2020-03-20 Exploring Laguna Atascosa

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11 Photos

Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii — **Cassin's Sparrow**
*(Peucaea cassinii)*

**Description:**
I stopped beside the highway on my drive to Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast on Friday and spent the afternoon meeting birds. Though it was a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher that caught my eye, this sparrow caught my ear.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:20 9:18

**Location:**

Riviera
Sarita, Texas
United States
36.09 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000

**File Name:** CassinsSparrow_D506128-Sarita-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Cassin's Sparrow**
*(Peucaea cassinii)*

**Description:**
I stopped beside the highway on my drive to Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast on Friday and spent the afternoon meeting birds. Though it was a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher that caught my eye, this sparrow caught my ear.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:20 9:18

**Location:**

Riviera
Sarita, Texas
United States
36.09 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000

**File Name:** CassinsSparrow_D506128-Sarita-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas — **Green Jay**
*(Cyanocorax yncas)*

**Description:**
Green Jays, until this meeting, had teased me with distant and poorly lit images. This group at Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast was more cooperative.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:20 15:11

**Location:**

Laguna Atscosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
32.81 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 340 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250

**File Name:** GreenJay_D506902-LagunaAtascosa-

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Long-Billed Thrasher - Toxostoma longirostre — **Long-Billed Thrasher**
*(Toxostoma longirostre)*

**Description:**
I had my first meeting with the Long-Billed Thrasher, when I made an improptu visit to Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast on Friday and spent the afternoon meeting birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:20 13:35

**Location:**

Laguna Atscosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
32.81 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/6400

**File Name:** LongBilledThrasher_D506424-LagunaAtascosa-

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus — **Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher**
*(Tyrannus forficatus)*

**Description:**
It was a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher that caught my eye, so I stopped beside the highway on my drive to Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast on Friday and spent the afternoon meeting birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:20 8:47

**Location:**

Riviera
Sarita, Texas
United States
36.09 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000

**File Name:** ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D506092-Sarita-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Rio Grande Ground Squirrel - Ictidomys parvidens — **Rio Grande Ground Squirrel**
*(Ictidomys parvidens)*

**Description:**
This squirrel came out from its hiding place inside the pipe once the threatening roadrunner departed. Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:20 12:34

**Location:**

Laguna Atscosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
32.81 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200

**File Name:** RioGrandeGroundSquirrel_D506300-LagunaAtascosa

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii

I stopped beside the highway on my drive to Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast on Friday and spent the afternoon meeting birds. Though it was a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher that caught my eye, this sparrow caught my ear.

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jays, until this meeting, had teased me with distant and poorly lit images. This group at Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast was more cooperative.

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jays, until this meeting, had teased me with distant and poorly lit images. This group at Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast was more cooperative.

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jays, until this meeting, had teased me with distant and poorly lit images. This group at Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast was more cooperative.

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jays, until this meeting, had teased me with distant and poorly lit images. This group at Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast was more cooperative.

Long-Billed Thrasher

Toxostoma longirostre

I had my first meeting with the Long-Billed Thrasher, when I made an improptu visit to Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast on Friday and spent the afternoon meeting birds.

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

It was a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher that caught my eye, so I stopped beside the highway on my drive to Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast on Friday and spent the afternoon meeting birds.

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

Rio Grande Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys parvidens

This squirrel came out from its hiding place inside the pipe once the threatening roadrunner departed. Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast.

Rio Grande Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys parvidens

This squirrel came out from its hiding place inside the pipe once the threatening roadrunner departed. Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on the South Texas Coast.

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