I don’t consider myself a birder - but I do watch a lot of birds during my travels. Cardinals. Tufted Titmice. Owls and bats: my favorites. Herons are not the most colorful birds. Certainly not the prettiest sounding birds. Not even the most prehistoric-looking birds; my vote for that goes to the Pelican, especially when it flies over the ocean and sands in Texas. (Or perhaps the