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KingFisher
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Traveler and Hiker, interested in learning more about Birding and Photography. Favorite birds, #kingfisher#greenheron
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Boy, a Hippo really knows how to get it’s point across. Time to get going!
Hippopotamus in a pond showing those big canine teeth as a warning to stay back
May 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Pair of Africa Penguins hanging out at Boulders Beach S. Africa. #penguins
A pair of Africa Penguins which live exclusively in South African waters.
April 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Roseate Spoonbill invading the space of a much larger White Pelican.
#roseatespoonbill
#whitepelican
A pink and white Roseatte Spoonbill invading the space of a much larger White Pelican. Both birds are in shallow water searching for a meal.
January 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Red Bellied or Golden Fronted? This woodpecker stops by for a suet treat now and then. I believe its s juvenile, but need help in identification please. #woodpeckers#goldenfrontedwoodpecker#redbelliedwoodpecker
Large woodpecker feeding on suet.
January 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The Tricolored heron always has a calming effect on me as it’s a very easy going bird. #heron#tricoloredheron
The bluish Tricolored heron is a medium sized bird sporting yellow legs and a black and yellow beak with a white abdomen.
January 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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In Port Aransas, Texas recently we came across this Great Egret preening on a sunny December day. #greategret#egret
The Great Egret is a large white bird with stark black legs.
January 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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This pair of Whooping Cranes circled by for a closer look. #whoopers#whoopingcranes
Whooping cranes on the flyby, very large white bird with black wingtips, they migrate from Canada and beyond to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Coast for the winter months.
January 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Whooping Cranes in flight near Rockport Texas. We counted a total of 28 Whoopers this day. #whoopingcranes
A pair of Whooping cranes in flight over another standing near a pond.
January 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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On our last trip to Grand Teton I began to wonder who else is visiting. #tetons#grandteton
December 29, 2024 at 2:37 AM
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Guardian of the pier. #greatblueheron
Picture of a Great Blue Heron. It’s one of the tallest birds, averaging 4’ tall when full grown. Has black legs, blue/gray body and yellow beak.
November 28, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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Beautiful Tricolored Heron in Port Aransas, Texas. #herons#tricolored#fromthearchives
A medium sized heron standing in a marsh on the edge of Port Aransas, Texas
November 25, 2024 at 1:21 AM
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Sunrise in Fulton, Texas. Drinking my coffee and watching fishermen stopping by to grab some live bait. #FromTheArchives#sunrise
Early morning sunrise at a bait house in Fulton, Texas.
November 23, 2024 at 3:12 AM
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While watering plants along the patio out crawls this #polyphemusmoth showing off those eyes. Its easily 5” across. #moths
A beautiful very large moth sporting a pair of what looks like painted eyes on its wings
November 22, 2024 at 4:53 AM
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Snowy Egret at Port Aransas, Texas. #shorebirds#egret#snowyegret
A very focused white coastal wading bird sporting a long straight black beak and yellow eyes.
November 20, 2024 at 12:43 AM
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The Tetons viewed across Jackson Lake, Wyoming.
The Grand Teton mountains with a dusting of snow on the opposite side of Jackson Lake, Wyoming.
November 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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Last fall along Marshall Pass Road, Colorado.
Fall colors under a blue sky on a mountainside in Colorado
November 18, 2024 at 12:32 AM