Padre Island National Seashore

2013.05 South Texas

Folder: Travel Photos
Photos from my trip to South Texas during May 18-22, 2013.
Padre Island National Seashore

Padre Island National Seashore

19 May 2013 67
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

19 May 2013 99
Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013
Long-Billed Curlew

Long-Billed Curlew

19 May 2013 141
Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Wilson's Plover

Wilson's Plover

19 May 2013 118
Lifer #2 of the day. Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

19 May 2013 117
Lifer #3 of the day. Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Common Tern

Common Tern

19 May 2013 1 176
Lifer #4 of the day. Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Royal Tern

Royal Tern

19 May 2013 103
Lifer #5 of the day. Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Sandwich Terns

Sandwich Terns

19 May 2013 1 133
Lifer #6 of the day. May many more Terns come from this union! Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Willet

Willet

19 May 2013 143
Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Black-Bellied Plover

Black-Bellied Plover

19 May 2013 155
Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Black Skimmer

Black Skimmer

19 May 2013 144
Lifer #7 of the day. Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Black Skimmer Skimming

Black Skimmer Skimming

19 May 2013 80
I was surprised how shallow the water was that the skimmers ... skimmed. Taken at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Kingbird

Kingbird

19 May 2013 93
I have a conundrum here - I'm thinking this is a Couch's Kingbird. But I did not hear it call, so I can't be certain it's not a Tropical Kingbird. Either one would be a lifer, but since I don't have any certainty, I'm not counting it.
Green Heron

Green Heron

19 May 2013 103
Lifer #8 of the day. Taken at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge near Alamo, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

19 May 2013 196
Lifer #9 of the day. Taken at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge near Alamo, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Plain Chachalaca

Plain Chachalaca

19 May 2013 1 1 119
Lifer #10 of the day. Taken at Sabal Palms Sanctuary near Brownsville, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Crimson-Collared Grosbeak

Crimson-Collared Grosbeak

19 May 2013 1 167
Lifer #11 of the day. Taken at Sabal Palms Sanctuary near Brownsville, Texas on May 19, 2013.
Black-Crested Titmouse

Black-Crested Titmouse

19 May 2013 104
Lifer #12 of the day. Taken at Sabal Palms Sanctuary near Brownsville, Texas on May 19, 2013.
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