Continuing south along T. B. Ellison/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive you find photo opportunities on both sides of the road. The left side of the road away from the ship channel is mostly high reeds and some areas of stand water. The photo below was taken in this area.
For about a mile and a half, past the hurricane damaged road mentioned in the last post ( see
Pleasure Island Part 2 ) the road moves away from the ship channel. Then it parallels the channel all the way to the Causeway Bridge. The pilings, barricades, rocks and mud flats attract shore birds.
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| Barricades to prevent erosion |
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| Ships travelling in the channel produces powerful wakes, which pound the shore line. |
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| Snowy Egret in the path of destruction. |
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| Herring Gulls on pilings. |
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| Variety of Gulls |
Looks like an interesting place. I saw your blog listed on the NBN's newest blogs newsletter, and thought I would check it out. I have a similar blog about Portland, Oregon. You're off to a great start - very nice photos. I've spent some time on Florida's Gulf Coast (panhandle), but never Texas. Looking forward to learning more!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit Matthew. This is the first place I visited when I decided to start a nature blog and saw so many birds I had never seen before, I had to go buy a new camera with a longer lens.
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