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Whooping Crane with a Crab

Whooping Crane with a Crab

  • Wildlife
  • 2 min read

A Whooping Crane with a Crab in its beak photographed in the winter of 2022 along the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.

Great Blue Heron Landing

Great Blue Heron Landing

  • Wildlife
  • 2 min read

A Great Blue Heron landing on its nest in a rookery located in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, photographed in the winter of 2022.

Heron Nest Builder

Heron Nest Builder

A Great Blue Heron bringing material to build a nest at a rookery housed within the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX.

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons

A pair of Great Blue Herons perched near a nest in the Aransas Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.

Great Blue Heron in Flight

Great Blue Heron in Flight

  • Wildlife
  • 2 min read

A Great Blue Heron in flight at a rookery housed within the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.

Blue Heron Landing

Blue Heron Landing

A Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) landing on its nest in a rookery on an island within the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge located near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Springtime is by far my favorite time of year, especially here in Texas. The temperatures are pleasant, the flowers start blooming and the songbirds are a plenty. Eastern Phoebes are perennial around our property and I’m always excited to see them milling about.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

A Red-shouldered Hawk photographed in a wooded area near my home in the winter of 2015. Red-shouldered Hawks frequent this area.

Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

  • Wildlife
  • 2 min read

A Great Roadrunner photographed just outside of my cabin in Sutdy Butte, TX, Near Big Bend National Park. These birds are very popular!

Great Egret

Great Egret Shadow

  • Wildlife
  • 2 min read

Another photograph of a Great Egret from my trip to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge last year. This one is of a Great Egret Shadow.

Painted Bunting - Pedernales Falls SP

Painted Bunting

I have been waiting a long time to photograph a Painted Bunting. I finally had the opportunity to do so. I photographed this bird tag the Pedernales Falls SP.