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  1. Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides) with its impaled prey (American Bird Grasshopper). My wife suddenly got sick and we have been in and out having tests run. She is doing much better now which we are much appreciative of.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • lanius ludovicianus excubitorides loggerhead shrike mumford mumford benchley road robertson county texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  2. American Golden Plover

    American Golden Plover

    American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) non-breeding plumage, foraging.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american golden plover brazos county nw of bryan pluvialis dominica sims lane cut-off texas tritex grass farm usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  3. Cedar Waxwing

    Cedar Waxwing

    Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bombycilla cedorum brazos county bryan camelot park cedar waxwing texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  4. Bufflehead couple

    Bufflehead couple

    Bufflehead couple (Bucephala albeola). Fin Feather Lake, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, small lake surrounded by industrial businesses, railroad tracks, and small tracts of secondary woodlands at ca. 103 m (338 ft) elevation. March 2025
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan bucephala albeola bufflehead fin feather lake texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  5. Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee, Female

    Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee, Female

    Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis: Apidae) female. 1.2-1.8 cm (0.47-0.71 in) long. Buzzing around a redbud tree (Cercis canadensis) in flower.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park family apidae horsefly-like carpenter bee texas usa xylocopa tabaniformis
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  6. Gadwall Couple

    Gadwall Couple

    Gadwall couple (Mareca strepera), not talking.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan gadwall mareca strepera midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  7. Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station eastern phoebe sayornis phoebe texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  8. Yellow -rumped Warbler

    Yellow -rumped Warbler

    Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata) “Myrtle Warbler".
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • myrtle warbler setophaga coronata coronata texas usa washington washington county washington-on-the-brazos state historic site yellow-rumped warbler
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  9. Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) flying low.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan calidris melanotos midtown lake pectoral sandpiper texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  10. Red-bellied Woodpecker, Male

    Red-bellied Woodpecker, Male

    Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) male guarding its nest cavity from starlings sitting about two feet away. There were several physical altercations with both the male and female and the starlings.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park melanerpes carolinus red-bellied woodpecker texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  11. Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria solitaria)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan midtown lake solitaria sandpiper texas tringa solitaria solitaria usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  12. Barn Swallow

    Barn Swallow

    Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • barn swallow brazos county college station hirundo rustica erythrogaster texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  13. Carolina Cherry Laurel

    Carolina Cherry Laurel

    Carolina Cheery Laurel (Prunus caroliniana: Rosaceae) Native evergreen tree, often shrubby.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park carolina cherry laurel family rosaceae prunus caroliniana texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  14. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus atratus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • black vulture brazos county college station coragyps atratus atratus texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  15. American Golden Plover

    American Golden Plover

    American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) non-breeding plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american golden plover brazos county bryan midtown lake pluvialis dominica texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  16. Common Gallinule Duo

    Common Gallinule Duo

    Common Gallinule duo (Gallinula galeata cachinnans)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county common gallinule gallinula galeata cachinnans shoveler pond texas usa winnie
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  17. Eastern Bluebird, Male

    Eastern Bluebird, Male

    Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis sialis) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • eastern bluebird sialia sialis sialis texas usa washington washington county washington-on-the-brazos state historic site
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  18. White Ibis

    White Ibis

    White Ibis (Eudocimus albus albus) breeding colors.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county eudocimus albus albus shoveler pond texas usa white ibis winnie
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  19. Harlequin Duck

    Harlequin Duck

    Usually hiding behind the line of concrete blocks that protect the harbor, this morning he finally hopped on top of the blocks for decent views. A rare visitor to the Bay Area, but records at Coyote Point go back to 27 August 2002 when first noted by Ron Thorn. The oldest recorded Harlequin Duck...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california harlequin duck histrionicus histrionicus usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  20. Texas Spider-lily

    Texas Spider-lily

    Texas Spider-lily (Hymenocallis liriosome: Amaryllidaceae)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county family amaryllidaceae hymenocallis liriosome texas texas spider-lily usa whites ranch road winnie
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  21. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • aransas county calidris minutilla lamar lamar beach road lamar peninsula least sandpiper st. charles bay texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  22. "Pinkies" Roseate Spoonbills

    "Pinkies" Roseate Spoonbills

    "Pinkies" Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county platalea ajaja roseate spoonbill texas usa winnie
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  23. Barrow's Goldeneye

    Barrow's Goldeneye

    Adult male.
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • barrow's goldeneye bucephala islandica california usa video
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  24. Barrow's Goldeneye

    Barrow's Goldeneye

    An adult male. They are uncommon visitors to California from breeding grounds in Alaska and Western Canada. In comparison with the more familiar Common Goldeneye, male Barrow's has a steeper forehead, smaller bill, a tear-drop shaped white crescent between the bill and eye and more dark on the...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • barrow's goldeneye bucephala islandica california usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  25. Glossy Ibis with a Crayfish

    Glossy Ibis with a Crayfish

    Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) with a crayfish covered in algae.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county glossy ibis plegadis falcinellus shoveler pond texas usa winnie
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
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