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  1. Orange Sulphurs (male above female below).jpg

    Orange Sulphurs (male above female below).jpg

    Orange Sulphurs (Colias eurytheme: Pieridae) Wingspan: 3.8-6.4 cm (1.5-2.5 in). Female nectaring eastern annual salt marsh aster (Symphyotrichum subulatum: Asteraceae) male in the air both in dorsal view.
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    • bell county belton colias eurytheme orange sulphur pieridae rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  2. Great-tailed Grackle (female).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (female).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) female.
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    • belton flight great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  3. Great-tailed Grackle (male).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (male).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
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    • belton flight great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  4. Red-winged Blackbird (male).jpg

    Red-winged Blackbird (male).jpg

    Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus)
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    • agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus belton flight red-winged blackbird rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  5. Juniper Hairstreak.jpg

    Juniper Hairstreak.jpg

    Juniper Hairstreak (Mitoura grynea: Lycaenidae) also known as the Olive Hairstreak or Cedar Hairstreak. Wingspan 2.2-2.9 cm (0.9-1.1 in).
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    • belton cedar hairstreak juniper hairstreak lycaenidae mitoura grynea olive hairstreak rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  6. Eastern Meadowlark

    Eastern Meadowlark

    Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna subsp. magna) Sexes similar. Non-breeding adult. Belton, Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Rivers Bend Park, Bell County, Texas, USA. A crossroads of the Edwards Plateau and the Blackland Prairies Vegetational Areas. Lake surface 190 m (623 ft) elevation.
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    • bell county eastern meadowlark rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake sturnella magna texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  7. Common Loon (non-breeding)

    Common Loon (non-breeding)

    Common Loon (Gavia immer) Non-breeding plumage. 200+ m from shore so a big crop. There were three loons present (two in the frame) and all were being harassed (kleptoparasitised) by four Ring-billed Gulls). Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Rivers Bend Park, Bell County, Texas, USA. A crossroads of the...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bell county common loon gavia immer rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  8. Ocellated Tiger Beetle

    Ocellated Tiger Beetle

    Ocellated Tiger Beetle (Cicindela ocellata: Carabidae) 9-13mm long. Rivers Bend Park at Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered hackberry and ash juniper over limestone hills at ca. 195 m (640 ft) elevation.
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    • bell county carabidae cicindela ocellata ocellated tiger beetle rivers bend park salado stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  9. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (male)

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (male)

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Male, sexes very similar but male has a longer tail than the female. This beauty is not wanting to migrate for some reason. Being in a severe drought one would think it would be anxious to go. Rivers Bend Park at Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Salado...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bell county rivers bend park salado scissor-tailed flycatcher stillhouse hollow lake texas tyrannus forficatus usa.
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: North America
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