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| Red-bordered Pixie |
The first three weeks in November is butterfly heaven in the Rio Grande Valley. We took day trips to Edinburg Scenic Wetlands Birding Center, Santa Ana NWR, Quinta Mazatlan, and The National Butterfly Center plus right here at Bentsen RGV State Park. Here's our Butterfly & Insect photo collection....
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| Ruddy Daggerwing |
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| Tarantula Hawk |
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| Tropical Leafwing |
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| Dusky-blue Hairstreak |
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| Desert Checkerspot |
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| Insect feeding station |
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| Mexican Fritillary |
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| Western Pygmy Blue |
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| Bordered Patch |
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| Great Purple Hairstreak |
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| Empress Leilia |
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| Malachite |
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| Band-celled Sister |
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| Giant Swallowtail |
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| Isabella's Heliconian |
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| Gulf Fritillary on Turk's Cap |
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| Julia Heliconian |
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| Green Kingfisher An Amazon Kingfisher was seen 90 miles east of here and we decided that now was the time to see it. We took off before dawn and at first light heard it calling. It flew over us to a nearby resaca and we had great looks through the scope, too far away for photos but it looks like this Green Kingfisher only quite a bit larger. |
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| Groove-billed Ani On the way back west we stopped at Santa Ana and saw 7 Groove-billed Anis and a surprise Rose-throated Becard. |
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| Inca Doves Happy Thanksgiving from the two of us. Ty & Ida |
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