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  1. Striated fieldwren

    Striated fieldwren

    • woom
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    • australia calamanthus fuliginosus striated fieldwren victoria
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Greater Yellowlegs

    Greater Yellowlegs

    Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Sexes similar. South of Victoria Community Center, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Drainage canal, urban setting in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • greater yellowlegs texas tringa melanoleuca usa victoria victoria community center victoria county
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  3. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0 In). Cultivated grounds at Victoria Community Center, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Urban setting in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • giant swallowtail papilio cresphontes papilionidae texas usa victoria victoria community center victoria county
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Pretty Boy

    Pretty Boy

    Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura subsp. septentrionalis) Sexes similar. Photographed in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open park-like setting with scattered hardwoods adjacent to a wooded riparian area at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cathartes aura riverside park subsp. septentrionalis texas turkey vulture usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: North America
  5. Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Parking lot at Victoria Community Center, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Urban setting in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • chordeiles minor common nighthawk texas usa victoria victoria community center victoria county
    • Comments: 24
    • Category: North America
  6. 'Newbie'

    'Newbie'

    Hi all, just had to share....a Newbie for me.... Pete and I went to Williamstown for the afternoon and decided to have an early tea (F&C) at 4-30pm.....went and parked facing the bay and no sooner had I taken a bite I saw this strange bird in the water about 50m away.....I grabbed the camera...
    • Nora
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    • 1kf australia macronectes halli nikon d800 150-500mm northern giant petrel (juvenile) point gellibrand near williamstown victoria
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Roseate Spoonbill (adult)

    Roseate Spoonbill (adult)

    Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Sexes similar. Photographed in a Bald Cypress tree along the Guadalupe River in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Guadalupe River riparian at ca. 24 m (79 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • guadalupe river platalea ajaja roseate spoonbill texas usa. victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: North America
  8. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Sexes similar. This little Sandpiper is feeling mighty proud, it can cast a shadow and show a brilliant reflection at the same time (lol). Photographed in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open drainage canal partially silted in at ca. 29 m (95 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • calidris minutilla least sandpiper texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 31
    • Category: North America
  9. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

    Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

    Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox: Viperidae) Watch where you step! Photographed on the outskirts of Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Coastal woods and adjacent riparian at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • crotalus atrox texas usa victoria victoria county viperidae western diamondback rattlesnake
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Reptiles
  10. Texas Whitetail Deer (Buck)

    Texas Whitetail Deer (Buck)

    Texas Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus subsp. texanus: Cervidae) Photographed this large buck on the outskirts of Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open field adjacent to a wooded riparian area at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation. The purple flowers are Silverleaf Nightshade.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cervidae odocoileus virginianus subsp. texanus texas texas whitetail deer usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  11. Male Chestnut Teal Duck

    Male Chestnut Teal Duck

    I was just about to take a shot of this fellow swimming quietly along, then, all of a sudden, he took off. Pretty happy with the result, considering I wasn't expecting it.
    • Doc63
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    • anas castanea australia chestnut teal victoria williamstown
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Robber Fly

    Robber Fly

    Robber Fly (Promachus sp.: Asilidae) I think I have seen this character on the SciFi channel before (lol). They rob their victims of their lives. Adults range in size from 1.8-4.0 cm (0.71-1.57 in) long. Photographed in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Margin of the...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • asilidae promachus sp. riverside park robber fly texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Texas White-tailed Deer (Doe)

    Texas White-tailed Deer (Doe)

    Texas White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus subsp. texanus) Photographed in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered woods and gallery forest along the Guadalupe River at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • odocoileus virginianus riverside park subsp. texanus texas texas white-tailed deer usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  14. Turk's Cap

    Turk's Cap

    Turks Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii: Malvaceae) Previously treated as M. arboreus. This attractive native shrub can grow to 3 m (10 ft) tall but is often smaller in the 1.5-2 m (4.9-6.6 ft) range. Its striking flowers are 2-3.5 cm (0.8-1.4 in) long and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • malvaceae malvaviscus drummondii riverside park texas turk's cap usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  15. Guadalupe River

    Guadalupe River

    Guadalupe River in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation with a gallery forest. Looking southward.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • guadalupe river riverside park texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Landscapes
  16. Blue-ringed Dancer (female)

    Blue-ringed Dancer (female)

    Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula: Coenagrionidae) The total length of this species of damselfly ranges from 2.9-3.4 cm (1.14-1.34 in) long. Species sexually dimorphic. Photographed in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Margin of the Guadalupe River at ca. 29 m (95 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • argia sedula blue-ringed dancer coenagrionidae riverside park texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Raccoon

    Raccoon

    Raccoon also known as the North American Raccoon, Northern Raccoon, and the Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor: Procyonidae) These cute and curious masked bandits are great mammals. There are a lot of interesting things about raccoons but one fact stands out: They carry many diseases including...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • procyon loto procyonidae raccoon riverside park texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  18. Ms. Riverside Park 2013

    Ms. Riverside Park 2013

    Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Photographed around one of the ponds in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open park and pond side with scattered trees at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anas fulvigula mottled duck riverside park texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  19. Dun Skipper

    Dun Skipper

    Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris: Hesperiidae) This skipper has a wingspan of 2.9-3.5 cm (1.1-1.4 in). Photographed on Texas Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora: Verbenaceae) along the margins of the Guadalupe River in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, USA. Open river bank with interspersed gallery...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • dun skipper euphyes vestris guadalupe river hesperiidae riverside park usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  20. Betonyleaf Mistflower

    Betonyleaf Mistflower

    Betonyleaf Mistflower also known as Betonyleaf thoroughwort (Conoclinium betonicifolium: Asteraceae) This native perennial herb is one of three species of Conoclinium found in Texas. It grows from 30.5-91.4 cm (12-36 in) tall and flowers from March-October. Photographed along the margins of...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • asteraceae betonyleaf mistflower conoclinium betonicifolium guadalupe river riverside park usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  21. Checkered Setwing

    Checkered Setwing

    Checkered Setwing (Dythemis fugax: Libellulidae) This dragonfly species has a total length of 4.2-5.1 cm (1.7-1.0 in). Photographed along the margins of the Guadalupe River in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, USA. Open river bank with interspersed gallery forest at ca. 29 m (95 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • checkered setwing dythemis fugax guadalupe river libellulidae riverside park usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Invertebrates
  22. White-topped Sedge

    White-topped Sedge

    White-topped Sedge also known as Starrush Whitetop and White-bracted Sedge (Rhynchospora colorata: Cyperaceae) The white and green leaf-like structures are bracts. The leaves are basal. This perennial herb grows around water in damp soil. It grows to 30-61 cm (12-24 in) tall. Photographed along...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cyperaceae guadalupe river rhynchospora colorata riverside park texas usa victoria victoria county white-topped sedge
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  23. Common Burrower Mayfly

    Common Burrower Mayfly

    Common Burrower Mayfly (Hexagenia bilineata: Ephemeridae) These mayflies were quite common along the margins of the Guadalupe River in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, USA. Open river bank with interspersed gallery forest at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • common burrower mayfly ephemeridae guadalupe river hexagenia bilinear riverside park texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  24. Cattle Egret

    Cattle Egret

    Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis subsp. ibis) Photographed around Saxet Lake Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open park setting around the lake with scattered mesquite at ca. 27 m (89 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bubulcus ibis cattle egret saxet lake park texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 25
    • Category: North America
  25. Northern Bobwhite (female)

    Northern Bobwhite (female)

    Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus subsp. texanus) Species sexually dimorphic. This female was foraging in a flower bed that had not yet been planted for the fall. Photographed in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered woods and gallery forest...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • colinus virginianus texanus northern bobwhite riverside park texas usa victoria victoria county
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
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