Our martin houses at all the wetlands are pretty full this time of year - I visited three different wetlands reserves, and every martin house was full occupancy. This one was at the western wetlands where I went to see the wood ducks, and they were surprisingly unconcerned with me walking right...
Speedy little bullets to try to track, but fun to try! The martins return to South Florida right around the end of January and to feed and breed, and stay until early summer before flying back off to South America around July.
Purple Martin (Progne subis subsp. subis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Lafittes Cove Nature Preserve situated in Lafittes Cove Subdivision, southwest of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Secondary coastal thicket with man-made ponds and small patches of remnant coastal prairie on a...
Purple Martin (Progne subis subsp. subis) 1st summer male. McAllen Nature Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Tamulipan scrub with open manicured areas at ca. 21 m (69 ft) elevation. South Texas Plains Vegetatonal Area.
My apologies... I shot this the same time as the male I posted a couple of weeks ago, but I have been crazy-busy and haven't had any time to devote to this forum. I hope things slow down in the next couple of weeks so I can catch my breath and relax.
I would like to take a moment and thank...
Purple Martin (Progne subis subis) There are three recognized subspecies with only the nominate being mapped for Texas. This philosophical youngster was photographed on Key Allegro, Fulton, Aransas County, Texas, USA. Beach side/urban setting at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft elevation).
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