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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

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  1. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Female

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Female

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) female hunting. woodland between the retention pond and Carters Creek at 84 m (276 ft) elevation. May 2024
  2. Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar

    Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar

    Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae). Looks a bit like bird poop. A great deterrent to keep predators from looking closely. On a leaflet of Hercules-club in my front yard.
  3. Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides) Perched on a natural gas pipeline marker.
  4. House Sparrows, Males

    House Sparrows, Males

    House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) males, front and back view.
  5. Chimney Swift

    Chimney Swift

    Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) So why do they even have a tail? Just to be cute? (lol).
  6. Great-tailed Grackle, Male

    Great-tailed Grackle, Male

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
  7. Black-necked Stilt

    Black-necked Stilt

    Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus) They may be pink but there is no denying they are stilts.
  8. Eastern Bluebird, Juvenile

    Eastern Bluebird, Juvenile

    Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis sialis) juvenile.
  9. Lesser Yellowlegs, Duo

    Lesser Yellowlegs, Duo

    Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) duo.
  10. Northern Mockingbird Wing Flashing

    Northern Mockingbird Wing Flashing

    Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos) Wing Flashing.
  11. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Females Fighting

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Females Fighting

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Two females fighting over their territorial boundary.
  12. Lesser Yellowlegs and a Stilt Sandpiper

    Lesser Yellowlegs and a Stilt Sandpiper

    Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) two, Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) one.
  13. Wilson's Phalarope, Male

    Wilson's Phalarope, Male

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) male.
  14. Wilson's phalarope, Female

    Wilson's phalarope, Female

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) female.
  15. White-rumped Sandpiper

    White-rumped Sandpiper

    White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
  16. Pectoral Sandpiper in Flight

    Pectoral Sandpiper in Flight

    Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) on a short flight.
  17. Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) wading in water after heavy rains.
  18. American Painted Lady

    American Painted Lady

    American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 3.7-6.4 cm (1.75-2.5 in). Nectaring mealy sage.
  19. Horned Lark, Male

    Horned Lark, Male

    Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris giraudi) male.
  20. Fiery Skipper

    Fiery Skipper

    Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus: Hesperiidae) grass skipper, open wing. Wingspan 2.5-3.5 cm (1.0-1.4 in).
  21. Fiery Skipper

    Fiery Skipper

    Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus: Hesperiidae) grass skipper, closed wing. Wingspan 2.5-3.5 cm (1.0-1.4 in).
  22. Downy Woodpecker, Male

    Downy Woodpecker, Male

    Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) male.
  23. Red-shouldered Hawk Flying With Its Offspring

    Red-shouldered Hawk Flying With Its Offspring

    Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus lineatus) adult watching over its offspring during flight school.
  24. Red-shouldered Hawk, Juvenile

    Red-shouldered Hawk, Juvenile

    Red-shouldered Hawk( Buteo lineatus lineatus) juvenile in flight school with a watchful eye of one of its parent’s.
  25. Fiery Searcher

    Fiery Searcher

    Fiery Searcher (Calosoma scrutator: Carabidae) 2.5-3.5 cm (1.0-1.4 in) long. A fast moving beetle.
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