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  1. Lesser Scaup, Male

    Lesser Scaup, Male

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • austin aythya affinis hornsby bend bird observatory lesser scaup texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  2. Texas Fox Squirrel

    Texas Fox Squirrel

    Texas Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger limitis: Sciuridae) Lazy Boy's Buffet.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • family sciuridae hidalgo county mission national butterfly center sciurus niger limitis texas texas fox squirrel usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  3. House Sparrow, Female

    House Sparrow, Female

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station house sparrow passer domesticus texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  4. Red-tailed Hawks

    Red-tailed Hawks

    Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) saying hello (lol).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • buteo jamaicensis mumford red-tailed hawk robertson county texas union bend road usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  5. Savannah Sparrows

    Savannah Sparrows

    Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) at the watering hole; a mud puddle in the road.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • mumford passerculus sandwichensis robertson county savannah sparrow texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  6. Blue Jay

    Blue Jay

    Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) My crop runneth over! It is full of live oak acorns.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • blue jay brazos county college station cyanocitta cristata texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  7. Red-winged Blackbird, Male

    Red-winged Blackbird, Male

    Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus) male bathing.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus hidalgo county mission national butterfly center red-winged blackbird texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  8. Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • lanius ludovicianus excubitorides loggerhead shrike mumford mumford benchley road robertson county texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  9. Common Buckeye

    Common Buckeye

    Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia: Nymphalidae) closed-wing (ventral view). Wingspan 5.1-6.4 cm (2.0-2.5 in) Photographed nectaring Mealy Sage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park common buckeye family nymphalidae junonia coenia texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  10. Veery

    Veery

    Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • cameron county catharus fuscescens south padre island south padre island convention center texas usa veery
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  11. Scarlet Tanager

    Scarlet Tanager

    Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) eating a tomato.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • cameron county east sheepshead street piranga olivacea scarlet tanager south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  12. Little Blue Heron

    Little Blue Heron

    Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan egretta caerulea little blue heron midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  13. Plain Chachalacas, Mom and Offspring

    Plain Chachalacas, Mom and Offspring

    Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula mccalli) mom (L) still tending to her teenager.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • harlingen hidalgo county hugh ramsey nature park ortalis vetula mccalli plain chachalaca texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  14. Green-winged Teal, Female

    Green-winged Teal, Female

    Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anas crecca carolinensis austin green-winged teal hornsby bend bird observatory texas travis county usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  15. House Finch, Male

    House Finch, Male

    House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station haemorhous mexicanus house finch texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  16. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • black-bellied whistling duck dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens hidalgo county mcallen texas town lake at fireman’s park usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  17. Blue-winged Teal, Female

    Blue-winged Teal, Female

    Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) female splashing down.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • blue-winged teal edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands hidalgo county spatula discors texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  18. Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata) “Myrtle Warbler”.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station myrtle warbler setophaga coronata coronata texas usa wolf pen creek park yellow-rumped warbler
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  19. Trumpet Vine and Ball Moss

    Trumpet Vine and Ball Moss

    Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans: Bignoniaceae), ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata: Bromeliaceae) fruticose lichen, and a western honeybee. The trumpet vine is a climbing vine where ball moss is a bromeliad epiphyte both are on a post oak branch (Quercus stellata: Fagaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • ball moss brazos county campsis radicans college station fruticose lichen post oak quercus stellata texas tillandsia recruvata trumpet vine usa western honeybee wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  20. Mourning Dove

    Mourning Dove

    Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura carolinensis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • barnes road bell county mourning dove salado texas usa zenaida macroura carolinensis
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  21. Northern Cardinal, Female

    Northern Cardinal, Female

    Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris krause road northern cardinal salado texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  22. Green Parakeet

    Green Parakeet

    Green Parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) diving towards the top of a coastal live oak tree. One never tires of watching their amazing antics.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • green parakeet hidalgo county pharr psittacara holochlorus s mccoll road texas usa w expressway 83 walmart supercenter
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  23. Western Kingbirds getting a little relief from the heat.

    Western Kingbirds getting a little relief from the heat.

    Western Kingbirds (Tyrannus verticalis) reveling in a sprinkler system on a hot day.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos center brazos county bryan texas tyrannus verticalis usa western kingbird
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  24. American Crow, Subadult

    American Crow, Subadult

    American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos) subadult
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american crow brazos center brazos county bryan corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynbchos texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  25. Eastern Yellowjacket, Female Worker

    Eastern Yellowjacket, Female Worker

    Eastern Yellowjacket, female worker (Vespula maculifrons: Vespidae). Workers are 8.5-12.0 mm (0.33-0.47 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan eastern yellowjacket family vespidae texas usa vespula maculifrons
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
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