#SouthPadre Island from the sky
Benton shark fishing trip 2023! Lots of fun, lots of beer, lots of laughs. #sharkfishing #shark #southpadre #millertime

@alexwild

I hope that people who live or vacation in the area document and report any and all harm to wildlife and habitat. Hold SpaceX accountable to environmental regs.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has a “How to Report Wildlife Crime” web https://www.fws.gov/story/how-report-wildlife-crime

#texas #SouthPadre #SouthPadreIsland #wildlife #habitat #conservation #endangeredSpecies #spacex #spacexstarship

How to report wildlife crime | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for protecting America’s wildlife from poaching, illegal commercialization and other kinds of wildlife crime. While our special agents and wildlife inspectors within the Office of Law Enforcement work with our federal, state and tribal conservation partners across the country to investigate these crimes, we also depend on tips from concerned citizens. People just like you step up and share information that helps us protect everything from native turtles and pallid sturgeon to bald eagles and white-tailed deer.

FWS.gov
Can upload video now bc everyone leaving #SouthPadre is trying the same, but here’s what I saw of #SpaceX #Starship : fairly early, there’s a big bright flash that almost has to be a #Raptor engine blowing. Later, possibly another, but the flash isn’t as big. The brightness starts changing a lot. For a while, the plume fades and turns green, indicating it’s burning up engines. Then the serious corkscrewing begins. It points fully down a couple times, then they blow it. Top boom, bottom boom.
There are dolphins! I can’t get an iPhone photo, but they’re out there playing in the morning waves. A good omen! #starship #southpadre
Foggier this time, but maybe it’ll burn off. Or else it will *get* burned off! Lets light up 4/20 here. #starship #southpadre
South Padre Island – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

An #Osprey grabbing lunch at #SouthPadre. They like to eat where they have a clear view of the area, which is handy for budding bird photographers.

#birds #birding #birdphotography #texas