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south padre island

  1. Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) looks like a juvenile male though it might be a female. Nectaring red bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus: Myrtaceae). Like a lot of plants it goes by several common names. Some plant taxonomist are placing Callistemon citrinus in the genus Melaleuca.
  2. Tennessee Warbler, adult female

    Tennessee Warbler, adult female

    Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) adult female.
  3. Great Southern White (female)

    Great Southern White (female)

    Great Southern White (Ascia monuste: Pieridae) female. Wingspan 4.4-5.7 cm (1.75-2.25 in).
  4. Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria solitaria)
  5. Baltimore Oriole (adult female)

    Baltimore Oriole (adult female)

    Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) adult female.
  6. Baltimore Oriole (male)

    Baltimore Oriole (male)

    Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) male.
  7. Yellow-billed Cuckoo

    Yellow-billed Cuckoo

    Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
  8. Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens)
  9. Blue Grosbeak (female)

    Blue Grosbeak (female)

    Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) female.
  10. Scarlet Tanager (male)

    Scarlet Tanager (male)

    Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) male.
  11. Indigo Buntings and Blue Grosbeaks

    Indigo Buntings and Blue Grosbeaks

    Indigo Buntings (males) (Passerina cyanea) and Blue Grosbeaks (males) (Passerina caerulea)
  12. Hooded Warbler (1st yr female, starting her 2nd yr)

    Hooded Warbler (1st yr female, starting her 2nd yr)

    Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)) 1st yr female, starting her 2nd yr.
  13. Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor ruficollis)
  14. Orchard Oriole (male)

    Orchard Oriole (male)

    Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius spurius) male.
  15. Blue Grosbeak (male)

    Blue Grosbeak (male)

    Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) male. East Sheepshead Street, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Marshes and Prairies vegetation area, barrier island, Laguna Madre Bay on the west side of the island and the Gulf of Mexico on the east side. Edge of a mesquite woodland...
  16. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female)

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female)

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female nectaring common sunflower (Helianthus annuus: Asteraceae). This was such a surprise to me because I had never seen a hummingbird nectar a common sunflower before.
  17. Black-throated Green Warbler (male)

    Black-throated Green Warbler (male)

    Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens virens) male.
  18. Baltimore Oriole (male)

    Baltimore Oriole (male)

    Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) male.
  19. Summer Tanager (2nd summer male)

    Summer Tanager (2nd summer male)

    Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra rubra) 2nd summer male.
  20. Northern Waterthrush

    Northern Waterthrush

    Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
  21. Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula maculosa)
  22. Lesser Scaup (female)

    Lesser Scaup (female)

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) female.
  23. Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor ruficollis).
  24. Painted Bunting (male)

    Painted Bunting (male)

    Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) male eating Guinea grass seed.
  25. Clapper Rail Bathing

    Clapper Rail Bathing

    Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans saturatus) bathing.
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