2021-04-20 SPI Tuesday’s Bright Sun
54 Photos
Black-Throated Green Warbler(Setophaga virens) |
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Description: Warblers such as this Black-Throated Green are the rock stars at SPI, but other bird families pass through here too. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 14:13 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackThroatedGreenWarbler_D5X9928SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Throated Green Warbler(Setophaga virens) |
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Description: Warblers such as this Black-Throated Green are the rock stars at SPI, but other bird families pass through here too. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 14:22 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackThroatedGreenWarbler_D5X9969SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Headed Vireo(Vireo solitarius) |
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Description: This was my first encounter with this species, and the bird proved to be an elusive subject. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:43 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlueHeadedVireo_D5X0585SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Headed Vireo(Vireo solitarius) |
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Description: This was my first encounter with this species, and the bird proved to be an elusive subject. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:43 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BlueHeadedVireo_D5X0589SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis tricha) |
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Description: Yellowthroats are “common” in the marsh, but always fun to meet. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:01 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/750 |
File Name: CommonYellowthroat_D5X0441SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis tricha) |
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Description: Yellowthroats are “common” in the marsh, but always fun to meet. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:02 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: CommonYellowthroat_D5X0457SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dickcissel(Spiza americana) |
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Description: I first met this bird a week earlier here at SPI. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 14:17 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Dickcissel_D5X9953SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eastern Wood-Pewee(Contopus virens) |
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Description: Small flycatchers are often a challenge for me to identify, but this bird had no other look-alikes here. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 12:42 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: EasternWoodPewee_D5X9762SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eastern Wood-Pewee(Contopus virens) |
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Description: Small flycatchers are often a challenge for me to identify, but this bird had no other look-alikes here. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 12:43 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: EasternWoodPewee_D5X9787SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
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Description: Kiskadees are the largest of any flycatchers in North America. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 17:28 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D5X0352SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hooded Warbler(Setophaga citrina) |
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Description: Hooded Warblers were abundant during my spring visits to SPI. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 17:34 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: HoodedWarbler_D5X0385SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hooded Warbler(Setophaga citrina) |
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Description: Hooded Warblers were abundant during my spring visits to SPI. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 10:24 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: HoodedWarbler_D5X9283SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Bittern(Ixobrychus exilis) |
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Description: With a nest nearby, these smallest of all herons kept busy hunting food. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:35 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: LeastBittern_D5X9400SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Bittern(Ixobrychus exilis) |
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Description: With a nest nearby, these smallest of all herons kept busy hunting food. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:38 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: LeastBittern_D5X9429SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Bittern(Ixobrychus exilis) |
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Description: With a nest nearby, these smallest of all herons kept busy hunting food. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:59 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: LeastBittern_D5X9526SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Bittern(Ixobrychus exilis) |
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Description: With a nest nearby, these smallest of all herons kept busy hunting food. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 12:04 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: LeastBittern_D5X9561SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Bittern(Ixobrychus exilis) |
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Description: With a nest nearby, these smallest of all herons kept busy hunting food. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 12:37 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: LeastBittern_D5X9740SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Orchard Oriole(Icterus spurius) |
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Description: This first year male bird was looking for a meal on the marsh. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:53 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: OrchardOriole_D5X0606SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Painted Bunting(Passerina ciris) |
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Description: Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:07 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6000 |
File Name: PaintedBunting_D5X9386SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pectoral Sandpiper(Calidris melanotos) |
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Description: Pectoral Sandpipers seemed equally at home foraging on the lawns, as they were in the marsh. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 16:39 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: PectoralSandpiper_D5X0019SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pectoral Sandpiper(Calidris melanotos) |
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Description: Pectoral Sandpipers seemed equally at home foraging on the lawns, as they were in the marsh. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 12:19 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: PectoralSandpiper_D5X9589SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Gallinule(Porphyrio martinica) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species, and it came as a surprise to me. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:46 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: PurpleGallinule_D5X9469SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Gallinule(Porphyrio martinica) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species, and it came as a surprise to me. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:46 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleGallinule_D5X9481SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Gallinule(Porphyrio martinica) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species, and it came as a surprise to me. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:49 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleGallinule_D5X9514SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Gallinule(Porphyrio martinica) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species, and it came as a surprise to me. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 12:23 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleGallinule_D5X9650SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Gallinule(Porphyrio martinica) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species, and it came as a surprise to me. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 12:32 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: PurpleGallinule_D5X9699SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Eyed Vireo(Vireo olivaceus) |
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Description: I first met this bird in Canada in 2005, but I think this encounter produced better images. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:00 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RedEyedVireo_D5X0416SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Eyed Vireo(Vireo olivaceus) |
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Description: I first met this bird in Canada in 2005, but I think this encounter produced better images. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:01 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RedEyedVireo_D5X0427SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Eyed Vireo(Vireo olivaceus) |
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Description: I first met this bird in Canada in 2005, but I think this encounter produced better images. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:13 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RedEyedVireo_D5X0481SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Eyed Vireo(Vireo olivaceus) |
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Description: I first met this bird in Canada in 2005, but I think this encounter produced better images. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:17 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RedEyedVireo_D5X0502SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak(Pheucticus ludovicianus) |
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Description: Male Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks can be “show-stoppers” when seen, but it is the reputation for singing that many folks find the most joy in. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 19:14 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: RoseBreastedGrosbeak_D5X0636SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak(Pheucticus ludovicianus) |
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Description: Male Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks can be “show-stoppers” when seen, but it is the reputation for singing that many folks find the most joy in. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:05 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: RoseBreastedGrosbeak_D5X9369SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet(Regulus calendula) |
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Description: Fast moving kinglets can be tricky to photograph, but I feel are worth the effort. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 10:30 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RubyCrownedKinglet_D5X9292SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet(Regulus calendula) |
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Description: Fast moving kinglets can be tricky to photograph, but I feel are worth the effort. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 10:30 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RubyCrownedKinglet_D5X9300SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird(Archilochus colubris) |
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Description: I had been neglecting Hummingbirds during this migration, but took some time to capture their images this afternoon. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 16:54 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RubyThroatedHummingbird_D5X0080SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird(Archilochus colubris) |
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Description: I had been neglecting Hummingbirds during this migration, but took some time to capture their images this afternoon. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 17:08 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: RubyThroatedHummingbird_D5X0141SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird(Archilochus colubris) |
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Description: I had been neglecting Hummingbirds during this migration, but took some time to capture their images this afternoon. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 17:12 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: RubyThroatedHummingbird_D5X0202SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird(Archilochus colubris) |
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Description: I had been neglecting Hummingbirds during this migration, but took some time to capture their images this afternoon. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 17:17 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RubyThroatedHummingbird_D5X0265SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird(Archilochus colubris) |
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Description: I had been neglecting Hummingbirds during this migration, but took some time to capture their images this afternoon. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 17:23 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/750 |
File Name: RubyThroatedHummingbird_D5X0343SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scarlet Tanager(Piranga olivacea) |
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Description: Scarlet Tanagers are one of the more striking birds to pass through here in spring. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 14:37 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: ScarletTanager_D5X9994SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sora(Porzana carolina) |
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Description: Unlike the Least Bitterns, these Soras will probably nest further to the north. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 13:50 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: Sora_D5X9895SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Warbler(Cardellina pusilla) |
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Description: Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 17:56 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/350 |
File Name: WilsonsWarbler_D5X0399SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Worm-Eating Warbler(Helmitheros vermivorum) |
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Description: Worm-Eating Warblers passing through will find summer homes further northeast as far as New England. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 13:11 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WormEatingWarbler_D5X9846SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
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Description: Some of the Yellow Warblers passing through will migrate as far as northern Alaska and Canada. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 10:58 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: YellowWarbler_D5X9359SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Headed Vireo(Vireo solitarius) |
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Description: This was my first encounter with this species, and the bird proved to be an elusive subject. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:43 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlueHeadedVireo_D5X0584SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dickcissel(Spiza americana) |
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Description: I first met this bird a week earlier here at SPI. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 14:17 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Dickcissel_D5X9961SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Bittern(Ixobrychus exilis) |
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Description: With a nest nearby, these smallest of all herons kept busy hunting food. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:39 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: LeastBittern_D5X9446SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Philadelphia Vireo(Vireo philadelphicus) |
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Description: Dark feathers on the wings tell me this bird is not a Warbling Vireo. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:19 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/750 |
File Name: PhiladelphiaVireo_D5X0518SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Philadelphia Vireo(Vireo philadelphicus) |
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Description: Dark feathers on the wings tell me this bird is not a Warbling Vireo. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:19 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/750 |
File Name: PhiladelphiaVireo_D5X0520SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Philadelphia Vireo(Vireo philadelphicus) |
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Description: Dark feathers on the wings tell me this bird is not a Warbling Vireo. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:34 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: PhiladelphiaVireo_D5X0568SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Philadelphia Vireo(Vireo philadelphicus) |
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Description: Dark feathers on the wings tell me this bird is not a Warbling Vireo. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:34 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: PhiladelphiaVireo_D5X0572SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Eyed Vireo(Vireo olivaceus) |
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Description: I first met this bird in Canada in 2005, but I think this encounter produced better images. I wasn’t counting on this meeting. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 18:01 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RedEyedVireo_D5X0421SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Warbler(Cardellina pusilla) |
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Description: Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 13:14 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WilsonsWarbler_D5X9869SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Worm-Eating Warbler(Helmitheros vermivorum) |
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Description: Worm-Eating Warblers passing through will find summer homes further northeast as far as New England. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:20 12:56 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: WormEatingWarbler_D5X9812SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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