2021-01-08 A Visit To Langtry Texas

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Black-Throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata — **Black-Throated Sparrow**
*(Amphispiza bilineata)*

**Description:**
These Black-Throated Sparrows probably stay all year here. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 11:15

**Location:**

Rio Grande Overlook
Langtry, Texas
United States
1171.32 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** BlackThroatedSparrow_D5X9425-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Black-Throated Sparrow**
*(Amphispiza bilineata)*

**Description:**
These Black-Throated Sparrows probably stay all year here. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 11:15

**Location:**

Rio Grande Overlook
Langtry, Texas
United States
1171.32 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** BlackThroatedSparrow_D5X9425-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella breweri — **Brewer's Sparrow**
*(Spizella breweri)*

**Description:**
These Brewer's Sparrows come to Texas to hang out with the Black-Throated Sparrows who live here. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 11:14

**Location:**

Rio Grande Overlook
Langtry, Texas
United States
1171.32 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** BrewersSparrow_D5X9382-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus — **Cactus Wren**
*(Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)*

**Description:**
Cactus Wrens and Rock Wrens play regularly in this cactus garden. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 8:43

**Location:**

Roy Bean Visitor Center
Langtry, Texas
United States
1315.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** CactusWren_D5X9071-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Golden-Fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons — **Golden-Fronted Woodpecker**
*(Melanerpes aurifrons)*

**Description:**
Golden-Fronted Woodpeckers are the dominant woodpecker in this part of Texas. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 9:24

**Location:**

Roy Bean Visitor Center
Langtry, Texas
United States
1315.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** GoldenFrontedWoodpecker_D5X9232-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys — **Lark Bunting**
*(Calamospiza melanocorys)*

**Description:**
Lark Buntings breed in the Texas Panhandle and north to Canada, but come to southern Texas to spend the winter. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 11:22

**Location:**

Rio Grande Overlook
Langtry, Texas
United States
1171.32 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** LarkBunting_D5X9472-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos — **Northern Mockingbird**
*(Mimus polyglottos)*

**Description:**
The State Bird of the Lone Star State. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 8:49

**Location:**

Roy Bean Visitor Center
Langtry, Texas
United States
1315.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** NorthernMockingbird_D5X9137-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens — **Phainopepla**
*(Phainopepla nitens)*

**Description:**
Most days I'm sure the calls of these birds are common in the cactus garden. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 8:30

**Location:**

Roy Bean Visitor Center
Langtry, Texas
United States
1315.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** Phainopepla_D5X9055-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus — **Pyrrhuloxia**
*(Cardinalis sinuatus)*

**Description:**
Hanging out with the sparrows at the edges of the Rio Grande. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 12:05

**Location:**

Rio Grande Overlook
Langtry, Texas
United States
1171.32 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000

**File Name:** Pyrrhuloxia_D5X9634-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys — **White-Crowned Sparrow**
*(Zonotrichia leucophrys)*

**Description:**
In the cactus garden, these were the only sparrows I met. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 9:32

**Location:**

Roy Bean Visitor Center
Langtry, Texas
United States
1315.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** WhiteCrownedSparrow_D5X9270-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius — **Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker**
*(Sphyrapicus varius)*

**Description:**
Well away from the dominant Golden-Fronted Woodpeckers, I found this sapsucker at work in this tree. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:08 9:08

**Location:**

Roy Bean Visitor Center
Langtry, Texas
United States
1315.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** YellowBelliedSapsucker_D5X9153-Langtry-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

These Black-Throated Sparrows probably stay all year here. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.

Black-Throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

Black-Throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella breweri

These Brewer's Sparrows come to Texas to hang out with the Black-Throated Sparrows who live here. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.

Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella breweri

Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella breweri

Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Cactus Wrens and Rock Wrens play regularly in this cactus garden. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.

Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Golden-Fronted Woodpeckers are the dominant woodpecker in this part of Texas. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark Buntings breed in the Texas Panhandle and north to Canada, but come to southern Texas to spend the winter. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.

Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

The State Bird of the Lone Star State. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.

Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens

Most days I'm sure the calls of these birds are common in the cactus garden. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.

Pyrrhuloxia

Cardinalis sinuatus

Hanging out with the sparrows at the edges of the Rio Grande. A half mile southeast of Langtry Texas flows the Rio Grande. A short drive from the settlment brings the traveler to relatively undisturned Chihuahuan Desert habitat.

White-Crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

In the cactus garden, these were the only sparrows I met. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.

White-Crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Well away from the dominant Golden-Fronted Woodpeckers, I found this sapsucker at work in this tree. In Langtry Texas there is a museum run by the Texas DOT and dedicated to the memory of Judge Roy Bean, who was a colorful Texan figure in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Outside the visitor center is a lovely cactus garden replete with many of the native birds.