2021-01-30 Boca Chica Beach
30 Photos

American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
Description: Avocets were the most numerous birds on the river mouth. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:11 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X5899-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
Description: Frantic foragers. Avocets were the most numerous birds on the river mouth. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:26 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X6239-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
Description: Avocets were the most numerous birds on the river mouth. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:28 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X6247-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
Description: Here we see a size comparison with three species. Avocets were the most numerous birds on the river mouth. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:54 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X6700-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
Description: White Pelicans foraged alongside the Brown Pelicans and the Avocets here on the river mouth. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:10 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X5895-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
Description: White Pelicans foraged alongside the Brown Pelicans and the Avocets here on the river mouth. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:30 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: AmericanWhitePelican_D5X6278-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
Description: The Bonaparte's Gulls I met here on the river mouth seemed to be juveniles. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:15 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BonapartesGull_D5X6003-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
Description: Sometimes you just gotta scratch that itch! The Bonaparte's Gulls I met here on the river mouth seemed to be juveniles. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:15 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BonapartesGull_D5X6035-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
Description: The Bonaparte's Gulls I met here on the river mouth seemed to be juveniles. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:21 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BonapartesGull_D5X6076-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
Description: The Bonaparte's Gulls I met here on the river mouth seemed to be juveniles. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:21 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BonapartesGull_D5X6111-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
Description: Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:22 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X6165-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
Description: Loafing on the beach. Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:23 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X6184-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
Description: Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:33 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X6310-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
Description: Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:34 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X6342-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
Description: Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:34 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X6343-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
Description: Forster’s Terns are buoyant flyers when foraging, and can be a challenge to capture their images as they prepare a plunge dive. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:13 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: ForstersTern_D5X5944-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
Description: Forster’s Terns are buoyant flyers when foraging, and can be a challenge to capture their images as they prepare a plunge dive. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:14 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: ForstersTern_D5X5989-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
Description: Forster’s Terns are buoyant flyers when foraging, and can be a challenge to capture their images as they prepare a plunge dive. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:22 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: ForstersTern_D5X6156-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
Description: Forster’s Terns are buoyant flyers when foraging, and can be a challenge to capture their images. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:53 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: ForstersTern_D5X6694-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Yellowlegs in Texas seem capable of making a living in many habitats. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:13 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X5949-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Yellowlegs in Texas seem capable of making a living in many habitats. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:46 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X6616-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Laughing Gull(Leucophaeus atricilla) |
Description: Laughing Gulls are the most common gull on the Texas coast. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:44 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LaughingGull_D5X6568-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Space-X’s Texas Launch Facility(Scenery) |
Description: Boca Chica Beach, near the mouth of the Rio Grande is the site of Space-X’s Texas launch facility. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 7:33 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 29 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: LaunchComplex_Z7X3381-Space-X_BocaBeach-TX |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Net Fishing(Scenery) |
Description: I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach, where fishermen from Mexico and their families cast nets at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:28 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: motorola one 5G UW, 4.85 mm, f/1.7, 1/2000 |
File Name: NetFishing-IMG_20210130_BocaBeach-RiverMouth |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Reddish Egret(Egretta rufescens) |
Description: The larger white egret here appears to be a white-morph Reddish Egret. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:41 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: ReddishEgret-WhiteMorph-Juvenile_D5X6541-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ring-Billed Gull(Larus delawarensis) |
Description: Gulls like this first year Ring-Billed, sometimes perch atop foraging pelicans, hoping to snag an escaped fish from the larger bird’s crop. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:34 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RingBilledGull_D5X6328-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ring-Billed Gull(Larus delawarensis) |
Description: Gulls like this first year Ring-Billed, sometimes perch atop foraging pelicans, hoping to snag an escaped fish from the larger bird’s crop. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:34 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RingBilledGull_D5X6384-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
Description: Snowy Egrets joined the crew of shorebirds, pelicans and gulls at the mouth of the Rio Grande. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:13 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: SnowyEgret_D5X5953-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
Description: Snowy Egrets joined the crew of shorebirds, pelicans and gulls at the mouth of the Rio Grande. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:23 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: SnowyEgret_D5X6178-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
Description: Snowy Egrets joined the crew of shorebirds, pelicans, gulls and other waders at the mouth of the Rio Grande. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:41 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: SnowyEgret_D5X6539-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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