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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Polliwog Pond east of Corpus Christi, Texas. Sept. 25, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 456 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: 344 times.
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| Fulvous Whistling-Ducks along FM 2855 northwest of Katy. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 694 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: 723 times.
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| Close-up of the Silver Fulvous Whistling-Duck. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 689 times.
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| Silver Fulvous Whistling-Duck. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 746 times.
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| Plain Chachalaca at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 340 times.
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| Plain Chachalaca at the Valley Nature Center in Westlaco, Texas. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 298 times.
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American White Pelican and Brown Pelicans on the Intercoastal Waterway north of Rockport, TX, on a Whooping Crane boat trip. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 316 times.
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| Brown Pelican on a wharf at Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 247 times.
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| Great Egret posing at the heron rookery at the Smith Woods at High Island. April 22, 2004.
Viewed: 791 times.
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| Family of Great Egrets at the heron rookery at the Smith Woods at High Island. April 22, 2004.
Viewed: 693 times.
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| Two Great Egret kids on the nest in the heron rookery at the Smith Woods at High Island.
Viewed: 599 times.
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| Snowy Egret at Rockport, TX. Jan. 18, 2006. Panisonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 301 times.
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| Tri-colored Heron on its nest at the Smith Woods at High Island. April 22, 2004.
Viewed: 661 times.
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| Reddish Egret at Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 297 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: 305 times.
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| Reddish Egret at Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 298 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: 297 times.
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| Cattle Egret resting at Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 319 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: 657 times.
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| Roseate Spoonbill at the Smith Woods rookery at High Island. April 22, 2004
Viewed: 704 times.
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| Harris's Hawk on the south side of Kingsville, Texas. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 292 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: 309 times.
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White-tailed Hawk (subadult) on the south side of Kingsville, Texas. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 284 times.
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| White-tailed Hawk (subadult) in flight. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 320 times.
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| Crested Caracara at Laguna Atascosa NWR north of Brownsville, TX. Jan. 17, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 311 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: 311 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: 313 times.
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| Whooping Crane pair #2. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMc-FZ20.
Viewed: 304 times.
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| Whooping Crane #3. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 311 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: 295 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: 288 times.
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| American Oystercatcher in flight at Corpus Christ Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 286 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: 282 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: 317 times.
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| Willet at the Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 284 times.
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| Willet showing the bold pattern of its wings. Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 202 times.
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| Long-billed Curlew in Rockport Bay, Rockport, TX. Jan. 18, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 277 times.
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| Ruddy Turnstone on a pier at the Corpus Christi Beach, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 274 times.
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Laughing Gull in the motel swimming pool shortly after the pool cleaners left.
Viewed: 742 times.
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| Lesser Nighthawk at Santa Ana NWR, south of Westlaco, TX. Jan. 17, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 287 times.
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| Common Nighthawk roosting out in the open on the Bolivar Peninsula. April 24, 2004.
Viewed: 643 times.
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| Common Nighthawk resting in Dick Kleburg Park, Kingsville, Texas. Sept. 28, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 284 times.
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| Belted Kingfisher near Austin, TX. Jan. 19, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 287 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: 264 times.
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| Another of the Golden-fronted Woodpecker.
Viewed: 286 times.
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| Golden-fronted Woodpecker in Hazel Brazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 258 times.
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Great Kiskadee at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 272 times.
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| Great Kiskadee in Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 26, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 266 times.
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| Couch's Kingbird in Hazel Bazemore County Park, Calallan, Texas. Sept. 25, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 296 times.
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| Green jay at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 262 times.
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| Grasshopper Sparrow along Pattison Road northwest of Katy. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 707 times.
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| Northern Cardinal at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 273 times.
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| Great-tailed Grackle along FM 2855 northwest of Katy. April 27, 2004.
Viewed: 650 times.
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| Altamira Oriole at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 277 times.
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Altamira Oriole at Bentsten-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 289 times.
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| Altamira Oriole at Bentsten-Rio Grande State Park, south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 302 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: 779 times.
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| Gulf Fritillary in the flower bed in front of my motel in Austin. April 23, 2004.
Viewed: 605 times.
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| Question Mark at the Balconnes NWR north of Austin. April 26, 2004.
Viewed: 613 times.
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| Mexican Bluewing at Bentsten-Rio Grande State Park south of Pharr, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 279 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: 271 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: 311 times.
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Collared Javelina at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, TX. Jan. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 392 times.
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| Large garden spider (?) at Pollywog Pond west of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Viewed: 239 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: 200 times.
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| Black Vulture over Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 8, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 173 times.
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| Turkey Vulture soaring over Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 8, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 170 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: 165 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: 194 times.
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| A Yellow-headed Parrot grooming a Red-crowned Parrot in Weslaco, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 189 times.
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