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  1. Black Swallowtails, Male left, Female right

    Black Swallowtails, Male left, Female right

    Black Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilio polyxenes: Papilionidae) male left, female right. Wingspan 6.4-10.2 cm (2.5-4.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • black swallowtail family papilionidae mumford papilio polyxenes robertson county texas union bend road usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  2. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan buteo swainsoni sims lane cut-off swainson's hawk texas tritex grass farm usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  3. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan calidris minutilla least sandpiper sims lane cut-off texas tritex grass farm usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  4. American Coot Water Striding

    American Coot Water Striding

    American Coot (Fulica americana americana) Water Striding.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american coot brazos county bryan fulica americana americana midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  5. Green Heron

    Green Heron

    Green Heron (Butorides virescens virescens) His parents named him Spike but all of his friends call him Punky.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan butorides virescens virescens green heron midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  6. Great Egret

    Great Egret

    Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta) with its catch.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • ardea alba egretta brazos county bryan great egret midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  7. Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria solitaria) breeding plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan midtown lake solitary sandpipeer texas tringa solitaria solitaria usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  8. Chimney Swift

    Chimney Swift

    Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan chaetura pelagica chimney swift texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  9. Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

    Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

    This attractive common species ranges across western North America. The widespread naturalization of introduced Sweet Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) may account for its being so widespread. This is the typical yellow form. A black form also occurs with reduced yellow striping. Formerly "P. gothica."
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • anise swallowtail california papilio zelicaon usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  10. Barn Swallow, Male

    Barn Swallow, Male

    Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • barn swallow brazos county college station hirundo rustica erythrogaster texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  11. Sun Cup (Taraxia ovata)

    Sun Cup (Taraxia ovata)

    A fairly common low growing member of the Evening Primrose family native to coastal California from Humboldt to San Luis Obispo Counties. Sometimes called "Golden Eggs." Formerly placed in the genus "Oenothera" or "Camissonia." Its leaves are edible but reportedly act as a mild laxative.
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california sun cup taraxia ovata usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  12. Red-shouldered Hawk

    Red-shouldered Hawk

    Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus lineatus) with a baby Red-eared Slider (turtle).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan buteo lineatus lineatus camelot park red-shouldered hawk texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  13. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan calidris minutilla least sandpiper sims lane cut-off texas tritex grass farm usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  14. Grand-collared Darkling Beetle (Eleodes grandicollis)

    Grand-collared Darkling Beetle (Eleodes grandicollis)

    Restricted to California and Nevada, this one has no English name so I made one up. Sometimes called Stink-beetles or Desert Stink-beetles they are famous for squirting a foul smelling toxic acid from their rear which can burn the skin of potential predators.
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california eleodes grandicollis grand-collared darkling beetle usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Golden-crowned Sparrow

    Golden-crowned Sparrow

    In full breeding plumage for only a short time before they migrate back north to breed. A common wintering sparrow in most of California, they usually remain through the end of April. They sing throughout the year, a melancholy "Oh dear me" or "Three blind mice." However hard-luck gold miners in...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california golden-crowned sparrow usa zonotrichia atricapilla
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  16. Baird's Sandpiper

    Baird's Sandpiper

    Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Having a hard time standing up with the gusting wind.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • baird's sandpiper brazos county calidris bairdii northwest bryan sims lane cut-off texas tritex grass farm usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  17. Pigeon Guillemot

    Pigeon Guillemot

    An adult in breeding plumage, the striking bright red mouth lining and tongue are not visible unless they are calling. California birds are the race "C. c. eureka" which are smaller with shorter wings, but with a longer bill than populations breeding further north. These distinctive alcids nest...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california cepphus columba pigeon guillemot usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  18. Cave Swallow

    Cave Swallow

    Cave Swallow (Hirundo fulva)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county cave swallows college station hirundo fulva texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  19. Chimney Swift

    Chimney Swift

    Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan chaetura pelagica chimney swift texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  20. Barn Swallow

    Barn Swallow

    Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) after an insect. Wolf Pen Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savanna vegetation area, open manicured park with Wolf Pen Creek and a small riparian at 79 m (259 ft) elevation. April 2024
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • barn swallow brazos county college station hirundo rustica erythrogaster texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  21. Margined White (Pieris marginalis)

    Margined White (Pieris marginalis)

    Note the dark vein outlines on the underside of the wing. Formerly lumped with Green-veined White (P. napi) of Europe and Mustard White (Pieris oleracea) of northeastern North America, it is now recognized as a separate species inhabiting western North America. This is the spring form which has...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california margined white pieris marginalis usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  22. American Kestrel, Female

    American Kestrel, Female

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american kestrel falco sparverius sparverius northwest of mumford robertson county texas union bend road usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  23. Hooded Oriole

    Hooded Oriole

    Supposedly named for its orange hood, but seems like a misnomer. A proper "hood" should be dark. Historically, these orioles' northern limit was Southern California, but the planting of California Fan Palms (Washingtonia filifera) into Northern California allowed this Palm specialist to expand...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california hooded oriole icterus cucullatus usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  24. Blue Jay

    Blue Jay

    Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) perched in a water hickory (Carya aquatica: Juglandaceae) over a bog.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • blue jay cyanocitta cristata cypress creek harris county humble texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  25. Mallard

    Mallard

    Abundant and widespread across the northern hemisphere, this is a female with a newly hatched brood. Waterfowl chicks are precocial, covered with down feathers, eyes open and feeding themselves immediately after hatching. Most birds have altricial young, hatched blind, naked, totally helpless...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • anas platyrhynchos california mallard usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
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