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2021-03-26 Sabal Palms Again

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Blue-Winged Teal - Spatula discors — **Blue-Winged Teal**
*(Spatula discors)*

**Description:**
Not all Blue-Winged Teals migrate. The Texan Rio Grande Valley is on location where some remain all year and even breed. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:26 9:13

**Location:**

Sabal Palm Sanctuary
Brownsville, Texas
United States
52.49 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlueWingedTeal_D5X5417-SabalPalms

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Blue-Winged Teal**
*(Spatula discors)*

**Description:**
Not all Blue-Winged Teals migrate. The Texan Rio Grande Valley is on location where some remain all year and even breed. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:26 9:13

**Location:**

Sabal Palm Sanctuary
Brownsville, Texas
United States
52.49 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlueWingedTeal_D5X5417-SabalPalms

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Gadwall - Mareca strepera — **Gadwall**
*(Mareca strepera)*

**Description:**
This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:26 9:37

**Location:**

Sabal Palm Sanctuary
Brownsville, Texas
United States
52.49 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Gadwall_D5X5486-SabalPalms

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus — **Least Grebe**
*(Tachybaptus dominicus)*

**Description:**
The Least Grebes were highly vocal this morning. I suspect they were courting and/or pair-bonding. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:26 8:36

**Location:**

Sabal Palm Sanctuary
Brownsville, Texas
United States
52.49 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** LeastGrebe_D5X5402-SabalPalms

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Blue-Winged Teal

Spatula discors

Not all Blue-Winged Teals migrate. The Texan Rio Grande Valley is on location where some remain all year and even breed. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Blue-Winged Teal

Spatula discors

Not all Blue-Winged Teals migrate. The Texan Rio Grande Valley is on location where some remain all year and even breed. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

This drake Gadwall intently followed this coot as it foraged. I couldn’t tell how it benefitted, but perhaps the coot stirred up morsels from below the surface that the duck could exploit. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Unlike the Blue-Winged Teal wintering in south Texas, Gadwall rarely breed here. So these birds will probably leave Texas soon. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Unlike the Blue-Winged Teal wintering in south Texas, Gadwall rarely breed here. So these birds will probably leave Texas soon. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Unlike the Blue-Winged Teal wintering in south Texas, Gadwall rarely breed here. So these birds will probably leave Texas soon. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

The Least Grebes were highly vocal this morning. I suspect they were courting and/or pair-bonding. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

The Least Grebes were highly vocal this morning. I suspect they were courting and/or pair-bonding. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

The extreme rearward position of its feet made this bird’s attempt to climb onto this stump awkward. The Least Grebes were highly vocal this morning. I suspect they were courting and/or pair-bonding. Only 5 miles from my camp in Brownsville (Texas), I paid a brief, 3+ hour visit to this sanctuary on this foggy damp morning.