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The usually hard to find Wilson's snipe has been popping up a lot lately - this marks the 4th time I've photographed one in 4 weekends, and this time at a different wetlands than the previous shots. I'm not complaining, though!
Another lucky spotting last weekend - this very elusive and very well hidden bird is one I may get to see once or twice a year, and some years not at all.
Wilsons Snipe (Gallinago delicata) with a Least Sandpiper (Calidris minusilla) below it. Old Travis B. Bryan Municipal Golf Course, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Margin of country club lake at ca. 91 m (ca. 300 ft) elevation. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational...
Wilsons Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. North side of Shoveler Pond in coastal freshwater marsh at ca. 1 m (3.3 ft) elevation.
Wilsons Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Mesquite savanna with Tamaulipan Scrub in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 23 m (75 ft) elevation.