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JABIRU

Last post 08-06-2008, 8:16 PM by valleygirl. 1 replies.
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  •  08-06-2008, 5:56 PM 54788

    JABIRU

    2 SUNDAYS AGO SHORTLY AFTER HURRICANE DOLLY HIT TEXAS/MEXICO..I WAS RIDING MY 4 WHEELER THRU THE CANE FIELDS BEHIND MY HOUSE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA...WHEN I SPOTTED A STRANGE BIRD OFF IN THE DISTANCE...I ZOOMED IN THRU CAM AND REALIZED I HAD NOT SEEN THIS BIRD BEFORE...I SNAPPED WHAT PICS I COULD AS THE BIRD WAS REAL JUMPY....I CAME HOME AN D GOT ON WHAT BIRD.COM AND SEARCHED TO FIND THAT IT IS A JABIRU...NATIVE TO SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.....WITH SOME ACCIDENTAL SIGHTINGS IN SOUTHERN TEXAS ACCORDING TO SITE MAP....WELL THERE WAS ONE HERE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA ALSO...MAYBE THE WEBSITE CAN BE UPDATED....HERE ARE A FEW PICS....


    not a birdman..just an outdoorsman who loves nature!!!
  •  08-06-2008, 8:16 PM 54830 in reply to 54788

    Re: JABIRU

    Unmistakably a Jabiru.  What a find Thowed.  My Peterson's field guide states that these have been seen as far north as Oklahoma and I'm sure that hurricane winds can send birds to places they wouldn't normally be found.

    Great pictures too.

     


    Matthew 6:26
    James 1:2-5
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