2021-03-04 Galveston Boat Ride
14 Photos
American Oystercatcher(Haematopus palliatus) |
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Description: Oystercatchers are a species of special concern on the Texas coast. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 9:36 |
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Location:
West Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AmericanOystercatcher_D5X7929-WestBay_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Oystercatcher(Haematopus palliatus) |
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Description: Oystercatchers are a species of special concern on the Texas coast. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 9:39 |
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Location:
West Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanOystercatcher_D5X7965-WestBay_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Boat-Tailed Grackle(Quiscalus major) |
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Description: The grackles in Galveston sounded different from the Great-Tailed birds I was familiar with. These were Boat-Tailed Grackles. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:03 13:26 |
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Location:
Tiki Island |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BoatTailedGrackle_D5X7837-Tiki-Island_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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Description: Brown Pelicans nest on many of the low islands dotting the bays behind the Texas coastal barrier islands. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 11:49 |
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Location:
West Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X8084-WestBay_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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Description: Brown Pelicans nest on many of the low islands dotting the bays behind the Texas coastal barrier islands. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 11:54 |
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Location:
West Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X8149-WestBay_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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Description: Brown Pelicans nest on many of the low islands dotting the bays behind the Texas coastal barrier islands. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 11:57 |
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Location:
West Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X8220-WestBay_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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Description: Brown Pelicans nest on many of the low islands dotting the bays behind the Texas coastal barrier islands. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 11:57 |
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Location:
West Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BrownPelican_D5X8247-WestBay_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Loon(Gavia immer) |
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Description: Winter loons fished the sheltered waters near the over-built Tiki Island. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 13:00 |
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Location:
Tiki Island |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/7.1, 1/4000 |
File Name: CommonLoon_D509712-Tiki-Island_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: Forster’s Terns fished and loafed near the sheltered waters near the over-built Tiki Island. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 13:17 |
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Location:
Tiki Island |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/7.1, 1/8000 |
File Name: ForstersTern_D509732-Tiki-Island_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: Great Blue Herons foraged near the sheltered waters near the over-built Tiki Island, and nested in nearby rookeries. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:03 15:50 |
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Location:
Tiki Island |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D5X7861-Tiki-Island_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Laughing Gull(Leucophaeus atricilla) |
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Description: Laughing Gulls on the Texas coast would soon be nesting on nearby low islands. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 11:55 |
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Location:
West Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: LaughingGull_D5X8194-WestBay_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: Hiding among the larger Willets, oystercatchers and gulls loafing on the docks, were a few dowitchers. My drive away from Aransas NWR on Wednesday (2021-03-03) ended when I reached Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet Dennis Jones, a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 13:17 |
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Location:
Tiki Island |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/7.1, 1/4000 |
File Name: ShortBilledDowitcher_D509745-Tiki-Island_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Ibis(Eudocimus albus) |
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Description: This White Ibis sailed over us while we were working on one of the low nesting islands on the bay. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 11:35 |
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Location:
West Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WhiteIbis_D5X8024-WestBay_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Willet(Tringa semipalmata) |
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Description: Willets loved loafing near the Tiki Island boat launch. On Wednesday (2021-03-03) I drove from Aransas NWR to Galveston. I pulled off the freeway at Tiki Island, where it was my good fortune to meet a Coast Warden for Texas Audubon, as he was loading his boat onto its trailer. He was generous enough to offer to take me with him on his rounds to monitor nesting islands in West Bay the next day. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:04 14:20 |
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Location:
Tiki Island |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Willet_D5X8309-Tiki-Island_Galveston-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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