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  1. Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

    Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

    The most common of the three look-alike species in our area. Pale Swallowtail is larger with more angular wings, has broader black stripes and is paler in color. The similar two-tailed Swallowtail ranges in the interior avoiding the coast.
    • jmorlan
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    • california papilio rutulus usa western tiger swallowtail
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  2. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    An adult in winter plumage lacking the scaly appearance of the juvenile. This iconic species is primarily a migrant and winter visitor to California from breeding grounds in boreal lakes of Alaska and Canada. Note the legs are far back. They feed by diving, often staying under water for several...
    • jmorlan
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    • california common loon gavia immer usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  3. Elada Checkerspot

    Elada Checkerspot

    Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada: Nymphalidae). Wingspan 2.2-3.3 cm (0.87-1.26 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brownsville cameron county elada checkerspot family nymphalidae resaca de la palma state park texas texola elada usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Northern Cardinal, Female

    Northern Cardinal, Female

    Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris) female.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris college station northern cardinal texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  5. Blue Jay

    Blue Jay

    Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • blue jay brazos county college station cyanocitta cristata texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  6. Pacific Loon

    Pacific Loon

    Sometimes called Pacific Diver, this is an adult in breeding plumage. They are common migrants and winter visitors along the Pacific Coast, usually seen in marine environments where they favor deep water. Formerly lumped with Arctic Loon from which it differs in its slightly smaller size, more...
    • jmorlan
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    • california gavia pacifica pacific loon usa video
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  7. Great Golden Digger Wasp

    Great Golden Digger Wasp

    Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus: Sphecidae) 1.5-2.5 cm (0.6-1.0 in) long. Photographed on Texas Kidneywood.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county arboretum bryan family sphecidae great golden digger wasp sphex ichneumoneus texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Eastern Red-tailed Hawk, Juvenile

    Eastern Red-tailed Hawk, Juvenile

    Eastern Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) 1st yr bird.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • buteo jamaicensis borealis eastern red-tailed hawk mumford robertson county texas union bend road usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  9. Eurasian Collared Dove

    Eurasian Collared Dove

    Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station eurasian collared dove streptopelia decaocto texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  10. Brant

    Brant

    Formerly split as a separate species, the "Black Brant," this Pacific Rim population is darker has a more extensive white necklace connecting in front. This subspecies, "B. b. nigricans" migrates from Arctic breeding grounds to bays and estuaries in Mexico and the Far East. An uncommon Fall...
    • jmorlan
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    • brant branta bernicla california usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  11. Double-banded Bycid

    Double-banded Bycid

    Double-banded Bycid (Sphaenothecus bivittata: Cerambycidae) body ca. 1 cm 0.39 in) long. Photographed on Texas Kidneywood.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan double-banded bycid family cerambycidae sphaenothecus bivittata texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • lanius ludovicianus excubitorides loggerhead shrike mumford mumford benchley road robertson county texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  13. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea caerulea) Photographed in a slippery elm tree.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • astin recreational area blue-gray gnatcatcher brazos county bryan midtown lake polioptila caerulea caerulea texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  14. Western Flycatcher

    Western Flycatcher

    Last year the Pacific-slope Flycatcher and the virtually identical Cordilleran Flycatcher were re-lumped under the original name "Western Flycatcher." They were separated only by genetics and minor differences in vocalizations, but more recent research found extensive hybridization and vocal...
    • jmorlan
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    • california empidonax difficilis usa western flycatcher
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  15. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county arboretum bryan family papilionidae giant swallowtail papilio cresphontes texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  16. Green Heron

    Green Heron

    Green Heron (Butorides virescens virescens) photographed on and surrounded by pale smartweed.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan butorides virescens virescens green heron midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  17. Eastern Red-tailed Hawk, Juvenile

    Eastern Red-tailed Hawk, Juvenile

    Eastern Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) juvenile with an intimidating stare.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • buteo jamaicensis borealis easteren red-tailed hawk northwest of mumford robertson county texas union bend road usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  18. Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)

    Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)

    Widely introduced from Europe where valued as a great delicacy. Introduced to California for food in the 1850's but now considered an invasive agricultural pest. They occur in two forms depending on the orientation of their spiral shell. This is the more common dextral (right-handed) form...
    • jmorlan
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    • california cornu aspersum garden snail usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Invertebrates
  19. Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Female

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Female

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female ready to rumble.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • archilochus colubris brazos county college station lick creek park ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  20. Blue-winged Teals Male and Females), One Female Green-winged Teal

    Blue-winged Teals Male and Females), One Female Green-winged Teal

    Blue-winged Teals (Spatula discors) males and females with one female Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anas crecca carolinensis blue-winged teal brazos county bryan green-winged teal midtown lake spatula discors texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  21. Coyote (Canis latrans)

    Coyote (Canis latrans)

    Relaxing in the garden. They have been in the news lately for attacking (illegally) unleashed dogs for which there is a simple albeit unpopular solution. This is the race "C. l. ochropus," sometimes called the "California Valley Coyote." It is a more golden or ocher color, slightly darker and...
    • jmorlan
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    • california canis latrans coyote usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  22. Great Egret

    Great Egret

    Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta) It appears to be taking off but it is actually landing.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ardea alba egretta brazos county bryan great egret midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  23. Crested Caracaras

    Crested Caracaras

    Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus audubonii) perched on a power pole.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • caracara plancus audubonii crested caracara mumford robertson county texas union bend road usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  24. Pacific Wren

    Pacific Wren

    A tiny but highly vocal denizen of old growth forest more often heard than seen. Formerly lumped with the Winter Wren of eastern North America and Eurasian Wren. However research from an area of range overlap between Pacific and Winter Wrens in western Canada showed that the two are not only...
    • jmorlan
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    • california pacific wren troglodytes pacificus usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  25. Texas Fox Squirrel

    Texas Fox Squirrel

    Texas Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger limitis: Sciuridae) with a pecan still in the husk. A subspecies of the Eastern Fox Squirrel.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station family sciuridae sciurus niger limitis texas texas fox squirrel usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Wild Mammals
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