Memories of Marathon Texas
38 Photos
Pipevine Swallowtail(Papilio troilus) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 17:55 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PipevineSwallowtail_Z9X8195_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pipevine Swallowtail(Papilio troilus) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 17:42 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PipevineSwallowtail_Z9X8144_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 10:30 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: VermilionFlycatcher-Juv_Z9X8514_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 12:49 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: VermilionFlycatcher_Z9X9262_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 11:47 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: VermilionFlycatcher_Z9X8936_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Summer Tanager(Piranga rubra) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 11:50 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: SummerTanager_Z9X8986_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Summer Tanager(Piranga rubra) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 11:31 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: SummerTanager_Z9X8800_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Orchard Oriole(Icterus spurius) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 12:37 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: OrchardOriole_Z9X9181_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 10:44 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_Z9X8559_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
House Finch(Haemorhous mexicanus) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 12:58 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: HouseFinch_Z9X9285_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
House Finch(Haemorhous mexicanus) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 11:06 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: HouseFinch_Z9X8674_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great-Tailed Grackle(Quiscalus mexicanus) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 11:08 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreatTailedGrackle_Z9X8744_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great-Tailed Grackle(Quiscalus mexicanus) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 11:08 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreatTailedGrackle_Z9X8685_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great-Tailed Grackle(Quiscalus mexicanus) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 11:08 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreatTailedGrackle_Z9X8684_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Chinned Hummingbird(Archilochus alexandri) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 10:44 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackChinnedHummingbird_Z9X8570_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bell's Vireo(Vireo bellii) |
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Description: In the middle of the small West Texas town of Marathon, is a lovely park called Gage Gardens. I find it an irresistible place to visit whenever I pass through the region. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:04 10:51 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BellsVireo_Z9X8640_GageGardens.Marathon-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 17:01 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: NorthernMockingbird_Z9X8059_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 18:26 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: NorthernMockingbird_Z9X8457_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Cottontail(Sylvilagus audubonii) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 16:55 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: DesertCottonTail_Z9X7978_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gulf Fritillary(Agraulis vanillae) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 17:41 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GulfFritillaryButterfly_Z9X8141_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gulf Fritillary(Agraulis vanillae) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 17:34 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GulfFritillaryButterfly_Z9X8115_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Sparrow(Peucaea cassinii) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rests, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 18:17 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CassinsSparrow_Z9X8371_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Sparrow(Peucaea cassinii) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rests, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 18:17 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CassinsSparrow_Z9X8364_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Throated Sparrow(Amphispiza bilineata) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 17:00 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlackThroatedSparrow_Z9X8024_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Throated Sparrow(Amphispiza bilineata) |
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Description: Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:03 16:59 |
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Location:
26260 US-90 Rest Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackThroatedSparrow_Z9X7985_MarathonRestArea-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: After visiting Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered the Gage Gardens near the town center and birds like this Vermillion Flycatcher. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 15:56 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: VermilionFlyCatcher_D5X3670-Marathon-scaled |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pronghorn(Antilocapra americana) |
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Description: Five miles south of Marathon Texas is a small park with trees and a pond called Post Park. While driving to investigate this place I passed a small herd of Pronghorn and I stopped to capture images.(2021-01-07) |
Date Taken: 2021:01:07 14:12 |
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Location:
Pena Park Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: Pronghorn_D5X8888-PenaParkRoad-Marathon-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pronghorn(Antilocapra americana) |
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Description: Five miles south of Marathon Texas is a small park with trees and a pond called Post Park. While driving to investigate this place I passed a small herd of Pronghorn and I stopped to capture images.(2021-01-07) |
Date Taken: 2021:01:07 14:13 |
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Location:
Pena Park Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: Pronghorn_D5X8902-PenaParkRoad-Marathon-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
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Description: After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 16:56 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WhiteCrownedSparrow_D5X4218-Marathon |
| (C)2019 Jack Daynes |
Inca Dove(Columbina inca) |
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Description: After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered these Inca Doves at the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 16:11 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: IncaDove_D5X4098-Marathon |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Inca Dove(Columbina inca) |
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Description: After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered these Inca Doves at the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 16:08 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: IncaDove_D5X3845-Marathon |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: I found this Gray-Headed bird in Marathon. After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 16:52 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: DarkEyedJunco_D5X4206-Marathon |
| (C)2019 Jack Daynes |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: I found this Gray-Headed bird in Marathon. After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 17:00 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/500 |
File Name: DarkEyedJunco_D5X4259-Marathon |
| (C)2019 Jack Daynes |
Inca Dove(Columbina inca) |
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Description: After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered these Inca Doves at the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 16:06 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: IncaDove_D5X3718-Marathon |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Inca Dove(Columbina inca) |
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Description: After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered these Inca Doves at the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 16:08 |
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Location:
Gage Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: IncaDove_D5X3829-Marathon |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher(Polioptila caerulea) |
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Description: I stopped briefly on my drive from Big Bend to Marathon and found a few roadside birds to entertain me. The harsh mid-day sun was not a friend to me getting quality images, though it didn't stop me from trying. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 13:41 |
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Location:
Corner Windmill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 700 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlueGrayGnatCatcher_D5X3629-BigBendPark |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher(Polioptila caerulea) |
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Description: I stopped briefly on my drive from Big Bend to Marathon and found a few roadside birds to entertain me. The harsh mid-day sun was not a friend to me getting quality images, though it didn't stop me from trying. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 13:47 |
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Location:
Corner Windmill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlueGrayGnatCatcher_D5X3642-BigBendPark |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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