2021-02-28 Port Aransas Nature Center
32 Photos
American Alligator(Alligator mississippiensis) |
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Description: Nobody bothered this well-fed reptile as he lounged by the boardwalk. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:30 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: moto x4, 3.99 mm, 1/260 |
File Name: AmericanAlligator-20210228_083040-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: I found Avocets were quite at home on the freshwater wetlands. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500 footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:39 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X6697-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: I found Avocets were quite at home in the company of Black-Necked Stilts, while on the freshwater wetlands. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:25 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X6950-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I’m told White Pelicans on these freshwater wetlands usually remain rather distant, but for my visit they ventured into close range. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500’ footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:36 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6657-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I’m told White Pelicans on these freshwater wetlands usually remain rather distant, but for my visit they ventured into close range. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500’ footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:40 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6704-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I’m told White Pelicans on these freshwater wetlands usually remain rather distant, but for my visit they ventured into close range. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500’ footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:42 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6763-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I’m told White Pelicans on these freshwater wetlands usually remain rather distant, but for my visit they ventured into close range. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500’ footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:43 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6773-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I’m told White Pelicans on these freshwater wetlands usually remain rather distant, but for my visit they ventured into close range. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500’ footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:44 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6788-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I’m told White Pelicans on these freshwater wetlands usually remain rather distant, but for my visit they ventured into close range. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500’ footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:45 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6813-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I’m told White Pelicans on these freshwater wetlands usually remain rather distant, but for my visit they ventured into close range. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500’ footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:19 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6878-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I’m told White Pelicans on these freshwater wetlands usually remain rather distant, but for my visit they ventured into close range. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500’ footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 11:19 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6981-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
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Description: Black-Necked Stilts, when not foraging on the freshwater wetlands, loafed in peace in the shallows. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:25 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BlackNeckedStilt_D5X6948-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
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Description: Black-Necked Stilts, when not foraging on the freshwater wetlands, loafed in peace in the shallows. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 11:20 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackNeckedStilt_D5X7002-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
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Description: Blue-Winged Teal may be the most common dabbler I found in Texas. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:32 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlueWingedTeal_D5X6615-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Green-Winged Teal(Anas carolinensis) |
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Description: Often shy when I’ve met them in Texas, these Green-Winged Teal foraged unabashed by the boardwalk. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:17 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreenWingedTeal_D5X6860-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Green-Winged Teal(Anas carolinensis) |
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Description: Often shy when I’ve met them in Texas, these Green-Winged Teal foraged unabashed by the boardwalk. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:18 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreenWingedTeal_D5X6868-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Green-Winged Teal(Anas carolinensis) |
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Description: Often shy when I’ve met them in Texas, these Green-Winged Teal foraged unabashed by the boardwalk. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:26 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreenWingedTeal_D5X6957-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Laughing Gull(Leucophaeus atricilla) |
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Description: It came as no surprise that these gulls were the noisiest birds on the marsh. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:36 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: LaughingGull_D5X6654-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Laughing Gull(Leucophaeus atricilla) |
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Description: It came as no surprise that these gulls were the noisiest birds on the marsh. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:37 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: LaughingGull_D5X6671-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: On my arrival there were only one or two dowitchers on the marsh. But later a large flock sailed in to join them. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:42 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: ShortBilledDowitcher_D5X6746-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: On my arrival there were only one or two dowitchers on the marsh. But later a large flock sailed in to join them. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:21 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: ShortBilledDowitcher_D5X6884-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: On my arrival there were only one or two dowitchers on the marsh. But later a large flock sailed in to join them. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:22 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: ShortBilledDowitcher_D5X6900-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: On my arrival there were only one or two dowitchers on the marsh. But later a large flock sailed in to join them. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:22 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: ShortBilledDowitcher_D5X6921-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: On my arrival there were only one or two dowitchers on the marsh. But later a large flock sailed in to join them. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 9:22 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: ShortBilledDowitcher_D5X6924-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: On my arrival there were only one or two dowitchers on the marsh. But later a large flock sailed in to join them. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 11:18 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: ShortBilledDowitcher_D5X6974-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Ibis(Eudocimus albus) |
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Description: White Ibis could probe the mud more deeply than the other bird here and seemed to be quite happy doing so. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:34 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: WhiteIbis_D5X6630-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White Ibis(Eudocimus albus) |
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Description: Immature White Ibis begin as mostly brown, but add white feathers as they mature. It takes as long as two years for young birds to acquire their white coloration. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:46 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: WhiteIbis_D5X6833-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Ibis(Eudocimus albus) |
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Description: White Ibis could probe the mud more deeply than the other bird on this marsh, and seemed to be quite happy doing so. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 11:22 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WhiteIbis_D5X7004-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Ibis(Eudocimus albus) |
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Description: White Ibis could probe the mud more deeply than the other bird here and seemed to be quite happy doing so. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 11:23 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WhiteIbis_D5X7017-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Whooping Crane(Grus americana) |
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Description: Whooping Cranes were an unexpected and pleasant surprise for me when I arrived at the boardwalk. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:21 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: WhoopingCrane_D5X6563-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Whooping Crane(Grus americana) |
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Description: Young Whooping Cranes cranes are mottled in a reddish cinnamon color, but by the time their first winter passes they are all white like their parents. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:21 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WhoopingCrane_D5X6565-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Whooping Crane(Grus americana) |
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Description: Young Whooping Cranes cranes are mottled in a reddish cinnamon color, but by the time their first winter passes they are all white like their parents. Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, hit Port Aransas (Texas) hard. The beginning stages of rebuilding the Port Aransas Nature Center’s boardwalk began with a 1500' footpath, but there are plans to extend it to about three miles. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:28 8:22 |
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Location:
Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: WhoopingCrane_D5X6573-PortAransas_TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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