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22
Feb
2021
Puffball Waxwings


A group of Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) puffed up to retain warmth, perch in the top of a tree during the Texas snowstorm of February 2021.



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19
Feb
2021
Cold Robin


This week’s posting schedule was rather disrupted by the historic winter storm that hit Texas last weekend. Things started going south for us on Sunday...



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24
Jan
2021
Robin on Cedar


Apparently American Robins (Turdus migratorius) aren’t affected by cedar pollen the way practically every human in Central Texas is. Here’s...



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22
Jan
2021
Pine Siskin


Staying with the theme of small birds seen last weekend, here’s one of many Pine Siskins (Spinus pinus) I spied from the bird blind at Charro Ranch...



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21
Jan
2021
American Robin


Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been inundated by tens of thousands of American Robins (Turdus migratorius) feasting on the plentiful berries...



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6
Jan
2021
Red-Shouldered Hawk


Closing out this collection of birds seen last weekend, a Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) surveys the area around Lake Negley/Soil Conservation Site...



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5
Jan
2021
A Treeful of Cormorants


Several cypress trees rise out of the waters at Kyle’s Soil Conservation Site 1 Reservoir and these have been taken over as roosts for a sizeable...



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4
Jan
2021
Red-Winged Blackbird


A large flock of Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were perching in the reed beds at Lake Neglwy (Soil Conservation Site 1 Reservoir) in Kyle...



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3
Jan
2021
Eastern Phoebe


An Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) seen at Lake Negley/Soil Conservation Site 1 Reservoir in Kyle, Texas on January 1st, 2021. This was one of the many...



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2
Jan
2021
Northern Mockingbird


I often fall into the trap of not photographing the common birds found in this area, forgetting that what’s common here is likely to be interesting...



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17
Dec
2020
Female Ladder-backed Woodpecker


I spent some time yesterday evening out at Pedernales Falls State Park. The main aim was to do some astrophotography with Jason Flenniken but I took advantage...



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30
Jul
2020
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker


A male Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas.



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25
Jul
2020
Peacock Plumage


I bumped into a peacock during a visit to Austin Zoo in the spring of 2017 and had to take some pictures of it’s colourful plumage.



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30
Mar
2020
Female Ladder-Backed Woodpecker


Continuing my wander through the archives, here’s a female Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at the Pedernales Falls State Park...



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16
Mar
2020
Field Sparrow


Yesterday morning, as local social isolation took effect and church was off, we visited Charro Ranch Park in Dripping Springs and spent some time in the bird...



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17
Dec
2018
Scaly-Breasted Hummingbird, Costa Rica


Lightroom tells me it has been exactly 1 year since I took this photo during a visit to the hummingbird garden at Selvatura Park on our Costa Rica vacation...



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9
Jul
2018
Barn Swallows in Madrid, NM


A group of juvenile barn swallows getting really close to leaving their nest in Madrid, New Mexico.



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15
May
2018
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker


A male ladder-backed woodpecker (dryobates scalaris) seen in Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas.



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4
Apr
2018
House Finch at Pedernales Falls


This is another of my favourites from our trip to the Pedernales Falls State Park bird blind a couple of weekends ago. This is an adult male house finch...



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23
Mar
2018
Northern Cardinal


Let’s finish this week of birds with one of the most commonly-seen (or, at least, most commonly noticed) central Texas birds. This is a male Northern...



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