Wings to the south

This film, taken on the coast of Texas, is primarily comprised of footage of birds. Establishing shots of a harbor, boats, and fishermen open the film. A great variety of Texas shore birds are shown in this segment of the film: laughing gulls, black skimmers, spoonbills, royal terns, Inca doves, caracara, heron, reddish egrets, white egrets, and brown pelicans. Eggs, nests, and chicks of several of these species are featured. A box turtle and a desert tortoise are filmed eating. An armadillo roots in the grass, and is held so that close-ups can be taken. The film closes in sage-brush country, north of the Gulf of Mexico Sage hens are trapped in nets to be relocated, and males are seen exhibiting courtship behavior on their booming (mating) grounds.