Memories of Rockport Texas
32 Photos
Willet(Tringa semipalmata) |
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Description: The small rocky point on the bay attracted many birds (it must have been good fishing there). I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:59 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Willet_D505477-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: The small rocky point on the bay attracted many birds (it must have been good fishing there). I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:58 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_D505458-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: The small rocky point on the bay attracted many birds (it must have been good fishing there). I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:42 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_D505268-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: The small rocky point on the bay attracted many birds (it must have been good fishing there). I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:39 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_D505225-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: The small rocky point on the bay attracted many birds (it must have been good fishing there). I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:39 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_D505223-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
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Description: The small rocky point on the bay attracted many birds (it must have been good fishing there). I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:48 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SnowyEgret_D505349-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
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Description: This Snowy Egret was aggressively confronting a Tricolored Heron feeding nearby. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:43 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 500 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SnowyEgret_D505305-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres) |
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Description: Turnstones seemed comforatable in my presence and freely foraged in close proximity to me. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:26 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: RuddyTurnstone_D505068-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres) |
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Description: Turnstones seemed comforatable in my presence and freely foraged in close proximity to me. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:20 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: RuddyTurnstone_D504986-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres) |
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Description: Turnstones seemed comforatable in my presence and freely foraged in close proximity to me. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:01 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: RuddyTurnstone_D504783-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres) |
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Description: Turnstones seemed comforatable in my presence and freely foraged in close proximity to me. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:01 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RuddyTurnstone_D504760-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres) |
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Description: Turnstones seemed comforatable in my presence and freely foraged in close proximity to me. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 16:58 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: RuddyTurnstone_D504753-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Redhead(Aythya americana) |
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Description: These Redhead ducks were rather shy and prefered to keep their distance from me. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 18:06 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Redhead_D505516-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Laughing Gull(Leucophaeus atricill) |
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Description: These gulls were seen everywhere I visited in the region. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:10 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: LaughingGull_D504880-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Laughing Gull(Leucophaeus atricill) |
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Description: These gulls were seen everywhere I visited in the region. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 16:49 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: LaughingGull_D504579-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: This large bird was probably nesting a few hundred feet from this beach in the Rockport Rookery. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:33 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D505199-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: This large bird was probably nesting a few hundred feet from this beach in the Rockport Rookery. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2026:05:15 4:47 |
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Camera Information: |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D504959-Rockport-TX-scaled |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Double-Crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax auritus) |
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Description: This bird was bathing in Little Bay. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:33 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: DoubleCrestedCormorant_D505210-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: I usually see Black Skimmers performing their aerial skills on smooth glassy water, because wavy, choppy water can be hazardous. There *were* crashes. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the “Skimmer”. There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:15 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: BlackSkimmer_D504939-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: I usually see Black Skimmers performing their aerial skills on smooth glassy water, because wavy, choppy water can be hazardous. There *were* crashes. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the “Skimmer”. There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 16:46 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 500 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackSkimmer_D504529-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: Usually I've seen these birds foraging in teams, but this bird was feeding solo. I met it after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 18:16 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D505591-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: I found this bird bathing and grooming in Little Bay after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 16:44 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 490 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D504489-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Laughing Gull(Leucophaeus atricill) |
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Description: Laughing Gulls were ever-present in the greater Corpus Christi area. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, so I drove south to Rockport where I would board a boat (the Skimmer) on Tuesday to see a whole new side of the reserve. In exploring the town I saw the ever-present Laughing gulls perched on a fenceline. After stopping I noticed I'd stumbled onto the Rockport Rookery, an 8+ acre site the city purchased from the Beasley family. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:16 15:36 |
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Location:
Fulton (Texas) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 460 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: LaughingGull_D502399-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Egret(Ardea alba) |
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Description: These big birds are serious about nesting. My second day at Aransas NWR Monday lasted only a half day, so I drove south to Rockport where I planned to board a boat (the Skimmer) on Tuesday to see a whole new side of the reserve. In exploring the town I saw the ever-present Laughing Gulls perched on a fenceline. After stopping to attempt photographs, I noticed I'd stumbled onto the Rockport Rookery, an 8+ acre site the city purchased from the Beasley family. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:16 16:38 |
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Location:
Fulton (Texas) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: GreatEgret_D503108-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Egret(Ardea alba) |
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Description: These big birds are serious about nesting. My second day at Aransas NWR Monday lasted only a half day, so I drove south to Rockport where I planned to board a boat (the Skimmer) on Tuesday to see a whole new side of the reserve. In exploring the town I saw the ever-present Laughing Gulls perched on a fenceline. After stopping to attempt photographs, I noticed I'd stumbled onto the Rockport Rookery, an 8+ acre site the city purchased from the Beasley family. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:16 16:27 |
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Location:
Fulton (Texas) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreatEgret_D503030-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: These big birds are serious about nesting. My second day at Aransas NWR Monday lasted only a half day, so I drove south to Rockport where I planned to board a boat (the Skimmer) on Tuesday to see a whole new side of the reserve. In exploring the town I saw the ever-present Laughing Gulls perched on a fenceline. After stopping to attempt photographs, I noticed I'd stumbled onto the Rockport Rookery, an 8+ acre site the city purchased from the Beasley family. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:16 16:20 |
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Location:
Fulton (Texas) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D502981-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: These big birds are serious about nesting. My second day at Aransas NWR Monday lasted only a half day, so I drove south to Rockport where I planned to board a boat (the Skimmer) on Tuesday to see a whole new side of the reserve. In exploring the town I saw the ever-present Laughing Gulls perched on a fenceline. After stopping to attempt photographs, I noticed I'd stumbled onto the Rockport Rookery, an 8+ acre site the city purchased from the Beasley family. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:16 16:19 |
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Location:
Fulton (Texas) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D502971-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: These big birds are serious about nesting. My second day at Aransas NWR Monday lasted only a half day, so I drove south to Rockport where I planned to board a boat (the Skimmer) on Tuesday to see a whole new side of the reserve. In exploring the town I saw the ever-present Laughing Gulls perched on a fenceline. After stopping to attempt photographs, I noticed I'd stumbled onto the Rockport Rookery, an 8+ acre site the city purchased from the Beasley family. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:16 16:18 |
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Location:
Fulton (Texas) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D502956-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: These big birds are serious about nesting. My second day at Aransas NWR Monday lasted only a half day, so I drove south to Rockport where I planned to board a boat (the Skimmer) on Tuesday to see a whole new side of the reserve. In exploring the town I saw the ever-present Laughing Gulls perched on a fenceline. After stopping to attempt photographs, I noticed I'd stumbled onto the Rockport Rookery, an 8+ acre site the city purchased from the Beasley family. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:16 16:10 |
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Location:
Fulton (Texas) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D502934-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: These big birds are serious about nesting. My second day at Aransas NWR Monday lasted only a half day, so I drove south to Rockport where I planned to board a boat (the Skimmer) on Tuesday to see a whole new side of the reserve. In exploring the town I saw the ever-present Laughing Gulls perched on a fenceline. After stopping to attempt photographs, I noticed I'd stumbled onto the Rockport Rookery, an 8+ acre site the city purchased from the Beasley family. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:16 16:10 |
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Location:
Fulton (Texas) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D502920-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Willet(Tringa semipalmata) |
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Description: The small rocky point on the bay attracted many birds (it must have been good fishing there). I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:52 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: Willet_D505394-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: This Snowy Egret was agressivly confronting the Tricolored Heron feeding nearby. I met these birds after my third day of exploration of Aransas NWR aboard the "Skimmer". There was still time left in the day for explorations. I found a nice place to park next to Little Bay and photograph local resident birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 17:43 |
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Location:
Little Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 500 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_D505302-Rockport-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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