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  1. Gull-billed Tern (breeding plumage)

    Gull-billed Tern (breeding plumage)

    Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica aranea) Six subspecies are recognized with only subspecies aranea being mapped for Texas. Sexes similar. This thick-billed tern is unlike most terns in that it does not depend on on fish. Photographed at Red Fish Bay near Aransas Pass, San Patricio...
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    • aranasas pass gelochelidon nilotica aranea gull-billed tern red fish bay san patricio county texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  2. Pied-billed Grebe

    Pied-billed Grebe

    Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps podiceps) There are four subspecies with three or four being recognized with only the nominate being mapped for North America. Sexes similar. Photographed in Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas, USA. Live stock pond in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes...
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    • ingleside pied-billed grebe podilymbus podiceps podiceps san patricio county texas usa
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: North America
  3. Blue Crab

    Blue Crab

    Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus: Portunidae) These decapod crustaceans have a carapace (shell) that is ca. 17.8 cm (7 in) wide and 10.2 cm (4 in) deep and can weigh 0.45-0.91 kg (1-2 lbs). Abundant in almost any habitat along the Texas coast. They are in the top ten commercial fisheries and...
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    • blue crab callinectes sapidus port bay portunidae rockport san patricio county texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Laughing Gull (breeding plumage)

    Laughing Gull (breeding plumage)

    Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla megalopterus) Two subspecies are recognized with only megalopterus being mapped for Texas. Sexes similar but plumage significantly different between breeding and non breeding. Photographed southwest of Odem, San Patricio County, Texas, USA. Open wet coastal...
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    • larus atricilla megalopterus laughing gull odem san patricio county texas usa
    • Comments: 25
    • Category: North America
  5. Sandhill Crane Family

    Sandhill Crane Family

    Sandhill Crane Family (Grus canadensis rowani) Six subspecies are recognized with only subspecies rowani wintering on the Texas Coast. From left to right, presumably is mom, dad, and their young colt. Photographed near Flour Bluff adjacent to Oso Bay, San Patricio County, Texas, USA. Wet...
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    • flour bluff grus canadensis rowani oso bay san patricio county sandhill crane texas usa
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  6. Long-billed Curlew

    Long-billed Curlew

    Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus americanus) Two subspecies are recognized with both being mapped for Texas in the winter months. Since subspecies parvus generally has a much shorter bill I interpret this as subspecies americana. This is North America's largest sandpiper species. Sexes...
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    • bayside copano bay long-billed curlew numenius americanus americanus san patricio county texas usa
    • Comments: 23
    • Category: North America
  7. Sora (breeding plumage)

    Sora (breeding plumage)

    Sora (Porzana carolina) Sexes similar. Photographed in Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas, USA. Live stock pond in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area in an urban setting at 4 m (13 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ingleside porzana carolina san patricio county sora texas usa
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  8. Crested Caracara (Texas Beach Baby)

    Crested Caracara (Texas Beach Baby)

    Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway audubonii) A picture that I could not resist! Photographed in Sunset Lake Park, Portland, San Patricio County, Texas, USA. Narrow strip of land jutting into the Nueces Bay on the west side with Corpus Christi Bay on the east side. Dominated by shrubby salt...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • caracara cheriway audubonii crested caracara portland san patricio county sunset lake park texas usa
    • Comments: 24
    • Category: North America
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