2024-04-28 “Big Sit” at the National Butterfly Center
20 Photos
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Description: Selene Shores, Roy Rodgers, Nestor Hernandez, Joe Salazar, Ryan Rodriguez, Jack Daynes, Kristy Baker, Amanda Hernandez. Not pictured: Luciano Guerra and Judy Salinas |
Date Taken: 2024:04:28 7:19 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: |
File Name: NBC-Five-to-Nine-Shift |
| © 2024 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
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Description: Selene Shores, Roy Rodgers, Nestor Hernandez, Joe Salazar, Ryan Rodriguez, Jack Daynes, Kristy Baker, Amanda Hernandez. Not pictured: Luciano Guerra and Judy Salinas |
Date Taken: 2024:04:28 7:19 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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File Name: NBC-Five-to-Nine-Shift-Spoofing |
| © 2024 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
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Description: Roberta Allen, Kenneth Wilson, Cindy Harris and Tammie Bulow |
Date Taken: 2024:04:28 13:19 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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File Name: NBC-One-to-Five-Shift |
| © 2024 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
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Description: Ryan Rodriguez taking the high road. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:28 7:19 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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File Name: NBC-The-High-Road |
| © 2024 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Crested Titmouse(Baeolophus atricristatus) |
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Description: In south Texas, the titmouse species we can meet is the Black-Crested Titmouse. Similar species, such as the Tufted Titmouse, would be extremely rare at the National Butterfly Center and surrounding region. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 13:26 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackCrestedTitmouse_Z9X3685_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Crested Titmouse(Baeolophus atricristatus) |
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Description: In south Texas, the titmouse species we can meet is the Black-Crested Titmouse. Similar species, such as the Tufted Titmouse, would be extremely rare at the National Butterfly Center and surrounding region. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 13:26 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackCrestedTitmouse_Z9X3690_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Crested Titmouse(Baeolophus atricristatus) |
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Description: In south Texas, the titmouse species we can meet is the Black-Crested Titmouse. Similar species, such as the Tufted Titmouse, would be extremely rare at the National Butterfly Center and surrounding region. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 13:30 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackCrestedTitmouse_Z9X3761_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Green Jay(Cyanocorax yncas) |
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Description: In south Texas, the jay species we are most likely to meet is the Green Jay. They are bold and charismatic, and one of the many locations to find them is at the National Butterfly Center and surrounding region. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 13:27 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreenJay_Z9X3720_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Long-Billed Thrasher(Toxostoma longirostre) |
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Description: In south Texas, the thrasher species we are most likely to meet is the Long-Billed Thrasher. One of the many locations to find them is at the National Butterfly Center and surrounding region. How these birds got christened with this name eludes me. As thrashers go, their beaks are relatively short. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 13:09 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: LongBilledThrasher_Z9X3573_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:31 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4044_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:31 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/10000 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4090_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:32 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4149_NationalButterflyCenter-copy |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:32 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4160_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:33 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4249_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:33 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4319_NationalButterflyCenter-copy |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:35 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4430_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:35 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4432_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mississippi Kite(Ictinia mississippiensis) |
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Description: When Mississippi Kites migrate, they travel in large groups. Sometimes they number in the thousands. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these northbound birds ended their day’s journey near me. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 18:51 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: MississippiKite_Z9X4911_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2025 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Painted Bunting(Passerina ciris) |
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Description: Painted Bunting males are quite distinctive, but females and immature birds look very much alike. Given that I met this bird in April, it is unlikely the bird pictured here is immature. I believe it was too early for an immature bird to have reached this stage of development. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these birds were visiting. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 13:22 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: PaintedBuntingF_Z9X3631_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2024 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Painted Bunting(Passerina ciris) |
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Description: Painted Bunting males are quite distinctive, but females and immature birds look very much alike. Given that I met this bird in April, it is unlikely the bird pictured here is immature. I believe it was too early for an immature bird to have reached this stage of development. I was lucky to be at the National Butterfly Center when these birds were visiting. |
Date Taken: 2024:04:26 13:23 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PaintedBuntingF_Z9X3636_NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2024 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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