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
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