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  1. Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Phoebe not happy with me for sitting on the porch and taking photos. Phoebes have made a nest on our front porch for five years in a row and hatched multiple broods!
    • RCHines
    • Media item
    • eastern phoebe phoebe texas
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  2. American Painted Lady

    American Painted Lady

    American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis: Nymphalidae) Wingspan: 4.4-6.4 cm (1.75-2.50 in). Nectaring Purple cone flower (Echinacea sp.: Asteraceae). My wife and I are going to Colorado for a few weeks so today will be my last post until we return. Great birding and photography my friends.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american painted lady brazos county college station family nymphalidae leach teaching gardens texas texas a&m university vanessa virginiensis
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  3. Widow Skimmer (male)

    Widow Skimmer (male)

    Widow Skimmerl (Libellula luctuosa: Libellulidae) male. 3.8-5.0cm (1.5-2.0 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park common whitetail family libellulidae plathemis lydia sewer creek texas usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria solitaria)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county lions park shallow ford road solitary sandpiper subsp. solitaria temple texas tringa solitaria usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  5. Royal Tern

    Royal Tern

    Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • cameron county royal tern south padre island texas thalasseus maximus usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  6. Eastern eyed Click Beetle

    Eastern eyed Click Beetle

    Eastern Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus: Elateridae) 2.5-5.1 cm (1.0-2.0 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alaus oculatus eastern eye click beetle family elateridae hidalgo county mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Blue-tipped Dancer male

    Blue-tipped Dancer male

    Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis: Coenagrionidae) male. 3.0-3.8 cm (1.2-1.5 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • argia tibialis blue-tipped dancer brazos center brazos county bryan family coenagrionidae texas usa.
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county belton great-tailed grackle nolan creek quiscalus mexicanus subsp. prosopidicola texas usa yetti polk park
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  9. Black-bellied Plover

    Black-bellied Plover

    Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • black-bellied plover cameron county pluvialis squatarola south padre island south padre island world birding and nature center subsp. cynosurae texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  10. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • family papilionidae giant swallowtail harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park papilio cresphontes texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  11. Brown Longtail Skipper

    Brown Longtail Skipper

    Brown Longtail Skipper (Urbanus procne: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.7-4.8 cm (1.5-1.9 in). Nectaring Canada germander (Teucrium canadensis: Lamiaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brown longtail skipper edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands family hesperiidae hidalgo county texas urbanus procne usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  12. Red-wnged Blackbird (male)

    Red-wnged Blackbird (male)

    Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • agelaius phoeniceus bell county belton red-winged blackbird subsp. phoeniceus texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  13. Texan Crescent

    Texan Crescent

    Texan Crescent (Anthanasia texana: Nymphalidae) Wingspan: 2.5-4.4 cm (1.0- 1.8 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anthanasia texana family nymphalidae harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park texan crescent texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. House Sparrow (male)

    House Sparrow (male)

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county bell county expo center belton house sparrow passer domesticus subsp. likely domesticus texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  15. Great Egret

    Great Egret

    Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • ardea alba boca chica blvd. cameron county east of brownsville great egret subsp. egretta texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  16. Altamira Oriole bathing

    Altamira Oriole bathing

    Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis tamaulipensis) bathing.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • altamira oriole harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park icterus gularis texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  17. Sickle-winged Skipper

    Sickle-winged Skipper

    Sickle-winged Skipper (Achlyodes mithridates: Hesperiidae) Wingspan: 3.8-4.8 cm (1.5-1.9 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • achlyodes mithridates family hesperiidae harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park sickle-winged skipper texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  18. Reakirt's Blue

    Reakirt's Blue

    Reakirt’s Blue (Hemiargus isola: Lycaenidae) closed wing. Wingspan 1.9-2.9 cm (0.75-1.13 in)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • family lycaenidae harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park jemiargus isola reakirt's blue texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  19. Crested Caracara

    Crested Caracara

    Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus audubonii)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • boca chica blvd brownsville cameron county caracara plancus crested caracara subsp. audubonii texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  20. Mottled Duck Family

    Mottled Duck Family

    Mottled Ducks (Anas fulvigula maculosa) Mom with her teenage mod squad.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anas fulvigula edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county mottled duck subsp[. maculosa texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  21. Laviana White-Skipper (open-wing)

    Laviana White-Skipper (open-wing)

    Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.5-4.2 cm (1.4-1.7 in). Nectaring Crucita (Chromolaena odorata: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • family hesperiidae heliopetes laviana hidalgo county laviana white-skipper mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  22. Laviana White-Skipper(closed wing)

    Laviana White-Skipper(closed wing)

    Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.5-4.2 cm (1.4-1.7 in). Nectaring Texas Creeping Ox-eye (Wedelia texana: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • family hesperiidae heliopetes laviana hidalgo county laviana white-skipper mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  23. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • estero llano grande state park hidalgo county limnodromus scolopraceus long-billed dowitcher texas usa weslaco
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  24. Ruddy Turnstone

    Ruddy Turnstone

    Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres morinella)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • arenaria interpres barrier island south padre island cameron county city of south padre island island side of the causeway ruddy turnstone subsp. morinella texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  25. Lady Finger Cactus

    Lady Finger Cactus

    Lady Finger Cactus (Echinocereus pentalophus: Cactaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • echinocereus pentalophus family cactaceae harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park lady finger cactus texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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