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  1. Blue-winged Teals

    Blue-winged Teals

    Blue-winged Teals (Spatula discors)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • blue-winged teal edinburg edingburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county spatula discors texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  2. White-tipped Dove

    White-tipped Dove

    White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi angelica).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alamo hidalgo county leptotila verreauxi angelica santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa white-tipped dove
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  3. American Avocet

    American Avocet

    American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) non-breeding plumage. The bill is suggestive of a male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american avocet edinburg edingburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county recurvirostra americana texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  4. Green Parakeets

    Green Parakeets

    Green Parakeets (Psittacara holochlorus) having fun.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • green parakeet hidalgo county pharr psittacara holochlorus south mccoll road texas usa walmart supercenter west expressway 83
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  5. Clay-colored Thrush

    Clay-colored Thrush

    Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi tamaulipensis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • clay-colored thrush estero llano grande state park hidalgo county texas turdus grayi tamaulipensis usa weslaco
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  6. Black-necked Stilt

    Black-necked Stilt

    Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • black-necked stilt edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county himantopus mexicanus mexicanus texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  7. Texas Spiny Lizard

    Texas Spiny Lizard

    Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus: Phrynosomatidae) 19.0-27.9 cm (7.5-11.0 in) long. Photographed on a mesquite tree.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • estero llano grande state park family phrynosomatidae hidalgo county sceloporus olivaceus texas texas spiny lizard usa weslaco
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Reptiles
  8. Olive Sparrow

    Olive Sparrow

    Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus rufivirgatus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • arremonops rufivirgatus rufivirgatus hidalgo county mission national butterfly center olive sparrow texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  9. Clouded Skipper

    Clouded Skipper

    Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 2.5-3.8 cm (1.0-1.5 in). Nectaring doctorbush (Plumbago scandens).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • clouded skipper estero llano grande state park family hesperiidae hidalgo county lerema accius texas usa weslaco
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  10. Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • black-bellied whistling duck dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens hidalgo county mcallen texas town lake at fireman’s park usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  11. Brown Longtail Skipper

    Brown Longtail Skipper

    Brown Longtail Skipper (Urbanus procne: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.7-4.8 cm (1.5-1.9 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brown longtail skipper family hesperiidae hidalgo county mission national butterfly center texas urbanus procne usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  12. Green Parakeet, Huddle

    Green Parakeet, Huddle

    Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) huddle.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • green parakeet hidalgo county pharr psittacara holochlorus s mccoll road texas usa w expressway 83 walmart supercenter
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  13. Metallic-green Hoverfly

    Metallic-green Hoverfly

    Metallic-green Hoverfly (Ornidia obesa: Syrphidae) also known as a Green Jewel Fly. 2.3-4.2 mm (0.09-0.17 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands family syrphidae green jewel fly hidalgo county metallic-green hoverfly ornidia obesa texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), nonbreeding plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american white pelican edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county pelecanus erythrorhynchos texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  15. White-tipped Dove

    White-tipped Dove

    White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi angelica) landing.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • hidalgo county leptotila verreauxi angelica mission national butterfly center texas usa white-tipped dove
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  16. Barbed-wired Cactus

    Barbed-wired Cactus

    Barbed-wired Cactus (Acanthocereus tetragonus: Cactaceae) Sprawling, 2-7 m (6.6-23.0 ft) tall. Flowers 14-20 cm (5.5-7.9 in) in diameter. Fruits red, edible and sweet. Common in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • acanthocereus tetragonus barbed-wire cactus edinburg edingburg scenic wetlands family cactaceae hidalgo county texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  17. Dorantes Longtail

    Dorantes Longtail

    Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes: Hesperiidae) Nectaring doctorbush (Plumbago scandens: Plumbaginaceae). Wingspan 3.7-5.1 cm (1.5-2.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • dorantes longtail estero llano grande state park family hesperiidae hidalgo county texas urbanus dorantes usa weslaco
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  18. Lesser Scaup, Male

    Lesser Scaup, Male

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis edinburg edingburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county lesser scaup texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  19. Dot-lined Angle Moth

    Dot-lined Angle Moth

    Dot-lined Angle Moth (Macaria abydata: Geometridae). Wingspan 2.2-2.7 cm (0.87-1.06 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alamo dot-lined angle moth family geometridae hidalgo county macaria abydata santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  20. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1st yr female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • circus hudsonius edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county northern harrier texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  21. White Peacock

    White Peacock

    White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae luteipicta: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 5.1-7.0 cm (2.0-2.8 in), sunning.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anartia jatrophae luteipicta estero llano grande state park family nymphalidae hidalgo county texas usa weslaco white peacock
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  22. Great Blue Heron

    Great Blue Heron

    Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias wardi)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • ardea herodias wardi great blue heron hidalgo county mcallen texas town lake at fireman’s park usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  23. Julia Longwing

    Julia Longwing

    Julia Longwing (Dryas julia moderata: Nymphalidae) also known as Julia Heliconian. Wingspan 8.2-9.2 cm (3.2-3.6 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • dryas julia moderata estero llano grande state park family nymphalidae hidalgo county julia heliconian julia longwing texas usa weslaco
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  24. Great Kiskadee

    Great Kiskadee

    Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus texanus) Photographed in a Texas ebony tree.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • great kiskadee hidalgo county mission national butterfly center pitangus sulphuratus texanus texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  25. Alamo Vine

    Alamo Vine

    Alamo Vine (Distimake dissectus: Convolvulaceae) also known as Noyau Vine.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alamo vine distimake dissectus family convolvulaceae hidalgo county mcallen noyau vine texas town lake at fireman’s park usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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