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  1. Limpkin Pair

    Limpkin Pair

    Limpkin pair (Aramus guarauna pictus).
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    • aramus guarauna pictus garret road harris county houston limpkin pair pineland road sheldon lake texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  2. White Ibis

    White Ibis

    White Ibis (Eudocimus albus albus)
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    • eudocimus albus albus garret road harris county houston pineland road sheldon lake texas usa white ibis
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  3. Little Blue Heron

    Little Blue Heron

    Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) The pink patches in front of the heron are apple snail egg clutches.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • egretta caerulea garret road harris county houston little blue heron pineland road sheldon lake texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  4. Limpkin

    Limpkin

    Limpkin (Aramus guarauna pictus)
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    • aramus guarauna pictus garret road harris county houston limpkin pineland road sheldon lake texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  5. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • emmott rd harris county houston nyctanassa violacea texas usa windfern rd yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  6. Northern Cardinal Male

    Northern Cardinal Male

    Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris) male flitting around in the low shrubs.
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    • cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris harris county houston northern cardinal texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  7. Giant Applesnail Egg Clutches

    Giant Applesnail Egg Clutches

    Giant Applesnail Egg Clutches (Pomacea maculata: Ampullariidae) The shell is up to 15 cm (5.9 in) across. Native to South America; introduced and is an invasive species. Egg clutches are on the base of a Bald Cypress tree.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • family ampullariidae giant applesnail egg cluthes harris county houston pomacea maculata sheldon lake state park texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. White-winged Dove, Congo Road, Houston.jpg

    White-winged Dove, Congo Road, Houston.jpg

    White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
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    • houston texas usa white-winged dove zenaida asiatica
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  9. Black-Crowned Night-Heron

    Black-Crowned Night-Heron

    Todville Rd, Seabrook. Amazing shot of a bird onlooking the waterfront city!
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    • black crowned night heron black crowned night-heron heron houston night heron night-heron seabrook waterfront
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  10. American Robin (female)

    American Robin (female)

    American Robin (Turdus migrators achrusterus) Female. Thank you all for your get well wishes. Time will tell. I have a couple of plastic braces that help keep my fingers in place which alleviates the pain. Hopefully, over time and with continued therapy the pain will be gone without the braces.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • american harris county houston robin texas turdus migratorius usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  11. American Robin (male)

    American Robin (male)

    American Robin (Turdus migrators achrusterus) Male. Thank you all for your get well wishes. Time will tell. I have a couple of plastic braces that help keep my fingers in place which alleviates the pain. Hopefully, over time and with continued therapy the pain will be gone without the braces.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • american harris county houston robin texas turdus migratorius usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  12. Superb Dog Day Cicada

    Superb Dog Day Cicada

    Superb Dog Day Cicada (Neotibicen superba: Cicadidae) 2.9-5.0 cm (1.1-2.0 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cicada day dog houston superb texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (juveniles)

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (juveniles)

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens) Juveniles. Learning to explore the other half of their world (under water).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • black-bellied duck houston texas usa whistling
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  14. Purple Passionflower

    Purple Passionflower

    Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata: Passifloraceae) Although common this native vine is always a treat to see with its showy flowers to 7 cm (2.75 in) across.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • houston passionflower purple texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  15. Trumpet Creeper

    Trumpet Creeper

    Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans: Bignoniaceae) This beautiful native woody vine is striking and makes for a wonderful cultivar, although it has a tendency to be invasive.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • creeper houston texas trumpet usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  16. Halberd-leaf Rosemallow

    Halberd-leaf Rosemallow

    Halberd-leaf Rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis: Malvaceae) A native herbaceous perennial common around water. Flowers up to 15 cm (5.9 in) across. Flowers are either all white with red centers or pink with red centers. The all white is by far the most common. All flowers on a given plant are...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • halberd-leaf houston rosemallow texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  17. Three-toed Box Turtle

    Three-toed Box Turtle

    Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina subsp. triunguis) Male. Their domed shaped shell is 10.2-12.7 cm (4-5 in) long with a record of 17.8 cm (7 in). A long lived species in the wild, about 100 years.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • box houston texas three-toed turtle usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Reptiles
  18. Rambur's Forktail (male)

    Rambur's Forktail (male)

    Ramburs Forktail (Ischnura ramburii: Coenagrionidae) Male. 2.7-3.6 cm (1.1-1.4 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • forktail houston rambur's texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  19. Sunflower Bee

    Sunflower Bee

    Sunflower Bee (Svastra obliqua: Apidae) 1.4-1.6 cm (0.55-0.63 in) long. Foraging on Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bee houston sunflower texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  20. Needham's Skimmer (male)

    Needham's Skimmer (male)

    Needhams Skimmer (Libellula needhami: Libellulidae) 4.5-5.7 cm long. Male, species sexually dimorphic. Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. A series of old fish rearing ponds, coastal woods, and coastal prairie at 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • harris county houston libellula needhami libellulidae needham's skimmer texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  21. Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)

    Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)

    Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) female, species sexually dimorphic. Feeding on Common Hackberry fruits (Celtis occidentalis: Ulmaceae). Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Coastal woodland of secondary growth at ca. 2 m...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • harris county houston melanerpes carolinus red-bellied woodpecker texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  22. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Coastal Prairie at 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • harris county houston scissor-tailed flycatcher texas tyrannus forficatus usa
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: North America
  23. Cuckoo Bee

    Cuckoo Bee

    Cuckoo Bee (Triepeolus remigatus: Apidae) 1.3-1.5 cm (0.5-0.6 in) long. Foraging on Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella: Asteraceae). Houston Arboretum, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Coastal Prairie and Marshes Vegetational Area. Mixed pine/hardwood forest and small patches of open...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • apidae cuckoo bee harris county houston texas triepeolus remigatus usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Invertebrates
  24. Red-veined Pennant

    Red-veined Pennant

    Red-veined Pennant (Celithemis bertha: Libelullidae) 2.6-3.7 cm (1.0-1.5 in) long. Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Urban, roadside ditch between road and railroad at ca. 12 m (40 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • celithemis bertha harris county houston libelullidae red-veined pennant texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  25. Common Green Darner Pair

    Common Green Darner Pair

    Common Green Darner (Anax junius: Aeshnidae) Species sexually dimorphic. 6.8-8.4 cm (2.7-3.3 in) long. Where there is a will, there is a way. Houston Arboretum, Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Lowland pine/yaupon forest with small wetlands at ca. 4 m (13 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • aeshnidae anax junius common green darner harris county houston houston arboretum memorial park texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Invertebrates
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