2021-04-13 South Padre Fog

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Cape May Warbler - Setophaga tigrina — **Cape May Warbler**
*(Setophaga tigrina)*

**Description:**
The Cape May Warbler was the best gift the island provided this morning. This was my first meeting with the species. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 9:53

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** CapeMayWarbler_D5X4710-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Cape May Warbler**
*(Setophaga tigrina)*

**Description:**
The Cape May Warbler was the best gift the island provided this morning. This was my first meeting with the species. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 9:53

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** CapeMayWarbler_D5X4710-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Great-Tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus — **Great-Tailed Grackle**
*(Quiscalus mexicanus)*

**Description:**
Grackles are ever present in south Texas, but spring brings romance. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 11:33

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** GreatTailedGrackle_D5X5250-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hooded Warbler - Setophaga citrina — **Hooded Warbler**
*(Setophaga citrina)*

**Description:**
Today’s visit was my first in a while where I didn’t meet male Hooded Warblers, but here was a young lady. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 11:20

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** HoodedWarbler_D5X5170-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Nashville Warbler - Leiothlypis ruficapilla — **Nashville Warbler**
*(Leiothlypis ruficapilla)*

**Description:**
The Bottlebrush Tree (Genus Callistemon) is indigenous to Australia, but was a favorite to most of the migrant birds on the island. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 9:41

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125

**File Name:** NashvilleWarbler_D5X4618-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Orange-Crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata — **Orange-Crowned Warbler**
*(Leiothlypis celata)*

**Description:**
This ragged Orange-Crowned Warbler should have left south Texas by now. Yet here it is! My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 10:15

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** OrangeCrownedWarbler_D5X4918-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius — **Orchard Oriole**
*(Icterus spurius)*

**Description:**
Female Orchard and Hooded Orioles are difficult to differentiate from each other. All the Orioles here seemed drawn to the Bottlebrush trees. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 10:13

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/180

**File Name:** OrchardOriole_D5X4868-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus — **Swainson's Thrush**
*(Catharus ustulatus)*

**Description:**
The “spectacles” on this bird make me believe this Catharus thrush is a Swainson's Thrush. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering hopeless images in the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 11:22

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** SwainsonsThrush_D5X5194-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Tennessee Warbler - Leiothlypis peregrina — **Tennessee Warbler**
*(Leiothlypis peregrina)*

**Description:**
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting the Tennessee Warbler on its breeding grounds in northern Alberta (Canada). My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:13 10:28

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** TennesseeWarbler_D5X4969-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

The Cape May Warbler was the best gift the island provided this morning. This was my first meeting with the species. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Interesting feathered tongue. The Cape May Warbler was the best gift the island provided this morning. This was my first meeting with the species. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Great-Tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Grackles are ever present in south Texas, but spring brings romance. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Today’s visit was my first in a while where I didn’t meet male Hooded Warblers, but here was a young lady. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

The Bottlebrush Tree (Genus Callistemon) is indigenous to Australia, but was a favorite to most of the migrant birds on the island. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

This ragged Orange-Crowned Warbler should have left south Texas by now. Yet here it is! My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Female Orchard and Hooded Orioles are difficult to differentiate from each other. All the Orioles here seemed drawn to the Bottlebrush trees. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

All the Orioles here seemed drawn to the Bottlebrush trees. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

The “spectacles” on this bird make me believe this Catharus thrush is a Swainson's Thrush. My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering hopeless images in the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting the Tennessee Warbler on its breeding grounds in northern Alberta (Canada). My plan for an early start to my day chasing birds on South Padre Island backfired when a fog so heavy greeted me that my lens got coated with dew, rendering the already dark shadows where my subjects foraged were hopeless. During my last hour there, the lighting improved.

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

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