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  1. White-winged Doves and one Mourning Dove

    White-winged Doves and one Mourning Dove

    White-winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica) and a single Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura). This is the very moment the White-winged doves realized there was a mourning dove in their feed tray (lol). The Mourning dove is the one sitting in the left hand corner.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park mourning dove texas usa white-winged dove zenaida asiatica zenaida macroura
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  2. Spotted Sandpiper

    Spotted Sandpiper

    Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Town Lake at Fireman’s Park, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains vegetation area, urban setting, open manicured city park with a small man made pond at 37 m (121 ft) elevation. April 2023
    • Stanley Jones
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    • actitis macularia hidalgo county mcallen spotted sandpipeer texas town lake at fireman’s park usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  3. Bronzed Cowbird (male)

    Bronzed Cowbird (male)

    Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus aeneus) male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bronzed cowbird headquarters hidalgo county molothrus aeneus aeneus santa ana national wildlife refuge south of alamo texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  4. White-winged Dove

    White-winged Dove

    White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica asiatica) Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, headquarters, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains vegetation area, floodplain of the Rio Grande, open area with lakes in Tamaulipan thornscrub riparian at 28 m (92 ft) elevation. April 202
    • Stanley Jones
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    • headquarters hidalgo county santa ana national wildlife refuge south of alamo texas usa white-winged dove zenaida asiatica asiatica
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  5. Fulvous Whistling Ducks

    Fulvous Whistling Ducks

    Fulvous Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna bicolor)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • dendrocygna bicolor fulvous whistling duck hidalgo county pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge south of alamo texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  6. White Ibis

    White Ibis

    White Ibis (Eudocimus albus albus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • eudocimus albus albus hidalgo county pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge south of alamo texas usa white ibis
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  7. Lesser Goldfinch (male)

    Lesser Goldfinch (male)

    Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria psaltria) male pulling Texas Thistle apart.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county lesser goldfinch mission national butterfly center spinus psaltria psaltria texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  8. Summer Tanager (female)

    Summer Tanager (female)

    Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra rubra) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park piranga rubra rubra summer tanager texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  9. Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria solitaria)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park solitary sandpiper texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  10. Hooded Oriole

    Hooded Oriole

    Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus sennetti)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • harlingen hidalgo county hooded oriole hugh ramsey nature park icterus cucullatus sennetti texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  11. White-tipped Dove

    White-tipped Dove

    White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi angelica)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • estero llano grande state park hidalgo county leptotila verreauxi angelica texas usa weslaco white-tipped dove
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  12. Buff-bellied Hummingbird

    Buff-bellied Hummingbird

    Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis chalconota) male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • amazilia ycatanensis chalconota buff-bellied hummingbird harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  13. Green Jay

    Green Jay

    Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas luxuosus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cyanocorax yncas luxuosus green jay harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  14. Altamira Oriole (male)

    Altamira Oriole (male)

    Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis tamaulipensis) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • altamira oriole harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park icterus gularis tamaulipensis texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  15. Long-billed Thrasher

    Long-billed Thrasher

    Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre sennetti)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature center long-billed thrasher texas toxostoma longirostre sennetti usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  16. Funeral Duskywing

    Funeral Duskywing

    Funeral Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis: Hesperiidae) This spread-wing skipper has a wingspan of 3.2-4.4 cm (1.25-1.75 in). Nectaring Texasplume also called Anacacho Orchid Tree (Bauhinia lunarioides: Fabaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • erynnis funeralis family hesperiidae funeral duskywing harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • black-bellied whistling duck dendrocygna autumnalis edinburg edingburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county subsp. fulgens texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  18. Black-and-White Warbler

    Black-and-White Warbler

    Black-and-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • black-and-white warbler edinburg edingburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county mniotilta varia texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  19. Lyside Sylphur

    Lyside Sylphur

    Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside: Pieridae) Wingspan 3.8-6.0 cm (1.5-2.4 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • family pieridae hidalgo county kricogonia lyside lyside sulphur mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  20. Eastern eyed Click Beetle

    Eastern eyed Click Beetle

    Eastern Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus: Elateridae) 2.5-5.1 cm (1.0-2.0 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alaus oculatus eastern eye click beetle family elateridae hidalgo county mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  21. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • family papilionidae giant swallowtail harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park papilio cresphontes texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  22. Brown Longtail Skipper

    Brown Longtail Skipper

    Brown Longtail Skipper (Urbanus procne: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.7-4.8 cm (1.5-1.9 in). Nectaring Canada germander (Teucrium canadensis: Lamiaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brown longtail skipper edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands family hesperiidae hidalgo county texas urbanus procne usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  23. Texan Crescent

    Texan Crescent

    Texan Crescent (Anthanasia texana: Nymphalidae) Wingspan: 2.5-4.4 cm (1.0- 1.8 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anthanasia texana family nymphalidae harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park texan crescent texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  24. Altamira Oriole bathing

    Altamira Oriole bathing

    Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis tamaulipensis) bathing.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • altamira oriole harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park icterus gularis texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  25. Sickle-winged Skipper

    Sickle-winged Skipper

    Sickle-winged Skipper (Achlyodes mithridates: Hesperiidae) Wingspan: 3.8-4.8 cm (1.5-1.9 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • achlyodes mithridates family hesperiidae harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park sickle-winged skipper texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
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