Fotogalleri

Beskrivelse: low in the vegetation - close to freshwater (pond)

Titel: A clumsy touchdown by the Heron is clearly disturbing the Anhinga

Beskrivelse: Note the breeding look of the Heron - i.e white top and bright-blue base of bill

Titel: Female or a 1Y male

Titel: 3 is a crowd....

Beskrivelse: A pair on the small island in the lake... a single duck arrived and this situation was the result... up and down for some time - and then the intruder left

Titel: Re-fueling after a long non-stop migration from i.e. Yucatan (app. 18 hours). The black mulberries are perfect for the purpose - contains lots of sugar.

Titel: The bill show us that this migrating bird is refuelling on black mulberries

Beskrivelse: To the left a 2nd winter sub-adult bird (grey wash at sides of breast). The other 2 gulls are adults.

Beskrivelse: Restricted distribution in Texas and NE Mexico.... southern/western relative to Tufted Titmouse

Titel: Drinking and bathing

Beskrivelse: This state park is worth a visit - realy great birding i.e. Golden-cheeked Warbler. Relatively easy and guided acces in most of the area. Wild Turkey is easy to spot - and the park supports the habitat favoured by the turkeys.

Titel: The sparrow still in the winter quarters - SW in USA in the desert-like foothils and mountains

Titel: Cheek dominated by white in pattern, White bars to the top of the back (compare with Nuttall's Woodpecker)

Beskrivelse: The western population is more yellow than orange - eastern is notably more orange (look at pics from Texas and Mexico)

Titel: Most often In dense brush-land and often a little skulking. Summer at some altitude at hillsides or mountainsides and high plateaus but when not breeding often lower.