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  1. Northern Shoveler Pair

    Northern Shoveler Pair

    Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) pair flying.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory northern shoveler spatula clypeata texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  2. Lesser Scaup, Male

    Lesser Scaup, Male

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin aythya affinis hornsby bend bird observatory lesser scaup texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  3. Redhead Drake

    Redhead Drake

    Redhead (Aythya americana) male looking skyward.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin aythya americana hornsby bend bird observatory redhead texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  4. Northern shovelers

    Northern shovelers

    Northern Shovelers (Spatula clypeata)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory northern shoveler spatula clypeata texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  5. Redhead, Male

    Redhead, Male

    Redhead (Aythya americana) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin aythya americana hornsby bend bird observatory redhead texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  6. Bufflehead, Male

    Bufflehead, Male

    Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin bucephala albeola bufflehead hornsby bend bird observatory texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  7. Northern Shoveler, Female

    Northern Shoveler, Female

    Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory northern shoveler spatula clypeata texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  8. Bufflehead, Male

    Bufflehead, Male

    Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) male. Nothing quite like being flipped off by a cute little duck (lol).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin bucephala albeola bufflehead hornsby bend bird observatory texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  9. Ruddy Duck

    Ruddy Duck

    Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) female/juvenile
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory oxyura jamaicensis ruddy duck texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  10. Texas Thistle

    Texas Thistle

    Texas Thistle (Cirsium texanum: Asteraceae) with a western honeybee (Apis milliners: Apidae) and a Kern’s Flower Scarab (Euphoria kernii: Scarabaeidae). I see two other critters but I can’t make them out.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin cirsium texanum family asteraceae hornsby bend bird observatory texas texas thistle travis county usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  11. Four-spotted Pennant, Female

    Four-spotted Pennant, Female

    The Air Walker, Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida: Libellulidae) female, 4.7-5.5 cm (1.9-2.2 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin brachymesia gravida family libellulidae four-spotted pennant hornsby bend bird observatory texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. Prairie Rain-Lily

    Prairie Rain-Lily

    Prairie Rain-Lily (Zephyranthes drummondii: Liliaceae) 13-23 cm (5.1-9.1 in) tall with a single terminal flower that is white sometimes flushed with pink ca. 5.1 cm (2.0 in) across.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin family liliaceae hornsby bend bird observatory prairie rain-lily texas travis county usa zephyranthes drummondi
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  13. Blue dasher, Male

    Blue dasher, Male

    Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis: Libellulidae) male. 2.8-4.5 cm (1.1-1.8 in long).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin blue dasher family libellulidae hornsby bend bird observatory pachydiplax longipennis texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. Little Glasswing Skipper

    Little Glasswing Skipper

    Little Glasswing Skipper (Pompeius verna: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 2.5-3.2 cm (1.0-1.25 in). Nectaring Cowpen Daisy (Verbena encelioides: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin family hesperiidae hornsby bend bird observatory little glasswing skipper pomeius verna texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  15. Blue Dasher, Female

    Blue Dasher, Female

    Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis: Libellulidae) female. 2.8-4.5 cm (1.1-1.8 in long). This “handstand pose” is called an obelisk pose or posture according to Odonatologist. They get in this pose to help regulate their body temperature, especially to cool off.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin blue dasher family libellulidae hornsby bend bird observatory pachydiplax longipennis texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Ruddy Duck, male non breeding

    Ruddy Duck, male non breeding

    Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) male, non breeding plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory oxyura jamaicensis ruddy duck texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  17. Eared Grebe (non breeding plumage)

    Eared Grebe (non breeding plumage)

    Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis californicus) non-breeding plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin eared grebe hornsby bend bird observatory podiceps nigricollis californicus texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  18. Ring-necked Duck (male)

    Ring-necked Duck (male)

    Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) male. .
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin aythya collaris hornsby bend bird observatory ring-necked duck texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  19. Redhead (male)

    Redhead (male)

    Redhead (Aythya americana) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin aythya americana hornsby bend bird observatory redhead texas travis county
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  20. Bufflehead (male)

    Bufflehead (male)

    Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin bucephala albeola bufflehead hornsby bend bird observatory texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  21. Wilson's Phalarope (non-breeding plumage)

    Wilson's Phalarope (non-breeding plumage)

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) non-breeding plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory phalaropus tricolor texas usa wilson's phalarope
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  22. Green-winged Teals (males)

    Green-winged Teals (males)

    Green-winged Teals (Anas crecca carolinensis) males.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anas crecca carolinensis austin green-winged teal hornsby bend bird observatory texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  23. Northern Shoveler (male)

    Northern Shoveler (male)

    Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory northern shoveler spatula clypeata texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  24. Northern Shoveler in flight (female)

    Northern Shoveler in flight (female)

    Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory northern shoveler spatula clypeata texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  25. Northern Shoveler.jpg

    Northern Shoveler.jpg

    Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) male, eclipse plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin hornsby bend bird observatory northern shoveler spatula clypeata texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
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