Memories of Rockport Texas

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Willet - Tringa semipalmata — **Willet**
*(Tringa semipalmata)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:59

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** Willet_D505477-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Willet**
*(Tringa semipalmata)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:59

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** Willet_D505477-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor — **Tricolored Heron**
*(Egretta tricolor)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:58

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** TriColoredHeron_D505458-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Snowy Egret - Egretta thula — **Snowy Egret**
*(Egretta thula)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:48

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** SnowyEgret_D505349-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres — **Ruddy Turnstone**
*(Arenaria interpres)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:26

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** RuddyTurnstone_D505068-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Redhead - Aythya americana — **Redhead**
*(Aythya americana)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 18:06

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** Redhead_D505516-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricill — **Laughing Gull**
*(Leucophaeus atricill)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:10

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

**File Name:** LaughingGull_D504880-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias — **Great Blue Heron**
*(Ardea herodias)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:33

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

**File Name:** GreatBlueHeron_D505199-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Double-Crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus — **Double-Crested Cormorant**
*(Phalacrocorax auritus)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:33

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** DoubleCrestedCormorant_D505210-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger — **Black Skimmer**
*(Rynchops niger)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 17:15

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

**File Name:** BlackSkimmer_D504939-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos — **American White Pelican**
*(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:17 18:16

**Location:**

Little Bay
Rockport, Texas
United States
16.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** AmericanWhitePelican_D505591-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Great Egret - Ardea alba — **Great Egret**
*(Ardea alba)*

**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.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:03:16 16:38

**Location:**

Fulton (Texas)
Rockport, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

**File Name:** GreatEgret_D503108-Rockport-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Willet

Tringa semipalmata

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.

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

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.

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

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.

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Redhead

Aythya americana

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.

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricill

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.

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricill

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

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.

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Double-Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

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.

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

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.

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

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.

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

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.

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricill

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.

Great Egret

Ardea alba

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.

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

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.

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