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| Little Blue Heron comes in for an awkward landing |
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| Black-necked Stilts - not a centipede |
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| Young Green Heron stares us down |
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| Bat Falcon - first confirmed sighting in the U.S. Found at Santa Ana NWR - our first trip there we saw it through the scope about a mile away. This trip he sat right at the park entrance. |
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| Small Bat Falcon, Kestrel size, |
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| We stopped at Estero Llano SP to get this nice pair of Fulvous Whistling Ducks |
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| Then it was on to University of Texas Brownsville for another look at the Social Flycatcher. |
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| American Kestrel at the church parking lot. |
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| Giant Swallowtail at Laguna Atascosa NWR |
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| Black-crested Titmouse |
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| Black Vulture |
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| Crested Caracara |
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| Caracara feeding on a carcas |
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| White-tailed Deer browsing |
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| Regal Buck |
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| Isla Blanca Jetty - fishermen's favorite spot |
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| Puffer Fish |
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| Red Rock Crab or Sally Lightfoot Crab |
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| Spotted Sandpiper |
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| American Wigeon |
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| White Morph Reddish Egret deep bathing |
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| Shaking all the water off |
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| Tricolored Heron in back, Little Blue Heron up front |
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| Blue-winged Teal |
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| Purple Sage at Laguna Vista Trails |
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| Lincoln's Sparrow visits bird blind |
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| Olive Sparrow - one of the South Texas specialties |
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| Osprey makes a large catch |
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| Yellow-crowned Night-heron snatches a crab |
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
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| Pair of White-tailed Kites at San Benito Wetlands |
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| Burrowling Owl at curb catch basin |
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| Young Bull Nilgai - large exotic antilope one of 15,000 free in South Texas |
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| Viperina - beach pea-like blossoms |
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| Least Bittern doesn't want to be seen |
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| We took a ride to Bocha Chica and the huge SpaceX facility. In the distance is South Padre Island. Only five mile apart but a 41 mile drive to get there. |
Sunset over Laguna Madre from the Birding Center reminds us that our time here is ending soon.
Looking forwaard to the next adventure!
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
