Memories of Palmito Hill Texas
36 Photos
Battle Field Monuments(Scenery) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. These monuments commemorate this strange and difficult time in American history. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 8:46 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 70 mm, f/11.0, 1/640 |
File Name: BattleFieldMonuments_Z7X1380-Palmito-Hill-TX-1 |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue Grosbeak(Passerina caerulea) |
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Description: First year male Blue Grosbeaks, like this bird, have their mom’s pale body and their dad’s blue head. A week prior to this day I discovered the birds at the site of the last Civil War battle, a place called Palmito Hill, Texas. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit it on this Sunday morning. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:03 9:06 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlueGrosbeak-1stYear_D503140-Palmito-Hill-TX-1 |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Description: Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers are a compelling subject for me. I don’t think I could ever tire of watching and photographing them. A week prior to this day I discovered the birds at the site of the last Civil War battle, a place called Palmito Hill, Texas. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit it on this Sunday morning. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:03 8:24 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 |
File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D503059-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers are always fun to meet, and several pairs made their summer homes on these grounds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 9:36 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D509024-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers are always fun to meet, and several pairs made their summer homes on these grounds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 9:36 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D508993-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers are always fun to meet, and several pairs made their summer homes on these grounds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 9:35 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D508983-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Description: Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers are a compelling subject for me. I don’t think I could ever tire of watching and photographing them. A week prior to this day I discovered the birds at the site of the last Civil War battle, a place called Palmito Hill, Texas. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit it on this Sunday morning. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:03 8:24 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 |
File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D503055-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Description: Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers are a compelling subject for me. I don’t think I could ever tire of watching and photographing them. A week prior to this day I discovered the birds at the site of the last Civil War battle, a place called Palmito Hill, Texas. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit it on this Sunday morning. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:03 8:21 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 400 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D503030-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers are always fun to meet, and several pairs made their summer homes on these grounds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 9:36 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D509009-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers are always fun to meet, and several pairs made their summer homes on these grounds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 9:32 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: ScissorTailedFlycatcher_D508871-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eastern Meadowlark(Sturnella magna) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Eastern Meadowlarks and other Texas specialties now find in these grounds a suitable home. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 8:31 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: EasternMeadowlark_D508764-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eastern Meadowlark(Sturnella magna) |
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Description: Eastern Meadowlarks are best distinguished from their western cousin by their softer song. The open grassy bottom land at the site of the last battle of the Civil War called Palmito Hill, near Brownsville Texas, was a peaceful location to meet Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers and Eastern Meadowlarks. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:04 9:36 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: EasternMeadowlark_D503494-Palmito-Hill |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eastern Meadowlark(Sturnella magna) |
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Description: Eastern Meadowlarks are best distinguished from their western cousin by their softer song. A week prior to this day I discovered the birds at the site of the last Civil War battle, a place called Palmito Hill, Texas. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit it on this Sunday morning. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:03 8:42 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 |
File Name: EasternMeadowLark_D503112-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lark Sparrow(Chondestes grammacus) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Lark Sparrows haunted the low grasslands of the valley floor. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 8:58 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: LarkSparrow_D508787-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Tailed Hawk(Geranoaetus albicaudatus) |
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Description: I learned these beautiful raptors are year-round residents wherever you find them. These birds were the first I ever met. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 11:23 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WhiteTailedHawk_D5X4852-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
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Description: It’s Texas, so there MUST be mockingbirds nearby. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 12:28 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: NorthernMockingbird_D5X5103-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Harris's Hawk(Parabuteo unicinctus) |
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Description: There were six to eight members of this clan of banded hawks. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 10:44 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: HarrisHawk_D5X4809-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Eyed Vireo(Vireo griseus) |
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Description: I understand these vireos haunt south Texas all year, but they are more outgoing in spring than in winter. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 9:18 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: WhiteEyedVireo_D5X4641-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Tailed Hawk(Geranoaetus albicaudatus) |
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Description: I found White-Tailed Hawks here in January, and it seems they are still in the area. Just 10 miles inland from Boca Chica Beach is another of my favorite birding locations, Palmito Hill. On my drive to the beach, I stopped to scout the birding opportunities. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:27 7:34 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: WhiteTailedHawk_D5X5576-PalmitoHill |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
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Description: Along the Lower Rio Grande, the yellowthroats you meet are most likely the subspecies called the Brownsville Common Yellowthroat. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 9:29 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/250 |
File Name: CommonYellowthroat_D5X4666-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cactus Wren(Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) |
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Description: Ever curious, Cactus Wrens always need to know what’s going on in the neighborhood. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 12:03 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CactusWren_D5X4985-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
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Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Gray Catbirds enjoyed the mesquite thickets along the fence lines of the local ranches. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 9:05 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D508803-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
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Description: This young hawk just made an unsuccessful attack on a passerine. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 12:11 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: CoopersHawk_D5X5019-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Curve-Billed Thrasher(Toxostoma curvirostre) |
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Description: The thick and thorny brush lining the road was a perfect habitat for thrashers. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 9:48 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CurveBilledThrasher_D5X4707-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata coronata) |
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Description: I noticed a high winter population of Orange-Crowned and Myrtle Warblers most places I visit in southern Texas. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 11:30 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: YellowRumpedWarbler_D5X4939-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Tailed Hawk(Geranoaetus albicaudatus) |
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Description: I found White-Tailed Hawks here in January, and it seems they are still in the area. Just 10 miles inland from Boca Chica Beach is another of my favorite birding locations, Palmito Hill. On my drive to the beach, I stopped to scout the birding opportunities. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:27 7:30 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: WhiteTailedHawk_D5X5553-PalmitoHill |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Tailed Hawk(Geranoaetus albicaudatus) |
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Description: I learned these beautiful raptors are year-round residents wherever you find them. These birds were the first I ever met. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 11:23 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: WhiteTailedHawk_D5X4862-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Tailed Hawk(Buteo jamaicensis) |
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Description: It was a banner day for raptors at Palmito Hill this morning. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 12:55 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: RedTailedHawk_D5X5119-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Harris's Hawk(Parabuteo unicinctus) |
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Description: There were six to eight members of this clan of banded hawks. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 10:45 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: HarrisHawk_D5X4829-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Harris's Hawk(Parabuteo unicinctus) |
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Description: There were six to eight members of this clan of banded hawks. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 10:44 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: HarrisHawk_D5X4795-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
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Description: Along the Lower Rio Grande, the yellowthroats you meet are most likely the subspecies called the Brownsville Common Yellowthroat. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 9:29 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/250 |
File Name: CommonYellowthroat_D5X4658-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cactus Wren(Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) |
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Description: Ever curious, Cactus Wrens always need to know what’s going on in the neighborhood. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:26 12:01 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: CactusWren_D5X4963-PalmitoHill-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eastern Meadowlark(Sturnella magna) |
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Description: Eastern Meadowlarks are best distinguished from their western cousin by their softer song. The open grassy bottom land at the site of the last battle of the Civil War called Palmito Hill, near Brownsville Texas, was a peaceful location to meet Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers and Eastern Meadowlarks. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:04 9:15 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: EasternMeadowlark_D503452-Palmito-Hill |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue Grosbeak(Passerina caerulea) |
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Description: First year male Blue Grosbeaks, like this bird, have their mom’s pale body and their dad’s blue head. A week prior to this day I discovered the birds at the site of the last Civil War battle, a place called Palmito Hill, Texas. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit it on this Sunday morning. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:03 9:13 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlueGrosbeak-1stYear_D503160-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue Grosbeak(Passerina caerulea) |
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Description: First year male Blue Grosbeaks, like this bird, have their mom’s pale body and their dad’s blue head. A week prior to this day I discovered the birds at the site of the last Civil War battle, a place called Palmito Hill, Texas. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit it on this Sunday morning. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:03 9:18 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlueGrosbeak-1stYear_D503223-Palmito-Hill-TX-1 |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue Grosbeak(Passerina caerulea) |
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Description: First year male Blue Grosbeaks, like this bird, have their mom’s pale body and their dad’s blue head. A week prior to this day I discovered the birds at the site of the last Civil War battle, a place called Palmito Hill, Texas. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit it on this Sunday morning. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:03 9:17 |
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Location:
Palmito Hill |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlueGrosbeak-1stYear_D503212-Palmito-Hill-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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