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17
Jan
2022
White-Winged Dove


A white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) seen from one of the bird blinds at Pedernales Falls State Park near Austin, Texas on October 25th, 2021.



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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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12
Jun
2020
Pedernales Falls State Park


Back to the promised calming landscapes today. This image shows a cascade on the Pedernales River as it flows through the Texas Hill Country at Pedernales...



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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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29
Aug
2019
Algae


Water levels were very low at Pedernales Falls last weekend and there was also significantly more algae growth than I had seen in the past. Some of those...



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28
Aug
2019
Cypress at Pedernales Falls


A cypress tree, rooted in the rocks by the river at Pedernales Falls State Park, near Johnson City, Texas. Pedernales Falls is our local Texas State Park...



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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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22
Mar
2018
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (female)


A female ladder-backed woodpecked (Dryobates scalaris) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas on March 17th, 2018. I don’t know the mating habits...



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21
Mar
2018
Black-Crested Titmouse


A black-crested titmouse (baeolophus atricristatus) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas on March 17th, 2018.



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20
Mar
2018
House Finch


A male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas on March 17th, 2018.



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19
Mar
2018
Ladder-backed Woodpecker


We spent some time this weekend visiting the bird blind at Pedernales Falls State Park. While we were there, a few interesting visitors arrived including...



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18
Jan
2018
Pedernales River


A long exposure shot of the Pedernales River at Pedernales River State Park near Johnson City, Texas. This is the closest state park to our home and I place...



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21
Apr
2017
Pedernales River near Johnson City


This is another image from my visit to Pedernales Falls State Park during Mike Criswell‘s recent visit to Austin. It was a grey and slightly drizzly...



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7
Apr
2017
Pedernales Falls State Park, Johnson City, Texas


My favourite local park is definitely Pedernales Falls State Park. Their address is “Johnson City” but the park is situated about as far from...



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3
Aug
2015
Western Scrub Jay


Pedernales Falls State Park has a couple of excellent bird blinds. During our visit on Saturday, however, there were very few excellent birds visiting....



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2
Aug
2015
Monarchs at Pedernales Falls State Park


I spent yesterday morning out at Pedernales Falls State Park with a group of kids from our local 4-H club. We had intended shooting in the bird blind but there...



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21
Dec
2014
Rocks and Water, Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas


I spent a fair chunk of yesterday at Pedernales Falls State Park with 9 energetic 11 and 12 year olds, only two of whom ended up falling in the river....



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