2022-09-19 Edinburg Scenic Wetlands

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Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis — **Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck**
*(Dendrocygna autumnalis)*

**Description:**
There were tons of Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands during my visit.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:01

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_8504644-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck**
*(Dendrocygna autumnalis)*

**Description:**
There were tons of Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands during my visit.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:01

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_8504644-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Buff-Bellied Hummingbird - Amazilia yucatanensis — **Buff-Bellied Hummingbird**
*(Amazilia yucatanensis)*

**Description:**
The Buff-Bellied Hummingbirds I met at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands hovered over the flowers in their territory, and defended their little patches of paradise.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:26

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** BuffBelliedHummingbird_8504742-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus — **Hooded Oriole**
*(Icterus cucullatus)*

**Description:**
Hooded Orioles at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands showed good sense by hanging out in shadiest areas they could find at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:31

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320

**File Name:** HoodedOriole_8504765-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus — **Least Grebe**
*(Tachybaptus dominicus)*

**Description:**
Southmost Texas is one of the few places north of the Mexican border where we can find Least Grebes. They were well represented here at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:14

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** LeastGrebe_8504678-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Long-Billed Thrashers seemed easier to meet during my spring visits to south Texas in 2020 and 2021. I was only granted the briefest encounter at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands this September.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:31

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320

**File Name:** LongBilledThrasher_8504758-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula — **Plain Chachalaca**
*(Ortalis vetula)*

**Description:**
Plain Chachalacas seem to adapt well to habitats settled by humans, as long as there are thorn forest nearby., such as those found at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:42

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** PlainChachalaca_8504793-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris — **Ruby-Throated Hummingbird**
*(Archilochus colubris)*

**Description:**
The Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds I met at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands seemed to be far outnumbered by the Buff-Bellied Hummingbirds in the flower gardens.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:21

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** RubyThroatedHummingbird_8504731-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis — **Ruddy Duck**
*(Oxyura jamaicensis)*

**Description:**
I found one lonely Ruddy Duck hanging out with Least Grebes at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 14:14

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** RuddyDuck_8504713-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea — **Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron**
*(Nyctanassa violacea)*

**Description:**
Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons, both adults and juveniles, liked to hunker down in shady places at the edges of the water at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:19 13:24

**Location:**

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Edinburg, Texas
United States
108.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** YellowCrownedNightHeron_8504566-EdinburgScenicWetlands

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

There were tons of Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands during my visit.

Buff-Bellied Hummingbird

Amazilia yucatanensis

The Buff-Bellied Hummingbirds I met at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands hovered over the flowers in their territory, and defended their little patches of paradise.

Buff-Bellied Hummingbird

Amazilia yucatanensis

The Buff-Bellied Hummingbirds I met at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands hovered over the flowers in their territory, and defended their little patches of paradise.

Hooded Oriole

Icterus cucullatus

Hooded Orioles at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands showed good sense by hanging out in shadiest areas they could find at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

Southmost Texas is one of the few places north of the Mexican border where we can find Least Grebes. They were well represented here at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

Southmost Texas is one of the few places north of the Mexican border where we can find Least Grebes. They were well represented here at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

Southmost Texas is one of the few places north of the Mexican border where we can find Least Grebes. They were well represented here at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.

Long-Billed Thrasher

Toxostoma longirostre

Long-Billed Thrashers seemed easier to meet during my spring visits to south Texas in 2020 and 2021. I was only granted the briefest encounter at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands this September.

Plain Chachalaca

Ortalis vetula

Plain Chachalacas seem to adapt well to habitats settled by humans, as long as there are thorn forest nearby., such as those found at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands.

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

The Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds I met at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands seemed to be far outnumbered by the Buff-Bellied Hummingbirds in the flower gardens.

Ruddy Duck