2021-02-19 Bentsen RGVSP Again

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Altamira Oriole - Icterus gularis — **Altamira Oriole**
*(Icterus gularis)*

**Description:**
I lingered with the Altamira Orioles here, getting better acquainted with the species. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 11:15

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** AltamiraOriole_D5X3058-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Altamira Oriole**
*(Icterus gularis)*

**Description:**
I lingered with the Altamira Orioles here, getting better acquainted with the species. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 11:15

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** AltamiraOriole_D5X3058-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis — **American Goldfinch**
*(Spinus tristis)*

**Description:**
Goldfinches hanging on feeders make so-so images, but at the water feature are more interesting to me. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 13:59

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** AmericanGoldfinch_D5X3561-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Pipit - Anthus rubescens — **American Pipit**
*(Anthus rubescens)*

**Description:**
I wasn’t expecting pipits here, but here they were! I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 13:18

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** AmericanPipit_D5X3381-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Crested Titmouse - Baeolophus atricristatus — **Black-Crested Titmouse**
*(Baeolophus atricristatus)*

**Description:**
Titmice here were skittish, like titmice everywhere I’ve seen them in Texas. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 14:03

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackCrestedTitmouse_D5X3637-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina — **Chipping Sparrow**
*(Spizella passerina)*

**Description:**
These birds were the first Chipping Sparrows I met in Texas. I found them in the visitor parking lot at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:18 9:24

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** ChippingSparrow_D5X2586-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Collared Peccary - Pecari tajacu — **Collared Peccary**
*(Pecari tajacu)*

**Description:**
Chasing after these rugged little pigs is a fool's errand, but sitting quietly and waiting for their approach was more productive. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 11:07

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CollaredPeccary_D5X2934-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
The parking lot adjacent to the visitor center proved a fine place to meet birds such as woodpeckers, warblers, and sparrows. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:18 9:09

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GoldenFrontedWoodpecker_D5X2420-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Gray Hawk - Buteo plagiatus — **Gray Hawk**
*(Buteo plagiatus)*

**Description:**
There weren’t many raptors at the park, but these birds sailed over me and afforded a few hand-held images. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 13:11

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GrayHawk_D5X3233-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus — **Great Kiskadee**
*(Pitangus sulphuratus)*

**Description:**
Kiskadees on Tuesday were eating seeds, but with today’s warmer weather, they were back to bugs. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 11:16

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GreatKiskadee_D5X3074-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas — **Green Jay**
*(Cyanocorax yncas)*

**Description:**
Green Jays split their time between the bush, the feeders, and the water. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 14:00

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GreenJay_D5X3607-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus — **Lark Sparrow**
*(Chondestes grammacus)*

**Description:**
I’d seen Lark Sparrows elsewhere in Texas, but until this day, they were too shy for decent photographs. I visited Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days earlier during a freak cold weather event that had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, and somewhat warmer weather, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:18 9:25

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LarkSparrow_D5X2591-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis — **Northern Cardinal**
*(Cardinalis cardinalis)*

**Description:**
Like the jays, cardinals split their time between the bush, the feeders, and the water. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 13:58

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** NorthernCardinal_D5X3521-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Mockingbirds were the boldest birds I saw in the park. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:18 9:19

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** NorthernMockingbird_D5X2545-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Orange-Crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata — **Orange-Crowned Warbler**
*(Leiothlypis celata)*

**Description:**
Orange-Crowned outnumbered all other warblers in south Texas. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:18 9:04

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** OrangeCrownedWarbler_D5X2414-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja — **Roseate Spoonbill**
*(Platalea ajaja)*

**Description:**
Before I arrived at the park, I spotted spoonbills in a drainage ditch and stopped to investigate. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 9:52

**Location:**

Sno-Bird Estates Colonia
Mission, Texas
United States
114.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RoseateSpoonbill_D5X2891-Bentsen-Road

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta — **Western Meadowlark**
*(Sturnella neglecta)*

**Description:**
Exploring the nearby town of McAllen, I saw meadowlarks in a neighborhood yard. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:18 13:07

**Location:**

Mata Colonia
Mcallen, Texas
United States
124.68 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WesternMeadowlark_D5X2877-McAllen-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata coronata — **Yellow-Rumped Warbler**
*(Setophaga coronata coronata)*

**Description:**
Though not as plentiful as were the Orange-Crowned, Yellow-Rumps were well represented in the park. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:19 11:24

**Location:**

Bentsen RGV State Park
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_D5X3107-Bentsen-RGV-SP

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

I lingered with the Altamira Orioles here, getting better acquainted with the species. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Goldfinches hanging on feeders make so-so images, but at the water feature are more interesting to me. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Goldfinches hanging on feeders make so-so images, but at the water feature they are more interesting to me. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

I wasn’t expecting pipits here, but here they were! I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Titmice here were skittish, like titmice everywhere I’ve seen them in Texas. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

These birds were the first Chipping Sparrows I met in Texas. I found them in the visitor parking lot at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

Chasing after these rugged little pigs is a fool's errand, but sitting quietly and waiting for their approach was more productive. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

The parking lot adjacent to the visitor center proved a fine place to meet birds such as woodpeckers, warblers, and sparrows. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Gray Hawk

Buteo plagiatus

There weren’t many raptors at the park, but these birds sailed over me and afforded a few hand-held images. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Kiskadees on Tuesday were eating seeds, but with today’s warmer weather, they were back to bugs. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jays split their time between the bush, the feeders, and the water. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

I’d seen Lark Sparrows elsewhere in Texas, but until this day, they were too shy for decent photographs. I visited Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days earlier during a freak cold weather event that had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, and somewhat warmer weather, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Like the jays, cardinals split their time between the bush, the feeders, and the water. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Mockingbirds were the boldest birds I saw in the park. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Mockingbirds were the boldest birds I saw in the park. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

Orange-Crowned outnumbered all other warblers in south Texas. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

Orange-Crowned outnumbered all other warblers in south Texas. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Before I arrived at the park, I spotted spoonbills in a drainage ditch and stopped to investigate. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Exploring the nearby town of McAllen, I saw meadowlarks in a neighborhood yard. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most live forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata coronata

Though not as plentiful as were the Orange-Crowned, Yellow-Rumps were well represented in the park. I returned to Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park Friday, three days after my first brief visit last Tuesday, when cold weather had a firm grip on most life forms. With my repaired bicycle under me, I explored all the paths the park would allow and spent a lovely day capturing wildlife images.