Hook-billed Kites: a dark morph from Thursday

This was another Hook-billed Kite I photographed on Thursday near the Mission Nature Park.This one is an adult dark morph, the small amount ...

Hook-billed Kites: an adult female light morph seen today

Today I returned to the Mission hike & bike trail area to look for the Hook-billed Kites again. I met Benton Basham there and a little ...

Map toMission hike & bike trail where Hook-billed Kites have been seen

This map shows how to get to the Mission Nature Park parking lot to access the hike & bike trail where the Hook-billed Kites have most o...

Hook-billed Kite: adult female light morph

This is a adult female light morph Hook-billed Kite that I observed and photographed yesterday near the Mission bike trail as it flew back a...

Hook-billed Kite: adult male light morph perched in a distant tree

Not the best photo of a Hook-billed Kite but the best I could get with it perched about 250 feet away with branches in the way. SeEtta

Hook-billed Kite-my life bird and one of 5 today in Mission,TX

After spending 2 hours with more than 20 other birders this morning watching for Hook-billed Kites, that have been reported for several days...

Another Gray Hawk, but much closer this time

Yesterday I planned to drive into the La Lomita Church (a local historic site) park where my dog, Chase, can run around off leash usually as...

Guatemalan Leafwing, yet another tropical visitor

While I was focused on getting good photos of the Pavon Emperor butterfly yesterday, there was another butterfly feeding next to it. As I h...

Angled Leafwing, another tropical butterfly

Another tropical butterfly that strays into So Texas, this Angled Leafwing's range is from northern So. America north through Mexico acc...

Pavon Emperor, other views

I thought this close up view of the wing of this male Pavon Emperor showed off it's iridescence. And the photo below demonstrates the i...

Pavon Emperor butterfly again today

Having been told by some of the experienced butterflyers that the forecast sun today would bring more great butterfly action I returned to t...

Pavon Emperor butterfly, another view

This gives a nice ventral view of this rare visiting butterfly. In this one it's proboscis is rolled back up. Interestingly there are ...

Pavon Emperor, rare tropical butterfly

I was very fortunate today to visit the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Tx when a rare tropical butterfly was being seen. I never hea...

Hummer-still pics--[Post note: probable Black-chinned]

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Hummingbird--video clip 3-[Post note: probable Black-chinned]

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Hummingbird: another video clip-[post note: prob Black-chinned]

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[Prob Black-chinned ] Hummingbird at Bentsen Palm Village RV Park in Mission,TX

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