AMBER'S ANIMAL TALES AROUND AUSTIN VOL 03-21-09 - Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

These birds seem to show up in Central Texas every year around Spring Equinox. I took this pic at a friend's house in Austin. This bird appeared to be looking for hir mate and scouting out hir nesting site. My friend and I tried to decide whether this bird was one of a mating pair that nested at that location last year, or if this bird (and three others) were some of the grown chicks last year's mating pair hatched.

SPRING EQINOX MOON 5:00AM MARCH 20, 2009 IN CENTRAL TEXAS

FROM THE GARDEN; READY SOON - Feb. 28, 2009

Cauliflower budding out

Cabbage forming heads

WINTER HARVESTS CENTRAL TEXAS FEB. 2009

These pics look small compared to actual amounts I harvested from my Winter garden this year.

So many mustard greens I have been harvesting, cooking and giving them away since January this year.

Huge sink full of arugula. Been harvesting blooming plants and using/giving away throughout Feb. 2009

IS THIS RED ROMAINE LETTUCE?

Came from Mesclun mix seed pack bought at Central Market (same place where the Arugula came from I think I will buy more seeds at Central Market seems to be a nice way to get inexpensive gourmet foods growing). Red Romaine was not listed on the seed pack but the only photos I can find that look like these plants are identified as Red Romaine, which is rare according to the sites I was reviewing.
Last week of Feb. 2009

AMBER'S ANIMAL TALES AROUND AUSTIN VOL 02/25/09 - Racing Road Runner

I finally clicked a Road Runner shot today. He was running out of the yard and into the road when spied him with camera in hand.

AMBER'S ANIMAL TALES AROUND AUSTIN VOL 2/23/09 - Hungry Hummingbirds

Taken this morning at home. I need to put up a bird feeder.