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  1. Tree Swallow

    Tree Swallow

    Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county shoveler pond tachycineta bicolor texas tree swallow usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  2. White Ibis

    White Ibis

    White Ibis (Eudocimus albus albus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county eudocimus albus albus shoveler pond texas usa white ibis
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  3. Red-winged Blackbird, Female

    Red-winged Blackbird, Female

    Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus littoralis) female.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • agelaius phoeniceus littoralis anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county red-winged blackbird shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  4. Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county eastern phoebe sayornis phoebe shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  5. Tree Swallow

    Tree Swallow

    Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county shoveler pond tachycineta bicolor texas tree swallow usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  6. Northern Harrier Female

    Northern Harrier Female

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) female hovering.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county circus hudsonius northern harrier shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  7. Yellow-crowned Night Heron Juvenile

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron Juvenile

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea) juvenile.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county nyctanassa violacea violacea shoveler pond texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  8. Black-bellied Whistling Duck Family

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck Family

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens) family.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge black-bellied whistling duck chambers county dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  9. Black-necked Stilt Fledgeling

    Black-necked Stilt Fledgeling

    Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus) fledgeling. In with the new!
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge black-necked stilt chambers county himantopus mexicanus mexicanus opusimage shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  10. Purple Gallinule

    Purple Gallinule

    Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county porphyrio martinica purple gallinule shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  11. Northern Harrier (1st yr bird)

    Northern Harrier (1st yr bird)

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1st yr bird.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county circus hudsonius northern harrier shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  12. Wood Stork

    Wood Stork

    Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county mycteria americana shoveler pond texas usa wood stork
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  13. White-faced Ibis, non breeding plumage

    White-faced Ibis, non breeding plumage

    White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) non breeding plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county plegadis chihi shoveler pond texas usa white-faced ibis
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  14. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis subsp. autumnalis) Sexes similar. Mom with her 3/4 grown ducklings still very attentive. Shoveler Pond, Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anauhac national wildlife refuge black-bellied whistling duck chambers county dendrocygna autumnalis high island shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: North America
  15. Green Heron

    Green Heron

    Green Heron (Butorides virescens subsp. virescens) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Margin of Shoveler Pond, gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge butorides virescens chambers county green heron shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  16. Purple Gallinule

    Purple Gallinule

    Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) The water lily is (Nymphaea odorata: Nymphaeaceae) Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county porphyrio martinica purple gallinule shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  17. Double-crested Cormorant

    Double-crested Cormorant

    Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Sexes similar, 1st year bird approaching 1st breeding season. Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anauhac national wildlife refuge chambers county double-crested cormorant phalacrocorax auritus shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  18. White-tailed Kite

    White-tailed Kite

    White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus subsp. majusculus) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • chambers county elands leucurus onal wildlife refuge shoveler pond subsp. majusculus texas usa white-tailed kite
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: North America
  19. Snowy Egret

    Snowy Egret

    Snowy Egret (Egretta thula thula) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county egret thuia shoveler pond snowy egret subsp. brewsteri texas usa
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: North America
  20. Fulvous Whistling Duck Family

    Fulvous Whistling Duck Family

    Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) This is only half of the family. The other parent just out of view has five ducklings with it. Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Margin of Shoveler Pond. Gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county dendrocygna bicolor fulvous whistling duck shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: North America
  21. Double-crested Cormorant

    Double-crested Cormorant

    Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Fishing for catfish. Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anauhac national wildlife refuge chambers county double-crested cormorant east bay high island shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  22. Tricolored Heron, (breeding plumage)

    Tricolored Heron, (breeding plumage)

    Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor subsp. ruficollis) Sexes similar. My favorite NA heron. They are beautiful year round but in breeding plumage they are spectacular. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county egretta tricolor shoveler pond subsp. ruficollis texas tricolored heron usa
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  23. Fulvous Whistling Duck

    Fulvous Whistling Duck

    Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county dendrocygna bicolor fulvous whistling duck shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  24. Ruddy Duck (juvenile)

    Ruddy Duck (juvenile)

    Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis subsp. jamaicensis) Juvenile. Photographed in Shoveler Pond, Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anauhac national wildlife refuge chambers county high island oxyura jamaicensis ruddy duck shoveler pond texas usa
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: North America
  25. White-faced Ibis (adult nonbreeding)

    White-faced Ibis (adult nonbreeding)

    White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Adult nonbreeding. Sexes similar. Photographed in Shoveler Pond, Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anauhac national wildlife refuge chambers county high island plegadis chihi shoveler pond texas usa. white-faced ibis
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
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