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Geothlypis poliocephala
This January during our Rio Grande Valley trip a Gray-crowned Yellowthroat showed up and though it was an exciting bird to see here in Texas where it is quite rare there was just something extra nice about seeing them in their normal range down in Costa Rica last week. We watched for several minutes while two of these little skulkers moved around in the brushy vegetation and I believe everyone got some nice shots of them.
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Lampropeltis alterna - West Texas. Subadult male found at night after a brief rain shower had passed over the area.
Photographed in the Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park in Tampa, Florida.
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Like his woodland neighbor the nuthatch, the gray squirrel is equally adept at scaling a tree trunk whether headed up or down.
I had to come home and ID this guy. I figured he wasn't poisonous (round pupils) But let him be anyway. Come to find out they are extremely docile. He was only about a foot long and moving slow on this chilly morning.
This juvenile Gray Treefrog (evident in the light green color and the stub of a tail) is a bit bigger than the spring peeper, but because it blends in well with the green leaves, I almost missed it.
via Google Search: The Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) is a common amphibian in the eastern United States, known for its ability to change color to blend with its surroundings. These frogs are typically found in woodlands and near water sources like swamps and ponds. They are arboreal, meaning they live in trees and shrubs, and are nocturnal, spending their days resting and their nights hunting for insects. Gray treefrogs are small, typically 1.6-2 inches (4-5 cm) long.
Pennsylvania, US, July 9, 2025, IMGP9660
I photographed this Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) at the Jardín Botánico San Jorge in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. It ranges from Mexico south to northeastern Bolivia and northern Brazil. It lives mainly on fruit but also takes some nectar and insects. It is a common, restless, noisy and confiding bird, usually seen in pairs. It does well around people and will take cultivated fruit such as papaya. Ibagué, the capital of Tolima, sits on the Central Andes between the Combeima Canyon and the Magdalena valley, near Nevado del Tolima.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, −1 EV. IUCN lists the Blue-gray Tanager as Least Concern, with an increasing population.
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Great Gray Owl in early morning sunlight. Just a bit of ice and snow on it's beak after a morning hunt.
Gray Catbirds were in abundance this spring during migration season in Galveston. This one was displaying nicely as he was chasing other birds away from his turf.
Gray-cheeked Thrush is one of a group of North American thrushes that all look pretty similar and are difficult to tell apart. To complicate matters, they are usually pretty skulking so don't give much opportunity to appreciate their subtle field marks. Gray-cheeked has a largely gray head and cold upperparts but this one seems to have an unusually prominent eye-ring. Com,placating things further, a former race of Gray-cheeked Thrush with richer-coloured upperparts has been split into yet another species; Bicknell's Thrush. I took this photograph in some stunted pine woodland in Alaska's Prince William Sound.
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An incredible bird, and a very cooperative one too!
At one point, the bird came and landed right in front of all the photographers. The result were some crazy closeups, although this is still a crop, even with the 1.4x teleconverter on my 400mm.
I'll be away for the next three weeks, but stay tuned for new photos after that!
Beautiful little neotropicals with emphasis on little! These birds weigh a quarter-ounce or less. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
This little chap was trying to hide at the back of a tree, I managed to capture it's image anyway.
by Sean Walsh.
The Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) and the Cope's Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis) are two species of tree frog found in the United States. They are almost indistinguishable and share much of the same geographic range, although the Cope's tends to be more southerly.
The only readily noticeable difference between the two species is the call. The Cope's has a faster-paced and slightly higher-pitched call. In addition, the Cope's is reported to be slightly smaller, more arboreal, and more tolerant of dry conditions than the Gray Treefrog.
Both tree frogs inhabit a wide range, and can be found in most of the eastern half of the United States, as far west as central Texas and Oklahoma. They also range into Canada in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba, with an isolated population in New Brunswick.
Both tree frogs are most common in forested areas, as they are highly arboreal. Their calls are often heard in rural residential areas of the East Coast and the Midwest. They prefer to breed in semi-permanent woodland ponds without fish, but also lay eggs in swamps, vernal pools, man-made fountains and water gardens, and even in rainwater filled swimming pool covers
Both species are variable in color, mottled gray to gray-green, resembling the bark of trees. They are relatively small compared to other North American frog species, typically attaining no more than 1.5 to 2 inches (3.8 - 5.1 cm) in length measured from nose to vent. Their skin has a lumpy texture, giving them a warty appearance. The female is usually larger than the male.
Both have bright-orange patches on their hind legs, which distinguishes them from other tree frogs. The bright-yellow pattern is normally hidden, but exposed when the frog leaps. This "flash pattern" likely serves to startle a predator as the frog makes its escape. Both species are slightly sexually dimorphic. Males have black or gray throats in the breeding season, while the throats of the females are lighter.
Last but not least, both frogs are variable in color owing to their ability to camouflage themselves from gray to green, depending on the substrate where they are sitting. The degree of mottling varies. They can change from nearly black to nearly white. They change color at a slower rate than a chameleon. Dead frogs and ones in unnatural surroundings are predominantly gray.
ISO400, aperture f/10, exposure .003 seconds (1/400) focal length 300mm
A great gray owl soars gracefully through a blurred, forested background, its wings spread wide. The warm light highlights the intricate patterns of its feathers, giving it a regal appearance!!!
A great gray owl peers through tall, dry grass, its piercing yellow eyes contrasting with the snowy landscape. The scene captures the owl's natural camouflage in a winter environment.
This is always my first shooting location when driving to Caribou Mtn,
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in southeastern Idaho. It has the largest hardstem bulrush marsh in North America. Located in a high mountain valley near Soda Spring
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This bird came very close but it was shot in very low light, early in the morning waiting for a sunrise that never materialized.
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) in the aspen parkland region near Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
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10 December, 2012.
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