Craig had a great day fishing, caught a blue catfish and a small panfish, but released them, said wasn't worth the work of cleaning them for the amount of fish he would get! Beautiful lake, could see the Falcon Dam and it is also the road to the International bridge to Mexico, you can actually see Mexico from where Craig was fishing! I didn't realize how far he was from our campsite and decided to walk down there with Lenny, 3 miles later, well, 2 miles for Lenny because he decided to not walk another step, so I had to carry him the last mile, I was never so glad to see Craig in my life! Checked out his fish and asked how much longer he was going to fish, he said "oh, at least a couple more hours", well I wasn't about to hang around there that long, so me and Lenny headed back for a long walk, I need the exercise anyways! I walked about a half mile when I realized I was lost, tried to call Craig and OF COURSE his phone wasn't on him, so I kept walking another 10 minutes and I couldn't believe it, there was the Dolphin MH, I accidently found a shortcut, or Craig deliberately gave me the long way to go because he knows I need the exercise! And I didn't get attacked by any Javelinas!
Speaking of Javelina's, I was just about to think I would never see one when I looked out my window and low and behold there was one in the site across from us, thank God I had my camera ready and video taped it but it didn't turn out thru the screen, but it looks like a small grey pig even tho they are not even related to pigs! I had added a little info about them:
Javelina are members of the peccary family. There are actually three species of peccaries that range from the Southwestern United States south to central South America. The only species found in the United States is the collared peccary, or javelina. In Texas, the javelina is found in the more arid or semi-arid parts of the state, with most occurring in the South Texas brush country, the Trans-Pecos' desert grasslands, and the Edwards Plateau's oak-juniper woodlands.
Javelina travel in small herds or "family groups" and seem to have a somewhat limited home range. In the winter, they are generally active in the early morning and late afternoon. Javelina are largely nocturnal during the hotter times of the year. They feed primarily on cacti (particularly prickly pear), mesquite beans, lechuguilla, sotol, mast, fruits, and insects.
Javelina have long held an undeserved reputation for ferocity. They have poor eyesight and will often remain around humans longer than other wildlife when startled. When cornered, they can defend themselves very effectively with sharp canine teeth or "tusks". Many dogs have been crippled or killed when trying to attack javelina. Yet aggressive encounters with humans are very, very rare. , javelina can be very troublesome to landowners when they become habituated to homes and human activities. They often sleep in caves, and cave like areas, and seem to find the crawl spaces under homes attractive. They may cause significant damage to yards and sprinkler systems because of their habit of rooting for food.
In Texas, javelina are classified as a game animal and may be legally harvested with a hunting license, during hunting season, in counties which have a season. However, local ordinances often prohibit the discharging of a firearm within city limits. Thus the methods described here are usually preferred over the killing of problem animals.
So there you go and now you know why I don't care to run into one while on a walk!
When Craig got back from fishing we had steaks on the grill and enjoyed the sunset before going in for the night! Enjoy the pictures and video of the yellow bellied bird, not sure what it was, but he sang for the longest time outside our MH, you can hear him in the video! Below is another picture of the javalina!
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