2020-04-01 April 1st In Camp
27 Photos

Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
Description: Whistling ducks frequently attended the show at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:14 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 400 mm, f/9.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508278-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Couch's Kingbird(Tyrannus couchii) |
Description: There are two kingbird species in South Texas: Couch's and Tropical. They are very difficult to differentiate in the field. This bird showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:36 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: CouchsKingbird_D507662-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:46 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507735-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:47 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507768-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:47 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507774-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:48 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507823-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:48 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507825-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:48 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507835-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:48 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507837-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:48 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507860-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:48 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507870-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:48 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507887-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:49 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507930-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Muscovy Duck(Cairina moschata) |
Description: Muscovy ducks are huge. A big male can have a five foot wingspan. There are 3 varieties: wild, feral, and domestic. Wild birds are usually secretive. These birds (likely feral) showed up at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:50 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: MuscovyDuck_D507964-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Neotropic Cormorant(Phalacrocorax brasilianus) |
Description: Neotropic Cormorants frequently take in the morning sun at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:39 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: NeoTropicCormorant_D507683-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Neotropic Cormorant(Phalacrocorax brasilianus) |
Description: Neotropic Cormorants frequently take in the morning sun at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 8:39 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: NeoTropicCormorant_D507700-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:03 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508081-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:04 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508099-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:04 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508128-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:04 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508170-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:06 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508198-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:14 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 400 mm, f/9.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508284-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:14 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 330 mm, f/9.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508294-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:15 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/9.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508338-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:15 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/9.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508364-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:15 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/9.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508368-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Purple Martin Condo(Scenery) |
Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:17 |
Location:
Breeze Lake |
Camera Information: moto x4, 3.99 mm, 1/1000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin-Condo-20200401_091751-BreezeLake-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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