Long-billed Curlew

flying over the North Cove Harbor Wetlands Sanctuary (Rockport, Texas)

Greater Yellowlegs

reflecting in a shallow pool of water (North Cove Harbor Wetlands Sanctuary, Rockport, Texas)

Painted Bunting

looking very handsome (Wellborn, Texas)

White Pelicans

in very dense fog on Gibbons Creek Reservoir (Carlos, Texas)

Willet

capturing some sort of crustacean (Gulf of Mexico, Port Aransas)

American Alligator

calm waters of Lake Raven provided this reflected image of a small gator (Huntsville State Park, Huntsville, Texas)*

Brown Pelican

perched on a piling and waiting for a local fisherman to finish cleaning his catch (Rockport Beach Park, Rockport, Texas)

Clay-colored Sparrow

feeding on some part of this plant along the shores of Lake Raven (Huntsville State Park, Huntsville, Texas)*

Little blue Heron

preening while perched atop a dead tree in Pickett's Bayou (Trinity National Wildlife Refuge, Dayton, Texas)*

Northern Cardinal

Wellborn, Texas

Reddish Egret

looking elegant as it searches for fish along the shore (Rockport Beach Park, Rockport, Texas)

Redhead

a few wing flaps into takeoff (Millican Reserve, Millican, Texas)*

Eastern Bluebird

watching intently for breakfast (Wellborn, Texas)

Yellowed-crowned Night Heron

this immature heron was attempting to escape being detected in thick vegetation along the banks of the San Jacinto River ( (Stubblefield Recreation Area, Sam Houston National Forest, Richards, Texas)*

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

rearranging a vine before eating the new (reddish) leaves on this plant (Gibbons Creek Reservoir, Carlos, Texas)*

Vermilion Flycatcher

Cottonwood Campground in Big Bend National Park