Nature in Port A

We've been to Port A many times but today we visited a few places we had not taken the time to see before. Nature and wildlife adventure...

1. First stop-Port Aransas Nature Preserve
1,217 acres with 3 miles of hike and bike trails with boardwalks and overlooks
Most interesting aspect...sand flats

Saw a stream of ants carrying items to a hole. Here's one of those ants.

2. Stop Two-Leonabelle Turnbill Birding Center
A boardwalk and observation tower over shallow water
Home to various birds, fish and 2 alligators
Today we did not see the alligators but we will return and try again. That's a fake alligator in the picture.

3. Last stop-UT Marine Science Education Center and Wetlands Center
Small aquariums with typical Texas coastal habitats and organisms
Hands on activities educating about estuaries
Wetlands center covers 3.5 acres of marsh and sea grass with a boardwalk around the pond

That's the jaw bone of a Fin Whale found in 1997.