![]() Interesting, too, was how resident and other visiting birds went about their own ![]() At night the grand limbs in the trees surrounding us were convenient perches, or, a new replacement group came in for a next round. Their continuous visits for dips and sips were part of an impressive social organization as they lined up awaiting a turn. Their desire for water, particularly in an extended stay following our deep freeze in 2021, led to our placing buckets and a few other receptacles for extra water. They seemed hungry, did a great job of aerating the soil as they found satisfying morsels. By far the most impressive visits have been two occasions when our yard and pasture beyond were filled with robins. The equally interesting, but less welcome, extended presence of a rogue tom turkey contributed in his visit many photos and stories. Even the roadrunner has seemed to want to play hide and seek along an occasional walk. Some 332 species have been observed in Comal County! Oh, what a delight it has been to note the varieties of song, call, plumage, and behaviors. ![]() In our sixteen-plus years perched among wildlife and pasture life, a surprise for me has been the rich and amazing variety of avian dwellers and sojourners. There were other surprises from time to time like arctic owls one year. The avian gifts keep on giving! We had lived in major flyways primarily along the mighty Mississippi and its tributaries to see, hear, and enjoy the seasonal migrations that were quite regular. ![]() Many unanticipated opportunities and challenges have come our way as we settled into our “contemporary” barn of modest, serviceable size for this chapter. Our decision to pursue the “third trimester” of our lives settling into the surrounds of an oak motte on a small slice of a legacy family ranch in the Gruene/New Braunfels area has proven to be a journey of surprises and adventures.
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