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  1. Snowy Egret

    Snowy Egret

    Snowy Egret (Egretta thula thula)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county egretta thula thula jaime j. zapata memorial boat ramp port isabel snowy egret texas tx 48 usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  2. White Ibis, Juvenile

    White Ibis, Juvenile

    White Ibis (Eudocimus albus albus) juvenile.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county eudocimus albus albus jaime j. zapata memorial boat ramp port isabel texas tx 48 usa white ibis
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  3. Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Juvenile

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Juvenile

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea) juvenile. Leaving a stand of black mangrove and flying towards another across the pass.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county j. zapata memorial boat ramp port isabel texas tx 48 usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  4. Wood Stork

    Wood Stork

    Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county jaime j. zapata memorial boat ramp mycteria americana port isabel texas tx 48 usa wood stork
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  5. Wood Stork

    Wood Stork

    Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) imposing by size but not by beauty. Although, the old saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder always holds true. Posing in front of a stand of black mangrove.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county jaime j. zapata memorial boat ramp mycteria americana port isabel texas tx 48 usa wood stork
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  6. Long-billed Curlew

    Long-billed Curlew

    Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county jaime j. zapata memorial boat ramp long-billed curlew numenius americanus port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  7. Western Sandpiper Bathing

    Western Sandpiper Bathing

    Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Bathing with tongue out and head turned 180 degrees.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • calidris mauri cameron county jaime j. zapata memorial boat ramp port isabel texas tx 48 usa western sandpiper
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  8. Willet

    Willet

    Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bahia grande cameron county jamie j. zapata memorial boat ramp port isabel texas tringa semipalmata tx 48 usa willet
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  9. Osprey

    Osprey

    Osprey (Pandion haliaetus carolinensis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • cameron county hwy 48 jaime j. zapata memorial boat ramp osprey pandion haliaetus carolinensis port isabel san martin lake texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  10. Dainty Sulphur

    Dainty Sulphur

    Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole: Pieridae) Wingspan 1.9-2.9 cm (0.75-1.1 in). The smallest North American member of the Pieridae family. Nectaring Bidens pilosa: Asteraceae.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county dainty sulphur family pieridae nathalis iole port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  11. Desert Christmas Cactus

    Desert Christmas Cactus

    Desert Christmas Cactus (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis: Cactaceae) Flowers ca. 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county cyulindropuntia leptocaulis desert christmas cactus family cactaceae port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  12. Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • calidris melanotos cameron county heb pectoral sandpiper port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  13. Stilt Sandpiper in Flight

    Stilt Sandpiper in Flight

    Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • calidris himantopus cameron county heb port isabel stilt sandpiper texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  14. Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper

    Stilt Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • calidris himantopus cameron county heb port isabel stilt sandpiper texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  15. Aplomado Falcon

    Aplomado Falcon

    Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • aplomado falco femoralis septentrionalis falcon port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  16. Aplomado Falcons

    Aplomado Falcons

    Aplomado Falcons (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • aplomado falco femoralis septentrionalis falcon port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  17. White-tailed Hawk

    White-tailed Hawk

    White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus hypospodius)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hawk port isabel texas usa white-tailed
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  18. Botteri's Sparrow

    Botteri's Sparrow

    Botteris Sparrow (Peucaea botterii texana)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • botteri's port isabel sparrow texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  19. Cassin's Sparrow

    Cassin's Sparrow

    Cassins Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cassin's sparrow peucaea cassinii port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  20. Grasshopper Sparrow

    Grasshopper Sparrow

    Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum subsp. perpallidus) Sexes similar. Along Old Port Isabel Road between Brownsville and Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Coastal Prairie and Marshes at ca. 11 m (36 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ammodramus savannarum brownsville cameron county grasshopper sparrow port isabel subsp. perpallidus texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  21. Hanging-thief Robber Fly

    Hanging-thief Robber Fly

    Hanging-thief Robber Fly (Diogmites sp.: Asilidae) 2.1-3.1 cm long. Photographed near Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Coastal prairie at ca. 5.8 m (19 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • asilidae cameron county diogmites sp. hanging-thief robber fly port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Invertebrates
  22. Yellow-throated Vireo

    Yellow-throated Vireo

    Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) Photographed southwest of Port Islabel, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Photographed on a mesquite/huisache/prickly pear dominated loma or clay dune at an elevation of ca. 9 m (30 ft).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • cameron county port isabel texas usa vireo flavifrons yellow-throated vireo
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: North America
  23. Peregrine Falcon

    Peregrine Falcon

    Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) An amazing 19 subspecies have been described while 17 are frequently recognized with subspecies anatum being the one mapped for Texas. Photographed southwest of Port Islabel, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Tidal influenced channel next to a loma...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • cameron county falco pererinus anatum peregrine falcon port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 25
    • Category: North America
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