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Trip to High Island, Texas and the Bolivar Peninsula with my friend Pat the last week in April. This was our 4th trip to this area of Texas. The spring migration for warblers and other migrants was a bust but the rookery, shorebirds, Caracaras, and Barn Owlets were excellent.
Barn Owlet pair cuddle 3.jpg
Barn Owlet pair cuddle 3.jpg
Barn Owlet trio, 2 look towards center.jpg
Barn Owlet trio, 2 look towards center.jpg
Barn Owlets, four.jpg
Barn Owlets, four.jpg
Barn Owlet stands up, 2 next to him.jpg
Barn Owlet stands up, 2 next to him.jpg
Barn Owlet pair, eyes open.jpg
Barn Owlet pair, eyes open.jpg
Barn Owlet siblings cuddle.jpg
Barn Owlet siblings cuddle.jpg
Barn Owlet pair cuddle2.jpg
Barn Owlet pair cuddle2.jpg
Barn Owlet trio eyes open.jpg
Barn Owlet trio eyes open.jpg
Barn Owlet trio look happy together.jpg
Barn Owlet trio look happy together.jpg
Barn Owlet Trio.jpg
Barn Owlet Trio.jpg
Barn Owlet Trio, eyes open and head tilt.jpg
Barn Owlet Trio, eyes open and head tilt.jpg
Barn Owlet twosome, one holding prey.jpg
Barn Owlet twosome, one holding prey.jpg
Barn Swallow calls on nest.jpg
Barn Swallow calls on nest.jpg
Avocet flock.jpg
Avocet flock.jpg
Avocets feeding.jpg
Avocets feeding.jpg
Avocets flock feeding.jpg
Avocets flock feeding.jpg
Avocets flying.jpg
Avocets flying.jpg
Royal Tern flying with fish.jpg
Royal Tern flying with fish.jpg
Common Tern about to land.jpg
Common Tern about to land.jpg
Common Tern bathing and one flies up.jpg
Common Tern bathing and one flies up.jpg
Caspian Tern poses.jpg
Caspian Tern poses.jpg
Black Terns and Common Terns.jpg
Black Terns and Common Terns.jpg
Royal and Sandwich Terns bath together.jpg
Royal and Sandwich Terns bath together.jpg
Royal and Sandwich Terns, one w fish, bathing.jpg
Royal and Sandwich Terns, one w fish, bathing.jpg
Royal Tern, 2 Sandwich Terns one w fish.jpg
Royal Tern, 2 Sandwich Terns one w fish.jpg
Laughing Gull juvenile flies with fish.jpg
Laughing Gull juvenile flies with fish.jpg
Dunlin walking in water.jpg
Dunlin walking in water.jpg
Dunlin and reflection.jpg
Dunlin and reflection.jpg
Great Tailed Grackle displays to female.jpg
Great Tailed Grackle displays to female.jpg
Grckles display to each other.jpg
Grckles display to each other.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher bathing.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher bathing.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher bathing2.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher bathing2.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher bathing3.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher bathing3.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher look at me while bathing.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher look at me while bathing.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher poses.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher poses.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher gets a snack.jpg
Long-billed Dowitcher gets a snack.jpg
Oystercatcher eating oysters.jpg
Oystercatcher eating oysters.jpg
Oystercatcher eats an oyster.jpg
Oystercatcher eats an oyster.jpg
Willet bathing.jpg
Willet bathing.jpg
Willet flaps after bathing.jpg
Willet flaps after bathing.jpg
Willet flaps after bathing2.jpg
Willet flaps after bathing2.jpg
Willet lifts wings after bathing.jpg
Willet lifts wings after bathing.jpg
Least Sandpiper.jpg
Least Sandpiper.jpg
Least Sandpiper shakes after bath.jpg
Least Sandpiper shakes after bath.jpg
Seaside Sparrow.jpg
Seaside Sparrow.jpg
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, wet and on wire.jpg
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, wet and on wire.jpg
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, wet, on wire, with long tail.jpg
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, wet, on wire, with long tail.jpg
Nighthawk stretches on post.jpg
Nighthawk stretches on post.jpg
Nighthawk opens mouth wide.jpg
Nighthawk opens mouth wide.jpg
Nighthawks fly together.jpg
Nighthawks fly together.jpg
Nighthawks fly together2.jpg
Nighthawks fly together2.jpg
Nighthawk pair flying together3.jpg
Nighthawk pair flying together3.jpg
Nighthawk pair fly together over marsh.jpg
Nighthawk pair fly together over marsh.jpg
Ruddy Turnstone checks out barnacle on rock.jpg
Ruddy Turnstone checks out barnacle on rock.jpg
Ruddy Turnstone looking for food.jpg
Ruddy Turnstone looking for food.jpg
Sandwich Terns in mating position.jpg
Sandwich Terns in mating position.jpg
Sandwich Terns after mating.jpg
Sandwich Terns after mating.jpg
Sandwich jumps off mate as Avocet and 2nd male watch.jpg
Sandwich jumps off mate as Avocet and 2nd male watch.jpg
Sandwich Tern has Sargassum fish for mate.jpg
Sandwich Tern has Sargassum fish for mate.jpg
Sandwich Tern just gave sargassum fish to mate.jpg
Sandwich Tern just gave sargassum fish to mate.jpg
Sandwich Tern just gave fish to mate2.jpg
Sandwich Tern just gave fish to mate2.jpg
Sandwich Tern looks forward as mate has fish.jpg
Sandwich Tern looks forward as mate has fish.jpg
Sandwich Tern yells as mate leaving w fish.jpg
Sandwich Tern yells as mate leaving w fish.jpg
Reddish Egret misses the fish.jpg
Reddish Egret misses the fish.jpg
Reddish Egret running.jpg
Reddish Egret running.jpg
Reddish Egret, wings spread, gets small fish.jpg
Reddish Egret, wings spread, gets small fish.jpg
Reddish Egret, messy hairdo.jpg
Reddish Egret, messy hairdo.jpg
Reddish Egret, messy hair, intent stare.jpg
Reddish Egret, messy hair, intent stare.jpg
Reddish Egret wings around head.jpg
Reddish Egret wings around head.jpg
Black-bellied Plover lifts his foot.jpg
Black-bellied Plover lifts his foot.jpg
Black-bellied Plover eats worms.jpg
Black-bellied Plover eats worms.jpg
Black-bellied Plover calling.jpg
Black-bellied Plover calling.jpg
Black-necked Stilt on the hunt.jpg
Black-necked Stilt on the hunt.jpg
Black-necked Stilt pair checking mud for a nest.jpg
Black-necked Stilt pair checking mud for a nest.jpg
Black-necked Stilts, one tries out nest.jpg
Black-necked Stilts, one tries out nest.jpg
Black-necked Stilt sits on and brings mud to nest.jpg
Black-necked Stilt sits on and brings mud to nest.jpg
Black-necked Stilts fighting in the air.jpg
Black-necked Stilts fighting in the air.jpg
Black-necked Stilts fighting2.jpg
Black-necked Stilts fighting2.jpg
Black-necked Stilts mating.jpg
Black-necked Stilts mating.jpg
Black-necked Stilts mating2.jpg
Black-necked Stilts mating2.jpg
Black-necked stilt kiss after mating.jpg
Black-necked stilt kiss after mating.jpg
Black-necked Stilts after mating.jpg
Black-necked Stilts after mating.jpg
Black-necked Stilt pair cuddle after mating.jpg
Black-necked Stilt pair cuddle after mating.jpg
Black-necked Stilts cross bills after mating.jpg
Black-necked Stilts cross bills after mating.jpg
Black-necked stilt chases Yellowlegs.jpg
Black-necked stilt chases Yellowlegs.jpg
Snowy Egret about to land.jpg
Snowy Egret about to land.jpg
Snowy Egret catches a small fish.jpg
Snowy Egret catches a small fish.jpg
Snowy Egret catches fish between beak.jpg
Snowy Egret catches fish between beak.jpg
Snowy Egret chases 2nd away.jpg
Snowy Egret chases 2nd away.jpg
Snowy Egret dances.jpg
Snowy Egret dances.jpg
Snowy Egret dancing, wings spread.jpg
Snowy Egret dancing, wings spread.jpg
Snowy Egret dancing 3.jpg
Snowy Egret dancing 3.jpg
Snowy Egret fishing, funny pose.jpg
Snowy Egret fishing, funny pose.jpg
Snowy Egret fishing.jpg
Snowy Egret fishing.jpg
Snowy Egret flies with legs out.jpg
Snowy Egret flies with legs out.jpg
Snowy Egret fluffed and stares at me.jpg
Snowy Egret fluffed and stares at me.jpg
Snowy Egret fluffs himself.jpg
Snowy Egret fluffs himself.jpg
Snowy Egret leans forward fishing.jpg
Snowy Egret leans forward fishing.jpg
Snowy Egret lunges for fish.jpg
Snowy Egret lunges for fish.jpg
Snowy Egret on the hunt.jpg
Snowy Egret on the hunt.jpg
Snowy Egret pair fly together.jpg
Snowy Egret pair fly together.jpg
Snowy Egret turning while fishing.jpg
Snowy Egret turning while fishing.jpg
Snowy Egret turns with foot up.jpg
Snowy Egret turns with foot up.jpg
Snowy Egret walking in water.jpg
Snowy Egret walking in water.jpg
Snowy Egret with2 fish.jpg
Snowy Egret with2 fish.jpg
Snowy Egrets chasing.jpg
Snowy Egrets chasing.jpg
Snowy Egret chase.jpg
Snowy Egret chase.jpg
Snowy Egret chase3.jpg
Snowy Egret chase3.jpg
Snowy Egret chase4.jpg
Snowy Egret chase4.jpg
Snowy Egret flying off.jpg
Snowy Egret flying off.jpg
Snowy Egret in breeding plumage.jpg
Snowy Egret in breeding plumage.jpg
Snowy Egret in breeding plumage2.jpg
Snowy Egret in breeding plumage2.jpg
Snowy Egret poses, extreme plumage.jpg
Snowy Egret poses, extreme plumage.jpg
Snowy Egret pair in pose breeding plumage.jpg
Snowy Egret pair in pose breeding plumage.jpg
Whimbrel.jpg
Whimbrel.jpg
Sora Rail.jpg
Sora Rail.jpg
Yellow-crowned Heron hunting.jpg
Yellow-crowned Heron hunting.jpg
Yellowlegs walks off with fish.jpg
Yellowlegs walks off with fish.jpg
Yellowlegs leaps towards water.jpg
Yellowlegs leaps towards water.jpg
Yellowlegs leaps towards water2.jpg
Yellowlegs leaps towards water2.jpg
Yellowlegs chase.jpg
Yellowlegs chase.jpg
Crested Caracara poses on post.jpg
Crested Caracara poses on post.jpg
Crested Caracara about to take off from post.jpg
Crested Caracara about to take off from post.jpg
Crested Caracara on pole.jpg
Crested Caracara on pole.jpg
Crested  Caracara on top of tower.jpg
Crested Caracara on top of tower.jpg
Crested Caracara baby at nest in water tower.jpg
Crested Caracara baby at nest in water tower.jpg
Crested Caracara baby in nest  in tower2.jpg
Crested Caracara baby in nest in tower2.jpg
Crested Caracara pose and look right in grass.jpg
Crested Caracara pose and look right in grass.jpg
Crested Caracara pair look at each other lovingly.jpg
Crested Caracara pair look at each other lovingly.jpg
Crested Caracara pair pose in grass.jpg
Crested Caracara pair pose in grass.jpg
Crested Caracara pair in grass look right.jpg
Crested Caracara pair in grass look right.jpg
Crested Caracara pair together.jpg
Crested Caracara pair together.jpg
Crested Caracara preens his mate 2.jpg
Crested Caracara preens his mate 2.jpg
Crested Caracara preens his mate3.jpg
Crested Caracara preens his mate3.jpg
Crested Caracara preens his mate.jpg
Crested Caracara preens his mate.jpg
Crested Caracara on dead bush looks left.jpg
Crested Caracara on dead bush looks left.jpg
Crested Caracara lifts head while preening.jpg
Crested Caracara lifts head while preening.jpg
Crested Caracara preens tail on dead branch.jpg
Crested Caracara preens tail on dead branch.jpg
Crested Caracara looks up towards upper branch.jpg
Crested Caracara looks up towards upper branch.jpg
Crested Caracara just landed on upper branch.jpg
Crested Caracara just landed on upper branch.jpg
Crested Caracara pair pose on branches.jpg
Crested Caracara pair pose on branches.jpg
Crested Caracara pair on dead bush.jpg
Crested Caracara pair on dead bush.jpg
Crested  Caracara feeding baby.jpg
Crested Caracara feeding baby.jpg
Crested Caracara feeds baby2.jpg
Crested Caracara feeds baby2.jpg
Crested Caracara feeds baby3.jpg
Crested Caracara feeds baby3.jpg
Hooded Warbler poses.jpg
Hooded Warbler poses.jpg
Hooded Warbler poses on branch after bath.jpg
Hooded Warbler poses on branch after bath.jpg
Hooded Warbler poses on tree.jpg
Hooded Warbler poses on tree.jpg
Hooded Warbler shakes on tree after bath.jpg
Hooded Warbler shakes on tree after bath.jpg
American Redstart about to bathe.jpg
American Redstart about to bathe.jpg
American Redstart poses after bath.jpg
American Redstart poses after bath.jpg
American Redstart fluffed from bath.jpg
American Redstart fluffed from bath.jpg
American Redstart fluffs on tree after bath.jpg
American Redstart fluffs on tree after bath.jpg
Yellow-billed Cuckoo.jpg
Yellow-billed Cuckoo.jpg
Snowy Egret babies beg as mom comes in.jpg
Snowy Egret babies beg as mom comes in.jpg
Snowy Egret babies look at mom.jpg
Snowy Egret babies look at mom.jpg
Snowy Egret baby grabs mom's beak, 2 beg.jpg
Snowy Egret baby grabs mom's beak, 2 beg.jpg
Snowy Egret mom, feathers flying, w 2 babies.jpg
Snowy Egret mom, feathers flying, w 2 babies.jpg
Spoonbill  poses on branch.jpg
Spoonbill poses on branch.jpg
Spoonbill pair on nest.jpg
Spoonbill pair on nest.jpg
Spoonbill pokes beak into mate's beak.jpg
Spoonbill pokes beak into mate's beak.jpg
Spoonbill walks on  branch, wings up.jpg
Spoonbill walks on branch, wings up.jpg
Great Egret duo beg to mom.jpg
Great Egret duo beg to mom.jpg
Great Egret family on nest.jpg
Great Egret family on nest.jpg
Great Egret young,3 resting.jpg
Great Egret young,3 resting.jpg
Great Egret young rest together.jpg
Great Egret young rest together.jpg
Great Egret young, 2 yelling forward.jpg
Great Egret young, 2 yelling forward.jpg