{"id":5161,"date":"2015-11-26T10:18:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T16:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?page_id=5161"},"modified":"2025-03-27T11:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:31:43","slug":"texas-birds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/texas-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5161\" class=\"elementor elementor-5161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55df04e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55df04e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfb5e69\" data-id=\"cfb5e69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318b4a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"318b4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Texas Birds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f07de86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f07de86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfd3957\" data-id=\"cfd3957\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389bde0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"389bde0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"font-size: var(--h1fontsize); font-weight: var(--h1fontweight); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: var(--h1lineheight); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyfontsize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyletterspacing); text-transform: var(--bodytexttransform);\">Welcome to my Texas Birds Gallery. Birding is one of the fastest-growing pastimes in North America. I started photographing birds in 2015. It&#8217;s a hobby I really enjoy. I have not taken as many photographs of birds as I have of flowers so I have some catching up to do. The photos below are a few of my favorites.<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48e1856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48e1856\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9648c8\" data-id=\"c9648c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aadae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"8aadae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250318-rockport-beach-park-020-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Great Blue Heron Hunting\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Great Blue Heron Hunting\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA5NTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDNcLzIwMjUwMzE4LXJvY2twb3J0LWJlYWNoLXBhcmstMDIwLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOGFhZGFlOCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250318-rockport-beach-park-020-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Great Blue Heron Hunting\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreat Blue Heron Hunting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160402-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-212.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ruby-throated Hummingbird\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzI4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNFwvMjAxNjA0MDItUGVkZXJuYWxlcy1GYWxscy1CaXJkaW5nLTIxMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160402-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-212-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Ruby-throated Hummingbird\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRuby-throated Hummingbird\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2016-02-22-Cedar-Waxwing.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Cedar Waxwing\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjcwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wMlwvMjAxNi0wMi0yMi1DZWRhci1XYXh3aW5nLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhYWRhZTgifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2016-02-22-Cedar-Waxwing-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Cedar Waxwing\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCedar Waxwing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160606-pedernales-falls-sp-179-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Black-chinned Hummingbird\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODI1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNlwvMjAxNjA2MDYtcGVkZXJuYWxlcy1mYWxscy1zcC0xNzktZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160606-pedernales-falls-sp-179-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Archilochus alexandri, Bird Blind, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Pedernales Falls State Park\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlack-chinned Hummingbird\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-0664-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Whooping Crane Reflection\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A Whooping Crane reflection in a marsh in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Photographed in the winter of 2020.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU4NjUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDNcLzIwMjAwMjE3LWFyYW5zYXMtbmF0aW9uYWwtd2lsZGxpZmUtcmVmdWdlLTA2NjQtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-0664-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Whooping Crane Reflection\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhooping Crane Reflection\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/027A5794-Edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Red-bellied Woodpecker - Town Lake\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Red-bellied Woodpecker - Town Lake\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjM5MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wMlwvMDI3QTU3OTQtRWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/027A5794-Edit-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Red-bellied Woodpecker - Town Lake\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRed-bellied Woodpecker - Town Lake\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160107-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-070.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Spotted Towhee\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Spotted Towhee\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTk1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wMVwvMjAxNjAxMDctUGVkZXJuYWxlcy1GYWxscy1CaXJkaW5nLTA3MC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20160107-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-070-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Spotted\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpotted Towhee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151211-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-058.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Northern Mockingbird\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Northern Mockingbird\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzAzMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wM1wvMjAxNTEyMTEtUGVkZXJuYWxlcy1GYWxscy1CaXJkaW5nLTA1OC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151211-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-058-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Northern Mockingbird\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNorthern Mockingbird\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20170829-roadrunner-08-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Greater Roadrunner\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A Greater Roadrunner photographed in the Far Flung Adventures Casitas in Study Butte, Texas. Photographed in the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwOTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTFcLzIwMTcwODI5LXJvYWRydW5uZXItMDgtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20170829-roadrunner-08-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Greater Roadrunner\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreater Roadrunner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-1348-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Blue Heron Landing\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"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.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3NDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDJcLzIwMjAwMjE3LWFyYW5zYXMtbmF0aW9uYWwtd2lsZGxpZmUtcmVmdWdlLTEzNDgtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-1348-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Birding, Birds of Texas, Texas Birds\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlue Heron Landing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151217-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-155-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Backlit Jay\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWestern Scrub Jay\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200218-leonabelle-turnbull-birding-center-045-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"American Avocet\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"American Avocet\" 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href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160402-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-028.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Red-winged Blackbird\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Red-winged Blackbird\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzQ1MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNFwvMjAxNjA0MDItUGVkZXJuYWxlcy1GYWxscy1CaXJkaW5nLTAyOC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160402-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-028-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Red-winged Blackbird\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-226-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Pedernales Falls SP\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLadder-backed Woodpecker - Pedernales Falls SP\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160216-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-1251.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"American White Pelican - ANWR\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njk1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wM1wvMjAxNjAyMTYtQXJhbnNhcy1XaWxkbGlmZS1SZWZ1Z2UtMTI1MS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160216-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-1251-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"American White Pelican, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Birding, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmerican White Pelican - ANWR\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160217-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-0235.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Great Egret Fight\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Two Great Egrets fighting at a rookery at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX in 2016.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjYyMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wMlwvMjAxNjAyMTctQXJhbnNhcy1XaWxkbGlmZS1SZWZ1Z2UtMDIzNS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160217-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-0235-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Great Egret Fight\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreat Egret Fight\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160216-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-1055.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Great Blue Heron - ANWR\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wMlwvMjAxNjAyMTYtQXJhbnNhcy1XaWxkbGlmZS1SZWZ1Z2UtMTA1NS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160216-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-1055-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Ardea herodias, Birding, Great Blue Heron\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreat Blue Heron - ANWR\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160217-aransas-wildlife-refuge-0361-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Great Egret\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Great Egret\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA5NjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDFcLzIwMTYwMjE3LWFyYW5zYXMtd2lsZGxpZmUtcmVmdWdlLTAzNjEtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160217-aransas-wildlife-refuge-0361-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Great Egret\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreat Egret\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160217-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-0065.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Long-billed Curlew - ANWR\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Long-billed Curlew - ANWR\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY0MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wMlwvMjAxNjAyMTctQXJhbnNhcy1XaWxkbGlmZS1SZWZ1Z2UtMDA2NS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160217-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-0065-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Long-billed Curlew - ANWR\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLong-billed Curlew - ANWR\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160107-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-077-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20160107-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-077.jpg\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzEzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wM1wvMjAxNjAxMDctUGVkZXJuYWxlcy1GYWxscy1CaXJkaW5nLTA3Ny0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhhYWRhZTgifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160107-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-077-2-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20160107-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-077.jpg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160216-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-0842.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Common Grackle - ANWR\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Common Grackle - ANWR\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wMlwvMjAxNjAyMTYtQXJhbnNhcy1XaWxkbGlmZS1SZWZ1Z2UtMDg0Mi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160216-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-0842-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Common Grackle\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommon Grackle - ANWR\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-1454-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Great Blue Heron in Flight\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"a Great Blue Heron in Flight in the Aransas Wildlife Refuge located near Rockport, TX. 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Flight\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160107-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-020.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Northern Cardinal - Male\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Northern Cardinal - Male\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzEzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wM1wvMjAxNjAxMDctUGVkZXJuYWxlcy1GYWxscy1CaXJkaW5nLTAyMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160107-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-020-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Northern Cardinal - Male\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNorthern Cardinal - Male\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160216-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-1037.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Great Egret - ANWR\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Great Egret - ANWR\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wM1wvMjAxNjAyMTYtQXJhbnNhcy1XaWxkbGlmZS1SZWZ1Z2UtMTAzNy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160216-Aransas-Wildlife-Refuge-1037-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Great Egret - ANWR\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreat Egret - ANWR\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160525-pedernales-falls-sp-201-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8aadae8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Painted Bunting - Pedernales Falls SP\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Painted Bunting - Pedernales Falls SP\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODA5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNVwvMjAxNjA1MjUtcGVkZXJuYWxlcy1mYWxscy1zcC0yMDEtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YWFkYWU4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20160525-pedernales-falls-sp-201-edit-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Painted Bunting - Pedernales Falls SP\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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