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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Polliwog Pond east of Corpus Christi, Texas. Sept. 25, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 902 times.
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| Black-bellied Whisting-Ducks with one juvenile at Polliwog Pond east of Corpus Christi, Texas. Sept. 25, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 824 times.
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| Fulvous Whistling-Ducks along FM 2855 northwest of Katy. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 1111 times.
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| Silver Fulvous Whistling-Duck, which is probably an escaped bird from a private aviary, with a flock of 100 FUWD along FM 2855 northwest of Katy. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 1147 times.
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| Silver Fulvous Whistling-Duck. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 1160 times.
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| Plain Chachalaca at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 749 times.
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| Brown Pelican on a wharf at Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 545 times.
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| Great Egret posing at the heron rookery at the Smith Woods at High Island. April 22, 2004.
Viewed: 1198 times.
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Family of Great Egrets at the heron rookery at the Smith Woods at High Island. April 22, 2004.
Viewed: 1105 times.
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| Two Great Egret kids on the nest in the heron rookery at the Smith Woods at High Island.
Viewed: 994 times.
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| Snowy Egret at Rockport, TX. Jan. 18, 2006. Panisonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 715 times.
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| Tri-colored Heron on its nest at the Smith Woods at High Island. April 22, 2004.
Viewed: 1071 times.
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| Reddish Egret at Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 734 times.
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| Reddish Egret fishing at a pond at Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26. 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 735 times.
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| Reddish Egret at Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 715 times.
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| Reddish Egret with a freshly-caught fish at Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 755 times.
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Cattle Egret resting at Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 747 times.
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| Four different species nesting in one tree at the Smith Woods rookery on High Island - Snowy Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, Cattle Egret and Tri-colored Heron. April 22, 2004.
Viewed: 1041 times.
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| Roseate Spoonbill at the Smith Woods rookery at High Island. April 22, 2004
Viewed: 1111 times.
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| Harris's Hawk on the south side of Kingsville, Texas. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 706 times.
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| Immature White-tailed Hawk east of Santa Ana NWR, south of Westlaco, TX. Jan. 16, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 745 times.
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| White-tailed Hawk (subadult) on the south side of Kingsville, Texas. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 677 times.
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| White-tailed Hawk (subadult) in flight. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 729 times.
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| Crested Caracara at Laguna Atascosa NWR north of Brownsville, TX. Jan. 17, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 727 times.
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Tally board at the Coastal Bend Hawk Watch at Hazel Bazemore County Park in Calallan, Texas. It was about 5:30 p.m. when this photo was taken. In four days from Sept 25-28, 516,714 raptors were counted from the park!
Viewed: 745 times.
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| Pair of Whooping Cranes at Aransas NWR, north of Rockport, TX, seen on the Wharf Cat Whooping Crane boat trip. It was a wonderful experience. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 737 times.
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| Whooping Crane pair #2. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMc-FZ20.
Viewed: 728 times.
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| Whooping Crane #3. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 724 times.
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| Whooping Crane with a blue crab, its favorite food. Whooping Cranes prefer smaller crabs. In years when the crab population on their wintering grounds is poor, Whooping Cranes produce fewer young. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 729 times.
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| This Whooping Crane found a much smaller blue crab, more to its liking. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 722 times.
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| American Oystercatcher in flight at Corpus Christ Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 705 times.
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| Northern Jacana at the Estero Llana Grande State Park south of Westlaco, Texas. It was one of three found in the Rio Grande Valley in 2006. Sept. 28, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 712 times.
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Check out the long toes on the Northern Jacana, which enable it to walk on lily pads and thick scum on a pond. Sept. 28, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 751 times.
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| Willet at the Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 685 times.
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| Willet showing the bold pattern of its wings. Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 473 times.
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| Long-billed Curlew in Rockport Bay, Rockport, TX. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 688 times.
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| Lesser Nighthawk at Santa Ana NWR, south of Westlaco, TX. Jan. 17, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 690 times.
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| Common Nighthawk roosting out in the open on the Bolivar Peninsula. April 24, 2004.
Viewed: 1038 times.
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| Common Nighthawk resting in Dick Kleburg Park, Kingsville, Texas. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 678 times.
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| Golden-fronted Woodpecker at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 663 times.
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Another of the Golden-fronted Woodpecker.
Viewed: 689 times.
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| Golden-fronted Woodpecker in Hazel Brazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 633 times.
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| Great Kiskadee at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 693 times.
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| Great Kiskadee in Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 697 times.
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| Couch's Kingbird in Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 25, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 703 times.
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| Green jay at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 690 times.
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| Grasshopper Sparrow along Pattison Road northwest of Katy. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 1123 times.
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| Northern Cardinal at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 712 times.
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Great-tailed Grackle along FM 2855 northwest of Katy. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 1062 times.
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| Altamira Oriole at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 697 times.
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| Altamira Oriole at Bentsten-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 682 times.
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| Altamira Oriole at Bentsten-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 713 times.
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| The bleachers in the Boy Scout Woods at High Island. There are several pools, or tiny ponds, with drippers and misters to attract the birds.
Viewed: 1193 times.
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| Gulf Fritillary in the flower bed in front of my motel in Austin. April 23, 2004.
Viewed: 1027 times.
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| Question Mark at the Balconnes NWR north of Austin. April 26, 2004.
Viewed: 1029 times.
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| Mexican Bluewing at Bentsten-Rio Grande State Park south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 704 times.
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Guatemalan Cracker, a rare butterfly in southern Texas, at Bentsten-Rio Grande State Park, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 696 times.
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| Roseate Skimmer dragonfly in Estero Llano Grande State Park south of Westlaco, Texas. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 739 times.
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| Collared Javelina at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 793 times.
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| Large garden spider (?) at Pollywog Pond west of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Viewed: 630 times.
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| Muscovey Duck flying over the Rio Grande River at Salineno, Texas. Unfortunately, I didn't realize the camera setting had changed. Feb. 8, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 567 times.
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| Black Vulture over Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 8, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 570 times.
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| Turkey Vulture soaring over Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 8, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 561 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cruizing by just west of Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 550 times.
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Red-crowned Parrots on the west side of Weslaco, Texas, part of a flock of over 150 parrots. Feb. 7, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 586 times.
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| A Yellow-headed Parrot grooming a Red-crowned Parrot in Weslaco, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 573 times.
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| Inca Dove at Falcon State Park near Salineno, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 466 times.
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| Eastern Screech-Owl in Benstsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. Aiming a camera in the dark is more difficult than you might think. Feb. 7, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 463 times.
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| Greater Roadrunner at Falcon State Park near Salineno, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 432 times.
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| Green Kingfisher along the Rio Grande River at Salineno, Texas. Feb. 8, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 450 times.
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| Golden-fronted Woodpecker at a feeder in Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. Feb. 7, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 448 times.
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| Eastern Phoebe at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 429 times.
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