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I found this description on the Audubon bird page:
A bizarre series of hoots, whistles, and clucks, coming from the briar tangles, announces the presence of the Yellow-breasted Chat. The bird is often hard to see, but sometimes it launches into the air to sing its odd song as it flies, with floppy wingbeats and dangling legs, above the thickets. This is our largest warbler, and surely the strangest as well, seeming to suggest a cross between a warbler and a mockingbird.
They spend summers, breeding and nesting, in our area. They come into the yard for bits of fruit, jelly and suet or to visit the bird baths.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in May 2022
Chipping sparrows are nearly as numerous on our property as house sparrows. They are smaller and less aggressive at the feeders. This one posed for a brief instant on a mesquite tree branch covered with ball moss.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
I think this is a pipevine swallowtail butterfly. It was enjoying the nectar of the blooming prairie verbena. A nice way for springtime to finally burst out.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2021
Lesser goldfinches are a bit smaller than the American goldfinches but definitely are not less colorful! The male are black on top with a nice contrasting pattern of white on the wings, bright yellow below. Females and immature birds are yellowish-green up top and duller yellow below. Cheerful songs and bright colors to brighten up the day. This may be my favorite photo of this species to date. It is often difficult to get detail of with the black head and the contrast of the yellow and black seems to be difficult to balance. This day the light was right and the bird cooperated by posing perfectly on a strand of fence wire. Besides, I have a thing for barbed wire in my photos.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
A beautiful little warbler, blue-gray above with some black and white marks, yellow below with a brown or rust-colored breast marking. They have a buzzy little song that often hear even when not seeing the little birds themselves. They tend to forage high in the tree canopy for insects but will come into my yard for mealworms or suet. Or to enjoy a shower in the sprinkler or dip in a birdbath.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2022
Vireos are very small birds that usually have distinctive and loud songs/calls. This yellow-throated vireo definitely has a big voice. They usually forage for insects among the foliage high in the trees but occasionally come down to see what is going on or to check out feeders for suet. They also will come out to enjoy a birdbath or water sprinkler.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in July 2021
The White-crowned Sparrow is a large sparrow with a small bill and a long tail. The head can look distinctly peaked or smooth and flat, depending on the bird’s attitude. Adult birds have a distinct black and white head, showing a white stripe in the center of the crown. Immature birds have brown and white on the head. They are winter visitors in our area, and across much of the US - breeding in the northern most regions of North America.
These were seen from my friend's bird blind in Uvalde, Texas
Monarda citriadora: among other common names are Lemon mint, wild bergamot, purple horse mint, plains horse mint. Whatever someone wants to call it, this is a lovely wildflower that grows in abundance on our property during late spring and early summer months. Pretty purple or sometimes pale pink flowers grow in stacks up a tall stem. Bees and other pollinators are highly attracted. I have read that the plants are edible, often used for tea and have some medicinal value. I just like them for the beauty.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in May 2021
Another common species of dragonfly in our region. The males are blue with a greenish face while the females are bold green with black markings. I did not see any females on this day but that di not keep the males from showing off.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in August 2021
Sometimes known as olive hairstreak or olive juniper hairstreak, this butterfly species is a small butterfly that is dark brown or green above, with lighter rust-colored patches. The hindwings beneath are green, with two white marks near the base, along with a white line edged inwardly with reddish brown. The life span is about one week. It overwinters as a chrysalis.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during September 2021
This little spotted sandpiper appeared to be marching with purpose across one of the greens as it moved from one water hazard to another. They are shorebirds that like to eat insects, worms, small fish and small crustaceans.
Cancun, Mexico in April 2022
Went around with the camera to find interesting subjects covered with morning dew. Flowers just seem to look very pretty all decked out in sparkling drops of water. These are all wildflowers growing on our property during March 2019. In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Male painted buntings get all the attention, it seems, with the flashy coloration that makes them appear as if they crashed in to a paint store - red, blue, yellow, green. But the subtle green of the female serves as protection while on the nest. This little beauty of muted green shades visited my yard in June 2020. Here she seems to be saying "Yoo-hoo, I'm ready for my photo shoot"
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Adult male red-winged blackbird perched on a fence post. He seemed to be showing some aggressive posturing toward other nearby birds. The red wing bar was quite striking against the sleek black feathers.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during February 2019.
A nice little flycatcher that seemed to always be following me around. May not have been the same one each time but it was fun to think so. It seemed genuinely curious about me and posed nicely.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during July 2020
These showy little blooms are in the aster family, I think. The flowers are small and attract lots of bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. This one is growing wild near the Nueces River bank in Montell, Uvalde County, Texas. September 2020
Not sure, but I think this may be a blue-headed vireo. I've never seen one in Montell but they do migrate through this area during fall and I know of other people who have seen them. This one showed up only briefly and I was shooting through a window so I did not get a chance to hear it.
A light rain occurred on May 5, 2022. This little hummingbird was busy feeding on the century plant (agave Americana) flowers when he had to add a little moisture of his own.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
Au soleil couchant, je n'avais jamais observé ce comportement en Nature. Émouvant...
At sunset, I had never observed this behavior in Nature. Moving.
The only bluebonnets I saw during the spring of this year were the ones we had planted in our yard and in a few other gardens. I heard tales that there were nice patches of them blooming in other places around the state but I did not have a chance to go find them. Anyway, I'm hoping the conditions will be better for our wildflowers, including the Texas state bluebonnet, next spring.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2022