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Texas Holiday Highlights 2023

by lsharvell

RARE birds, awesome butterflies and other critters!

153 photos and 2 videos · 9 views
SIX FOR SIX in Texas! Viewed & photographed: Cattle Tyrant, Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Brown Jay, Roadside Hawk, Gray-collared Becard, Mottled Owl and photo barrage of Rio Grande Valley birds and butterflies--that's an album wrap!
Cattle Tyrant hanging out on light string listening to music at the Oyster Bar! Cell phone video Corpus Christi, Texas
CATTLE TYRANT, Corpus Christi, TX
CATTLE TYRANT, Corpus Christi, TX
CATTLE TYRANT, Corpus Christi, TX
ROADSIDE HAWK, Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
ROADSIDE HAWK, Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
ROADSIDE HAWK, nabbed insects right in front of boardwalk, Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
ROADSIDE HAWK, flying to perch to eat insect, Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
GRAY-COLLARED BECARD, Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
Border wall at dusk as we prepare for Mottled Owl trek, Santa Margarita Ranch, limited guided access, Texas
Night time on border wall. 7pm start time Mottled Owl excursion, Santa Margarita Ranch, limited guided access, Texas
MOTTLED OWL, Great views, not so great photo--owl is looking left, lots of branches! [Tiger Heron also vocalized this evening at same location] Santa Margarita Ranch (limited guided access), TX
Birders return by Border wall from SUCCESSFUL Mottled Owl - heard and viewed, blurry photo coming! Also Bare-throated Tiger Heron vocalized. Santa Margarita Ranch, limited guided access, Texas
BARE-THROATED TIGER HERON! Vocalized in grasses on US side and then flew and perched on Mexican side of Rio Grande, Santa Margarita Ranch, limited guided access, TX
BARE-THROATED TIGER HERON! Our 2nd encounter! Heard on 12-23-23, viewed on 12-27-23 when it vocalized on US side and then flew and perched on fav spot on Mexican side of Rio Grande, Santa Margarita Ranch, limited guided access, TX
BROWN JAY!!! Can't believe we actually viewed a handful! Quite the characters! Santa Margarita Ranch, limited guided access, TX
Great Southern White, Charlie's Pasture, TX
Common Buckeye, Charlie's Pasture, TX
Ceraunus Blue, Charlie's Pasture, TX
Ceraunus Blue, Charlie's Pasture, TX
Pipevine Swallowtail, Charlie's Pasture, TX
Gulf Fritillary, Charlie's Pasture, TX
Green-winged Teal, Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, TX
Splish Splash, American White Pelican, Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, TX
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