Reddish Egret

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Green Jay

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Greater Kiskadee

Altimira Oriole

American Oyster Catcher

Clapper Rail

Black Skimmer

Tri-color Heron

Lesser Yellowlegs

These guys are fun to watch as they frantically "dance" through the water in search of a meal.

Fairly common in the South Texas area, this bird was feeding at the visitor center of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

Fairly common in the lower Rio Grande Valley, this colorful but noisy fellow is sometimes hard to spot among the green leaves and dappled sunlight.

The Sabal Palm Audubon Center near Brownsville, was a new location for me. An observation deck and well stocked feeders provide the visitor and ideal spot to observe or photograph the birds.

This handsome bird posed for me at the Santa Ana NWR. I have two words for you if you visit here; INSECT REPELLANT.

Another South Texas exclusive. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park was the home of this bird. Colin Smith and I placed oranges on tree limbs, cameras on tripods, a cooler of beer between us, and waited. Lazy? Yeah, but it worked.

I called my birder/photographer friend Bob Gard who is quite familiar with Rockport and asked for help. "Where's the oyster catchers?" "Go to the south end of the bridge" he said. Sure enough. Just curious, but how hard is it to catch an oyster anyway?

A secretive bird and hard to photograph. I had been standing on a boardwalk by the South Padre Island Convention Center for hours, when it suddenly strolled into view.

As its name implies, it skims the water for small fish by dipping its lower bill into the water.

This resident of South Padre Island patrols the flats for a meal.

Slightly smaller than the Greater Yellowlegs, this sandpiper feeds for minnows in shallow pools and mud flats. Photographed at the city park in Rockport, TX.