Who would think that this sparse scrubby flat coastal plain habitat would be ideal for ocelots? Well, actually, there is a national wildlife refuge, Laguna Atascosa, a few miles from here that protects the last few remaining ocelots in the United States.
This wasn’t in the wildlife refuge though, we were just driving down a back road and this big graceful cat with a long tail loped across the dirt road and disappeared into the brush on the other side. No time for a photo. Just a stunning surprise.
Did get a photo of the elusive least bittern.
And a lesser nighthawk.
Purple Martin.
Northern Parula.
Easier to get close to a great-tailed grackle.
