Clapper Rail clip2: video clip of rail foraging under the boardwalk

In this short clip the Clapper Rail is foraging under a section of the boardwalk. A very close-up view is at the end of the clip. SeEtta

Clapper Rail clip1: video clip of rail walking around in the open

I videotaped this Clapper Rail from the famous So Padre Island Convention Center boardwalk and am posting a series of short clips (most unde...

Chihuahuan Raven flock infiltrated by a hawk: video clip of the action

This short clip shows a rather hapless hawk that flew into the midst of a loose flock of Chihuahuan Ravens and it was not welcome. Both the...

Chihuahuan Ravens: Jan, 2011 clip of hundreds flying overhead

I got this clip a few days ago on my return trip through the Lamesa, TX area. These are only a small part of the very large congregation of...

Chihuahuan Ravens: close-up video clip

This short clip gives a closer view of two Chihuahuan Ravens. Previous to this clip the raven on the right was making a non-too-subtle move...

Chihuahuan Ravens: large flock flying

This short video clip gives another nice view of the large concentration of Chihuahuan Ravens near Lamesa,TX as this group flies fairly clos...

Wintering concentration of Chihuahuan Ravens

This video clip shows one of the large loose flocks of Chihuahuan Ravens I saw in and around Lamesa, TX both on my way to the Rio Grande Val...

Male Williamson's Sapsucker-video clip 'back view and stretching'

This very short video clip gives a view of the Williamson's Sapsucker from the back. Unfortunately he was on the shady side of the tree...

Male Williamson's Sapsucker-video clip 'drilling sap wells'

This is a video clip of a Williamson's Sapsucker drilling sap wells in a non-native elm (siberian or chinese type) tree. I found this ...

Solitary Sandpiper video clip

I have been hassling with this blog site to get this posted for the last 4 days! I found this Solitary Sandpiper loafing at my friend's...

Red-napedSapsucker: video clips

These are two short video clips that show the Red-naped Sapsucker perched high on a deciduous tree engaging in grooming and some loafing. I...

Sandhill Cranes in W.Texas: video clips

These are just two short video clips I video-scoped (video taken with my point and shoot camera that I handhold up to my spotting scope) in ...

SnowyOwl: one more video clip

This is the best of the video clips I have as the Snowy Owl turns its head several times as it looks around and appears to scratch an itch ...

SnowyOwl: videoclips

These are video clips of the Snowy Owl that I took using the technique of 'video-scoping'--holding my point and shoot camera against...

NORTHERN WHEATEAR: last video clip, not least

POST NOTE: I took most of these videos from between 50 and 75 feet and they are magnified by the fact I took the video through my spotting ...

NORTHERN WHEATEAR: more video clips

POST NOTE: The bird was about 50-60 feet away in the top pic as it had flown into a woodpile about 50 feet from me. The bird was more than...