2021-02-25 National Butterfly Center

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

**Description:**
These resident orioles appreciated the food offerings the staff provided. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 12:05

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** AltamiraOriole_D5X5717-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
These resident orioles appreciated the food offerings the staff provided. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 12:05

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** AltamiraOriole_D5X5717-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Audubon's Oriole - Icterus graduacauda — **Audubon's Oriole**
*(Icterus graduacauda)*

**Description:**
These resident orioles appreciated the food offerings the staff provided. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 10:56

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** AudubonsOriole_D5X5532-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus — **Black-Headed Grosbeak**
*(Pheucticus melanocephalus)*

**Description:**
This winter visitor to south Texas survived the recent cold weather, partially because of the kindness of the staff who provided food here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 10:44

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackHeadedGrosbeak_D5X5496-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Streaky-Skipper - Celotes nessus — **Common Streaky-Skipper**
*(Celotes nessus)*

**Description:**
Presence of these and other small butterflies, following a recent deep-freeze, proved how resilient nature can be. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 11:30

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CommonStreakySkipper-Butterfly_D5X5660-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Curve-Billed Thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre — **Curve-Billed Thrasher**
*(Toxostoma curvirostre)*

**Description:**
Even the local thrashers enjoyed the food offered by staff here after the recent deep freeze in south Texas. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 10:35

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CurveBilledThrasher_D5X5430-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Eastern Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger — **Eastern Fox Squirrel**
*(Sciurus niger)*

**Description:**
Birds weren’t the only creatures taking advantage of the free food here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 10:38

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** EasternFoxSquirrel_D5X5436-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Woodpeckers seemed to enjoy the fare at the feeding station here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 12:26

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GoldenFrontedWoodpecker_D5X5943-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Green Jays visiting the feeding station in waves were always entertaining. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 11:58

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GreenJay_D5X5664-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus — **Hooded Oriole**
*(Icterus cucullatus)*

**Description:**
Hooded Orioles aren’t known to spend winters in Texas. This young lady may have been lost. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 10:42

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** HoodedOriole_D5X5462-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii — **Lincoln's Sparrow**
*(Melospiza lincolnii)*

**Description:**
Sparrows, such as this Lincoln’s lurked in the brush and undergrowth on the property. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 10:34

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LincolnsSparrow-D5X5402-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Cardinals abound in south Texas, and this place was no exception. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 12:15

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** NorthernCardinal_D5X5809-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Olive Sparrow - Arremonops rufivirgatus — **Olive Sparrow**
*(Arremonops rufivirgatus)*

**Description:**
Sparrows, such as this Olive Sparrow lurked in the brush and undergrowth on the property. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 13:28

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** OliveSparrow_D5X6461-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Orange-Crowned and Yellow-Rumps were the only warblers I met here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 10:07

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** OrangeCrownedWarbler_D5X5388-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus — **Red-Winged Blackbird**
*(Agelaius phoeniceus)*

**Description:**
Bachelor male Red-Wings were present all day here, and never far from the feeding station. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 12:43

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RedWingedBlackbird_D5X6250-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White Checkered-Skipper - Pyrgus albescens — **White Checkered-Skipper**
*(Pyrgus albescens)*

**Description:**
Presence of these and other small butterflies, following a recent deep-freeze, proved how resilient nature can be. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 11:18

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteCheckeredSkipper-Butterfly_D5X5624-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
This 1st winter sparrow found the food on the ground at the feeding station worthwhile. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 12:22

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteCrownedSparrow_D5X5902-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Tailed Hawk - Geranoaetus albicaudatus — **White-Tailed Hawk**
*(Geranoaetus albicaudatus)*

**Description:**
The National Butterfly Center has a wetlands property along the Rio Grande, and I found this juvenile hawk as I was leaving. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 14:11

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteTailedHawk-Juvenile_D5X6528-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi — **White-Tipped Dove**
*(Leptotila verreauxi)*

**Description:**
White-Tipps were the only doves I saw at the feeding station here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:02:25 10:48

**Location:**

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
127.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteTippedDove_D5X5502-NationalButterflyCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

These resident orioles appreciated the food offerings the staff provided. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Audubon's Oriole

Icterus graduacauda

Audubon's Oriole

Icterus graduacauda

Audubon's Oriole

Icterus graduacauda

Black-Headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

This winter visitor to south Texas survived the recent cold weather, partially because of the kindness of the staff who provided food here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Black-Headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Black-Headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Black-Headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Common Streaky-Skipper

Celotes nessus

Presence of these and other small butterflies, following a recent deep-freeze, proved how resilient nature can be. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Curve-Billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

Even the local thrashers enjoyed the food offered by staff here after the recent deep freeze in south Texas. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Birds weren’t the only creatures taking advantage of the free food here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Woodpeckers seemed to enjoy the fare at the feeding station here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jays visiting the feeding station in waves were always entertaining. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Hooded Oriole

Icterus cucullatus

Hooded Orioles aren’t known to spend winters in Texas. This young lady may have been lost. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Hooded Oriole

Icterus cucullatus

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Sparrows, such as this Lincoln’s lurked in the brush and undergrowth on the property. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Cardinals abound in south Texas, and this place was no exception. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Sparrows, such as this Olive Sparrow lurked in the brush and undergrowth on the property. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

Orange-Crowned and Yellow-Rumps were the only warblers I met here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Bachelor male Red-Wings were present all day here, and never far from the feeding station. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

White Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus albescens

White Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus albescens

White-Crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

This 1st winter sparrow found the food on the ground at the feeding station worthwhile. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

White-Tailed Hawk

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

The National Butterfly Center has a wetlands property along the Rio Grande, and I found this juvenile hawk as I was leaving. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.

White-Tailed Hawk

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

White-Tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

White-Tipps were the only doves I saw at the feeding station here. For my last expedition while camped in Palmview (Texas), I drove two miles to explore the National Butterfly Center near Mission. I found it was a lovely place to meet birds and some like-minded nature lovers.