacob and Allison

My delicious dessert

This morning at the beach

Low 60s, sunny and beautiful

Brookgreen Gardens

My favorite Chick fil a

Fit all this in this morning. Can't wait for tomorrow!

USMC

My grandson, Sean, on the left

Amaryllis

 My granddaughter gave me this spectacular Amaryllis several years ago for Christmas and it has bloomed every year since. the color is spectacular! I always wait until all the Christmas decorations are put away before I bring it up from the basement, water it and put in my south facing dining room window. In a few weeks it sends up a shoot and then off it goes.....a gift that keeps on giving.

I wish....

No Spring here. Just looked at the weather forecast for SC. Rain predicted for the whole first week I'm there :-(

Gray Tree Frog

I think that this is a gray tree frog. I would have walked right by it but my granddaughter noticed and we were just amazed that  #1. he sat so still, #2 he looked like a rock and #3 how did he get on the top of that sign.....oh ya, he jumped.

I Love Chickens!

 especially one this pretty.....

 This rooster has something to say!

 He's pretty proud of himself.

Magnolia Plantation

 Looking forward to visiting Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, SC. We were there in 2014 and 2015. It is a beautiful place especially when all the Wisteria and Azaleas are in bloom. The first year we did a tram tour of the marsh area and saw a huge Egret rookery and the second year we toured the plantation house. Can't wait for some warmth and sunshine and can't wait to see my SC family!