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  1. assayer

    ID Help Please - Houston, TX. Many Thanks!

    Three photos of the same bird in a white mulberry tree, taken in Houston, TX 05/06/2022.
  2. assayer

    Insect (???) ID Please, Houston, TX

    http://www.pbase.com/image/137693096Found this intresting little insect (???) on one of my native plants eating aphids. I has six black legs on the front third of its body. It is ~ 2-3 mm long by 1-1.5 mm wide. Photo taken with a Canon 40D, Tamron 180mm Macro lens, with 68mm of extension tubes...
  3. assayer

    ID Assistance, Please

    Following are four photos of birds, taken while in southern New Mexico in October of 2009. 1. _MG_3044 Silver City area 2. _MG_3214 Valley of Fires near Carrizozo 3. _MG_3460 Valley of Fires near Carrizozo 4. _MG_3365 Bosque del Apache near Socorro Many thanks for your assistance. Dick Lee
  4. assayer

    Sparrow ID Houston, TX

    I should have stopped with the ID I made from the first field guide, but I looked at three others and now I'm really confused. This little sparrow has been around for the last three days and likes to stay deep in the shrubs. It is by itself and doesn't associate with other sparrows in my north...
  5. assayer

    ID Help - Houston, TX USA

    Spotted this little warbler in my shrubs today, it was really playing hard to get, but I managed two quick photographs. I would appreciate some help with the ID. Many thanks, Dick
  6. assayer

    Sparrow ID Assistance Needed

    I believe this may be a Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) it was photographed yesterday in Houston, TX. Any ID assistance will be appreciated. Many thanks Dick
  7. assayer

    Shorebird ID Please

    A picture taken yesterday on the west side of Lake Houston, Houston, TX. I think it may be a Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia), but need your help with ID. Many thanks.
  8. assayer

    Wrong Again!

    Monday in a thread "Beautiful Visitor" by JeffMoh of Cypress, TX he listed a number of birds that had visited his yard over the weekend. Living not too far from him, I commented by post and related a story of having an American Woodcock fly right in front of me and land at my feet while I was in...
  9. assayer

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker Habitat

    I just returned from a second trip this year to the Big Woods area of Arkansas and thought I'd share a few pictures of the Dagmar WMA, Apple Lake Waterfowl Area, and Bayou DeView with interested viewers. The photos (~50) can be seen on my web page at The photos are in the album...
  10. assayer

    ID Help on this moth, please.

    ID Help on this moth, please. ID FOUND!! I photographed this moth yesterday in Houston, TX as it was nectering on two different flowers. It was approx. 3/4 inch long with distinctive white wing tips and long feathery antenna. Does anyone have an idea of what the family or species may be? It...
  11. assayer

    Confirmation of ID, please.

    I spotted this little guy today at Sheldon Lake State Park in Houston, TX. I think its a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Your help is appreciated, thanks!
  12. assayer

    Hawk ID Assistance Please

    This hawk visited my backyard in Houston, TX today and upset all the normal residents. Two not very good pictures make me suspect a Cooper's Hawk with a Sharp-shinned Hawk being the runner-up. Help with ID would be appreciated.
  13. assayer

    Poor Little Wren

    Today while photographing birds at the backyard feeders, I saw the little Carolina Wren shown in the attachments. I spotted the wren five or six times over a two hour period. The first couple of times it appeared to be carrying nesting material, but it seemed odd that it was carrying it in it's...
  14. assayer

    Tern ID

    This photo was taken Friday 4 June, Northeast of Houston, TX about 20 miles inland. It appears to be a Tern and my best guess would be a Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri). Would a real Birder please provide guidance to a novice. Many thanks,
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