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Whooping Crane with a Crab

Whooping Crane with a Crab

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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

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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.

Whooping Crane Reflection

Whooping Crane Reflection

A Whooping Crane Reflection in a marsh along the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.

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

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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.

Birds, Dusky Grouse, Madison Campground, Wildlife, Yellowstone National Park

Dusky Grouse

A Dusky Grouse photographed near the Madison Campground in Yellowstone National Park 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

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

Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

I photographed this Northern Shoveler during my trip to the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in the Port Aransas Nature Preserve.

Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

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I photographed this Pied-billed Grebe along the raise boardwalk at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center located in Port Aransas, Texas.

Purple Heron

Heron

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I photographed this Heron at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Big Tree trail during my recent trip to Rockport, Texas.

Travel Scooter

Travel Scooter

I’m really excited about my photography trip to Rockport, Texas on my “Travel Scooter”. I plan to photograph Texas Birds and Landscapes.

Flying Egret

Flying Egret

I photographed this Great Egret at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, Texas. I plan on being in the region later this week.

Ladder-Backed Woodpecker

Another Ladder-backed Woodpecker

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I photographed this Ladder-backed Woodpecker at the Pedernales Falls State Park bird blind last summer. These are one of my favorite birds.

Great Egret

Great Egret Shadow

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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.

Bathing Bunting

Bathing Bunting

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I photographed this bathing bunting last year at the Pedernales Falls State Park bird blind. He was really making quite a splash.

Whooping Crane

Juvenile Whooping Crane

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I photographed this juvenile Whooping Crane a few moments before I photographed the adult Whooping Crane I wrote about last week.

Painted Bunting

Another Painted Bunting

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Another Painted Bunting photograph from one of my trips to Pedernales Falls SP. The Painted Bunting is by far one of my favorite birds.

Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

I ran across this image while was processing photos from my last visit to the bird blind. So, here is another Northern Cardinal for your viewing pleasure.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Female

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

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This is an image of a female Ladder-backed Woodpecker that I photographed last month while photographing birds at the Pedernales Falls State Park bird blind.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker - BBNP

Disheveled

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I spotted this Ladder-backed Woodpecker earlier this week while relaxing after a long day of photographing the Big Bend National Park.

Red-winged Blackbird

Red and Black All Over

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I’m not a big fan of Blackbirds but I found this one interesting. I was out photographing birds at the Pedernales Falls State Park bird blind when I spotted a Red-winged Blackbird.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Mr. Hummingbird

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I posted a photo of a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird last week. This photograph is of her male counterpart. The male has the ruby coloring around his throat.

Eastern Phoebe

Phoebe Neighbors

A pair of Phoebes decided a few years ago to make themselves at home in the overhang of our porch and every year we look forward to their return.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated

I made a trip yesterday to Pedernales Falls State Park to photograph birds. When I arrived at the bird blind I noticed that they had the hummingbird feeders up.

Northern Cardinal - Female

Mrs. Cardinalis Cardinalis

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Since yesterday’s post was a male Northern Cardinal, I thought it only appropriate to show you a female Northern Cardinal.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis Cardinalis

It’s bird time again! I have not posted a Cardinal for awhile so I thought it was bout time to do so. Northern Cardinals are one of my favorite birds.

Osprey - ANWR

Osprey

I had never photographed an Osprey before and I can tell you that these birds don’t like to be photographed. At least not while the photographer is on a boat.

American White Pelican, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Birding, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Pelican

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I photographed this American White Pelican during my trip to south Texas. I often confused Pelicans for Whooping Cranes because of their similar color and size.

Whooping Crane - ANWR

Adult Crane

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I posted an image last week of a juvenile Whooping Crane so I thought it would be helpful if I posted one of an adult.

Great Egret - ANWR

On Display

I encountered these Great Egrets during my trip to the Gulf of Mexico in February. It was fascinating to watch these birds interact.

Red-tailed Hawk

Hawk

There have been multiple Cooper’s Hawks around the neighborhood for the past couple of weeks and I have been trying to photograph them each time I hear them.

Great Blue Heron - ANWR

Magnificent

Many times Mother Nature leaves me in awe. That was the case when I visited the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and saw this magnificent Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Herons

Herons

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Great Blue Herons are some of my favorite birds. I especially like their color combinations. They are even more elegant during the mating season.

Double-crested Cormorant - Town Lake

Drying

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The Double-crested Cormorant is a difficult bird to photograph because of its dark feathers. They are one of the more interesting birds I have photographed.

Wood Duck - Town Lake

Wood Duck

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The Wood Duck is one of the most colorful birds in this area. I had the opportunity to photograph them while practicing my bird photography on Lady Bird Lake.

Great Blue Heron

Friends

I was out practicing my long-range bird photography the other day when I ran across these friends. A Great Blue Heron and a Chicken Turtle.

Monk Parakeet - Town Lake

Monk

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I have been trying to photograph Monk Parakeets for some time. I finally got the opportunity this week while photographing birds on Town Lake.

Birding, Town Lake

Coot

It was during a recent outing to practice in-flight bird photography that I spotted this American Coot and its reflection in the water.

Great Egret - Town Lake

Great

I decided to head downtown to the lake last week to practice my waterfowl photography. It was while I was there that I noticed this wonderful Great Egret.

Spinningjay

Spinningjay

You’ve heard of the movie “Mockingjay”, well, this is “Spinningjay”… I was out at the Pedernales Falls SP when I spotted this Western Scrub Jay.

Pedernales Falls SP - Ducks

Ducks

A friend and I went out to photograph ducks at the Pedernales Falls State Park duck pond. When we arrived, all the ducks flew away and the pond was empty.

Baeolophus atricristatus, Bird Blind, Birding, Black-crested Titmouse, Pedernales Falls State Park

Black Crested Titmouse

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  • 2 min read

I recently posted an image of a Black Crested Titmouse but I was able to capture a better image at the Pedernales Falls SP bird blind so I thought I would post it.

Baeolophus atricristatus, Black-crested Titmouse, Pedernales Falls State Park

Crested

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  • 3 min read

I’m really enjoying my new birding hobby. The Black-Crested Titmouse is the fourth bird I’ve showcased on my blog.