Laguna Atascosa Natioal Wildlife Refuge

Hi everyone, Yesterday we travelled with Mary and Tom to the refuge near us. It was 98,000 acres big, and we just covered a very small portion of it. There were numerous yuccas in bloom throughout the park -some just starting out and lots more in full bloom. The park is on the coast of the Laguna(pronounced lagoona ) Madre  with South Padre Island to the east. Jaguar now extinct here in texas.

This beautiful bird is the green jay. Lots of them hanging around the feeders along with male and female  cardinals.

 

There were signs such as this all through the park. It would be rare to see one as there were only 30-50 in Texas and mostly in the park. Although  nocturnal they do roam in the daylight foraging for food.  

We did a 3 hour tram ride through the park and saw many interesting things. The lakes were almost dried up as the drought has taken over texas for 3 years.  Bye  for now .The temperature  has gone from 80 this morning to 60 as I write this.  Take care all Dee and Ron