Showing posts with label Animal Wednesday Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animal Wednesday Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Texas Trip Day Seven and Animal Wednesday

This is one of our days that I would like to have extended on our trip and it was all because of the stay at the Inn at Chachalaca Bend. This Bed and Breakfast is not far from South Padre Island and several National Wildlife Refuges. If you are ever in the area I would recommend staying here. It has the most beautiful grounds as well as great food and luxurious rooms.

We have stayed here before and have never had a bad moment. It is family owned and ran. They tried having a manager at one time it didn't work out. So they are back to managing it themselves. You just can't beat the personalized service and that good ole southern hospitality.
This visit we were entertained by all the black-bellied whistling ducks that have invaded their property. I mean wildlife knows a good place when they experience it too. However these ducks have made a nusiance of themselves by staying around too long. If you have ever experienced too many Canada Geese or too many pigeons on a property you know the problems. We however found them amusing and they are quite beautiful. In the early morning we found them as silouettes just loafing on the roof of the building. Happy Animal Wednesday everyone.