I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.
I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.
I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.
I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.
I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.
I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.
I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.
I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

(Tyrannus forficatus)

Description:

I’ve had closer encounters with this species, but today these distant views were all they would give me. It was a bright Sunday on South Padre Island, and I stayed over 9 hours. I started the morning with an hour at Sheepshead Sanctuary and drove to the Convention Centre for the rest of the day, and met a couple of birds new to me.

Date Taken: 2021:05:02 12:35

Location:

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

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000

File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D5X4848_SPI-ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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