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  1. Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike

    Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides) with a black field cricket.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • lanius ludovicianus loggerhead shrike port mansfield subsp. excubitorides texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  2. Loggerhead Shrike with a field cricket

    Loggerhead Shrike with a field cricket

    Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • lanius lucovicianus loggerhead shrike port mansfield subsp excubitorides texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  3. Loggerhead Shrike in flight

    Loggerhead Shrike in flight

    Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • lanius ludovicianus loggerhead shrike port mansfield subsp. excubitorides texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  4. Begging for treats

    Begging for treats

    Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exile: Lycaenidae) Wingspan 1.0-1.9 cm (0.38-0.75 in). Smallest butterfly in the United States possible the world. Learning to sit up and beg.not really. Las Majadas Pond, just east of Raynondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA. South Texas Vegetational Area...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brephidium exile lycaenidae raynondville texas usa western pygmy blue willacy county
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  5. Hieroglyphic Moth

    Hieroglyphic Moth

    Hieroglyphic Moth (Diphthera festiva: Noctuidae) These moths have a wingspan of 3.7-4.8 cm (1.5-1.9 in). Photographed on a motel wall in Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA. Urban setting with a cultivated field on the north side at ca. 9 m (29.5 ft) elevation, southern edge of the South...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • diphthera festiva hieroglyphic moth noctuidae raymondville texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  6. Mexican Cactus Fly

    Mexican Cactus Fly

    Mexican Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum: Syrphidae) male. These flies range in size from 1.59-1.91 cm (0.63-0.75) in long. Northwest of Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA. Around La Sal Vieja, disturbed mesquite savannah with buffel grass. Interface of the South Texas Plains and Gulf...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • copestylum mexicanum mexican cactus fly raymondville syrphidae texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Wilson's Plover (breeding plumage)

    Wilson's Plover (breeding plumage)

    Wilsons Plover (Charadrius wilsonia wilsonia) Five subspecies have been described while three or four are recognized with only the nominate mapped for Texas. Sexes slightly dimorphic in breeding plumage, females slightly drabber. Photographed in Port Mansfield, Willacy County, Texas, USA...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • charadrius wilsonia port mansfield texas usa willacy county wilson's plover
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: North America
  8. Grey Plover (breeding plumage)

    Grey Plover (breeding plumage)

    Grey Plover also known as Black-bellied Plover and Silver Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Sexes similar but plumage of breeding and non breeding birds significantly different. Photographed in Red Fish Bay, Port Mansfield, Williacy County, Texas, USA.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • grey plover pluvialis squatarola port mansfield red fish bay texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  9. Lesser Goldfinch (female)

    Lesser Goldfinch (female)

    Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria psaltria) Five subspecies are recognized with only the nominate being mapped for Texas. Species sexually dimorphic. Photographed east of Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA in a disturbed area around a stock pond in a large Common Sunflower stand...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • carduelis psaltria psaltria lesser goldfinch raymondville texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  10. Lesser Goldfinch (male)

    Lesser Goldfinch (male)

    Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria psaltria) Five subspecies are recognized with only the nominate being mapped for Texas. Species sexually dimorphic. Photographed east of Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA in a disturbed area around a stock pond in a large Common Sunflower stand...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • carduelis psaltria psaltria lesser goldfinch raymondville texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 23
    • Category: North America
  11. Bordered Patch

    Bordered Patch

    Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia: Nymphalidae) This butterfly has a wingspan of 3.5-5.1 cm (1.38-2.00 in). It is perched on an introduced forage grass which has taken over South Texas called Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare: Poaceae). It appears that a spider has pulled the inflorescence...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bordered patch chlosyne lacinia la sal vieja lake nymphalidae raymondville texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  12. Harnessed Tiger Moth

    Harnessed Tiger Moth

    Harnessed Tiger Moth (Apantesis phalerata: Arctiidae) Wingspan 3.0-4.2 cm (1.18-1.65 in). Photographed in Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA. Urban setting situated in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area at ca. 9 m (30 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • apantesis phalerata arctiidae harnessed tiger moth raymondville texas usa willacy county
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Long-tailed Skipper (open-winged)

    Long-tailed Skipper (open-winged)

    Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus: Hesperiidae) These large spread-winged skippers have a wingspan of 4.5-6.0 cm (1.75-2.31 in). Photographed this open-winged individual just west of Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA. Open disturbed coastal prairie at ca. 9 m (30 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hesperiidae long-tailed skipper raymondville texas urbanus proteus usa willacy county
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. Texas Indigo Snake

    Texas Indigo Snake

    Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus: Colubridae) These are large diurnal nonvenomous snakes that prefer sparsely vegetated areas that has water near by. This gorgeous snake can reach lengths of 2.4 m (8 ft) and is rarely aggressive. They are not picky eaters, they will eat small...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • colubridae drymarchon melanurus erebennus raymondville texas texas indigo snake usa willacy county
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Reptiles
  15. Festive Tiger Beetle

    Festive Tiger Beetle

    Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris flavoviridis: Carabidae) This is the same species that I posted January 2, 2011. That one was the nominate subspecies taken in Dickens County and this one is subspecies flavoviridis taken in Willacy County. Photographed north of Raymondville...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • carabidae cincindela scutellaris flavoviridis festive tiger beetle raymondville texas u.s.a. willacy county
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Cottonleaf Passionflower

    Cottonleaf Passionflower

    Cottonleaf Passionflower (Passiflora foetida var. gossypifolia: Passifloraceae) This herbaceous perennial vine grows on low shrubs in full sun by simple tendrils. The flowers are 2-5 cm (0.8-2 in) wide with a long flowering period in Texas from April-October. Photographed in Lower Rio Grande...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cottonleaf passionflower lower rio grande valley passiflora foetida var. gossypifolia passifloraceae texas u.s.a. willacy county
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  17. Toe-biter

    Toe-biter

    Toe Biter also known as Giant Water Bug, Electric Light Bug, and Fish Killer (Lethocerus americanus: Belostomatidae) These are large predatory aquatic insects with body sizes from 4.0-6.5 cm (1.6-2.6 in) long. They are very likely to bite if picked up. Found around our motel swimming pool...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • belostomatidae giant water bug lethocerus americanus raymondville texas toe-biter u.s.a. willacy county
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Invertebrates
  18. Texas White-tailed Deer (Buck)

    Texas White-tailed Deer (Buck)

    Texas White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus texanus) Thirty eight subspecies of White-tailed Deer are recognized broken into two major groups. The United States and Canada group sporting 17 subspecies and the Central and South America group sporting another 21 subspecies. Texas has two...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • odocoileus virginianus texanus port mansfield texas texas white-tailed deer u.s.a. willacy county
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Wild Mammals
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