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  1. Spotted Sandpiper

    Spotted Sandpiper

    Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • actitis macularia hidalgo county mcallen spotted sandpiper texas town lake at fireman’s park usa
    • Comments: 10
    • 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. Crimson Patch

    Crimson Patch

    Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 4.8-6.7 cm (1.9-2.7 in). Nectaring Crucita (Chromolaena odorata: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • crimson mcallen patch texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Yellow-breasted Chat (male)

    Yellow-breasted Chat (male)

    Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens subsp. virens) Male, species sexually dimorphic. McAllen Nature Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Tamulipan scrub with open manicured areas at ca. 21 m (69 ft) elevation. South Texas Plains Vegetatonal Area.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county icteria virens mcallen texas usa. yellow-breasted chat
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  5. Purple Martin (1st summer male)

    Purple Martin (1st summer male)

    Purple Martin (Progne subis subsp. subis) 1st summer male. McAllen Nature Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Tamulipan scrub with open manicured areas at ca. 21 m (69 ft) elevation. South Texas Plains Vegetatonal Area.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county mcallen progne subis purple martin texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  6. Green Parakeet

    Green Parakeet

    Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus subsp. holochlorus) Dorsal flight view. Populations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley are likely a mix of naturalized birds from escapees, turned loose birds, and birds extending their range into Texas from northeastern Mexico. McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • green parakeet hidalgo county mcallen psittacara holochlorus texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  7. Green Parakeet

    Green Parakeet

    Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus subsp. holochlorus) Ventral flight view. Populations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley are likely a mix of naturalized birds from escapees, turned loose birds, and birds extending their range into Texas from northeastern Mexico. McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • green parakeet hidalgo county mcallen psittacara holochlorus texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  8. Mexican Prickly Poppy

    Mexican Prickly Poppy

    Mexican Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana: Papaveraceae) McAllen Nature Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Tamulipan scrub with open manicured areas at ca. 15 m (49 ft) elevation. South Texas Plains Vegetatonal Area.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • argemone mexicana hidalgo county mcallen mexican prickly poppy papaveraceae texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  9. White-patched Skipper

    White-patched Skipper

    White-patched Skipper (Chiomara asychis: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 2.9-3.8 cm (1.1-1.5 in). Nectaring Crucita (Eupatorium odoratum: Asteraceae). King Compound, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Mesquite thicket mixed with Tamaulipan Scrub in the Southern Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 17 m (53...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • chiomara asychis hesperiidae hidalgo county mcallen texas usa white-patched skipper
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  10. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis). Also American Coot (Fulica americana subsp. americana) and Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans:Emydidae). King Compound, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Man-made pond surrounded by a mesquite thicket mixed with...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • black-bellied whistling duck dendrocygna autumnalis hidalgo county mcallen texas usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  11. Regal Jumping Spider (male)

    Regal Jumping Spider (male)

    Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius: Salticidae) The largest jumping spider in eastern North America. Male. Males average 12 mm and range from 6-18 mm, they are all black with white spots. Females average ca. 15 mm and range from 7-22 mm long, they are shades of gray to orange and are...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county mcallen phidippus regius regal jumping spider salticidae texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. White Scrub-Hairstreak

    White Scrub-Hairstreak

    White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon albata: Lycaenidae) Wingspan 2.9-3.5 cm (1.1-1.4 in). Nectaring Crucita (Eupatorium odoratum: Asteraceae). King Compound, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Mesquite thicket mixed with Tamaulipan Scrub in the Southern Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 17 m (53...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county lycaenidae mcallen strymon albata texas usa white scrub-hairstreak
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  13. Miniature Barrel Cactus

    Miniature Barrel Cactus

    Miniature Barrel Cactus (Thelocactus setispinus: Cactaceae) They are 12.7-30.5 cm (5-12 in) in diameter and reach 61 cm (24 in) in height but usually less than 30.5 cm (12 in). Flowers are 4.5-6.0 cm (1.8-2.4 in) in diameter. King Compound in McAllen, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cactaceae hidalgo county mcallen miniature barrel cactus texas theloactus setispinus usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  14. Red-tailed Pennant (male)

    Red-tailed Pennant (male)

    Red-tailed Pennant (Brachymesia furcata:Libellulidae) Male, species sexually dimorphic. 3.8-4.6 cm (1.5-1.8 in) long. King Impoundment, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Mesquite thicket mixed with Tamaulipan Scrub in the Southern Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 17 m (53 ft) elevation. Along...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brachymesia furcata hidalgo county libellulidae mcallen red-tailed pennant texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Buff-bellied Hummingbird

    Buff-bellied Hummingbird

    Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis subsp. chalconota) Necatring Wax Mallow (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii). McAllen Nature Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Disturbed Tamualipan Scrub within the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 42 m (137 ft) elevation. 5
    • Stanley Jones
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    • amazilia yucatanensis buff-bellied hummingbird hidalgo county mcallen subsp. chalconota texas usa
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  16. Silver Argiope (female)

    Silver Argiope (female)

    Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata: Araneidae) Female. Female up to 3.5 cm (1.38 in) while the male 2.0 cm (0.79 in) long or less. McAllen Nature Center, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Disturbed Tamualipan Scrub wishing the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 42 m (137 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • araneidae ariope aregentata hidalgo county mcallen mcallen nature center silver argiope texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
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