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Egret dropping his breakfast

Common terns fishing in Laurence Harbor

A few killdeer at the beach today

Six-lined Racer (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus) male, breeding colors. 15.0-24.1 cm (5.9-9.5 in) long.

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

These showy blackbirds are common in wetlands along the upper Texas coast where they overlap with the similar Great-tailed Grackle which tends to replace it in agricultural and settled areas. This is a male. Formerly lumped with the Great-tailed Grackle, this species was split by the AOU in...

Junior led the way for the geese and the rest followed through the heron's fishing area.

Common Grackle I love the glistening in their feathers.

This Green Heron put on a show for me while we waited for a dolphin tour. I have several photos of him that should turn out great!

Yellow-crowned Night Heron stopped by for a little crabbing on the beach!

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularis)

Back Slough. Can you spell mosquito?

Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus: Pleauridae) female. The body of females are 1.5-2.6 cm (0.6-1.0 in) long. From tip of a leg to the tip of its oppose leg is ca. 10.2 cm (4”) long.

Vireos are characterized by having a heavy shrike-like bill with a hook at the tip as seen here. Note yellow spectacles and unstreaked yellow throat and breast. This species tends to forage high in the canopy. It is an uncommon migrant in coastal Texas and this is the only one I was able to...

Resting on a cattail

Busy place with RWBB's today

Along the walkway at Horicon Marsh.

Third lifer in two days. Yay!

Passed some Least Tern nesting colonies in Mississippi and had a couple parents irate at me for being in the same county as their beach. Of course I-90 was literally five feet from me so I dunno what they was so mad about!

My wife took the camera to shoot across the car at this osprey who was enjoying it's kill. One of numerous successful hunters this morning, this one is chowing down on it's catch!

On vacation in Pensacola, Florida, US and discovered Osprey's are pretty common. Caught this guy flying across the road out at Ft. Pickens!

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) female.

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus lineatus) juvenile.

This familiar Eastern North American thrush is a fairly common migrant in the eastern half of Texas, especially along the coast where it can be surprisingly common in shady forested areas with heavy leaf litter. This one came out long enough for me to get a photo. They winter in Mexico and...

Hermit Thrush.