2021-04-08 SPI Birding & Nature Center

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Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis — **Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck**
*(Dendrocygna autumnalis)*

**Description:**
Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks are fixtures in the marshy wetlands. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 15:39

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X3091-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck**
*(Dendrocygna autumnalis)*

**Description:**
Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks are fixtures in the marshy wetlands. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 15:39

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X3091-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus — **Black-Necked Stilt**
*(Himantopus mexicanus)*

**Description:**
Black-Necked Stilts on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 11:19

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackNeckedStilt_D5X2424-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Double-Crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus — **Double-Crested Cormorant**
*(Phalacrocorax auritus)*

**Description:**
Immature Double-Crested Cormorant. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 14:33

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** DoubleCrestedCormorant_D5X2532-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias — **Great Blue Heron**
*(Ardea herodias)*

**Description:**
Great Blue Heron flyover. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 15:43

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GreatBlueHeron_D5X3147-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca — **Greater Yellowlegs**
*(Tringa melanoleuca)*

**Description:**
Their “lesser” cousins vastly outnumbered Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 15:41

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GreaterYellowlegs_D5X3129-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Green Heron - Butorides virescens — **Green Heron**
*(Butorides virescens)*

**Description:**
Defending its territory. Green Herons had eggs in their nests and were especially feisty. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 10:39

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GreenHeron_D5X2152-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla — **Laughing Gull**
*(Leucophaeus atricilla)*

**Description:**
First Winter bird. There’s no getting away from hordes of Laughing Gulls in south Texas. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 15:39

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LaughingGull_D5X3100-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes — **Lesser Yellowlegs**
*(Tringa flavipes)*

**Description:**
Lesser Yellowlegs vastly outnumbered Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 14:59

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LesserYellowlegs_D5X2686-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea — **Little Blue Heron**
*(Egretta caerulea)*

**Description:**
I was photographing a Prothonotary Warbler when the Little Blue Heron walked through the scene. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 16:28

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LittleBlueHeron_D5X3403-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mottled Duck - Anas fulvigula — **Mottled Duck**
*(Anas fulvigula)*

**Description:**
Mottled Duck hen with ten chicks. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 15:49

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** MottledDuck_D5X3215-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mullet - Mugil cephalus — **Mullet**
*(Mugil cephalus)*

**Description:**
Mullets frequent the estuary waters among the mangroves. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 11:55

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Mullet_D5X2453-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Osprey - Pandion haliaetus — **Osprey**
*(Pandion haliaetus)*

**Description:**
Osprey flyovers are common on SPI. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 10:59

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Osprey_D5X2206-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea — **Prothonotary Warbler**
*(Protonotaria citrea)*

**Description:**
This male warbler was having a field day with the tiny insects hiding in the grass stalks. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 16:16

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** ProthonotaryWarbler_D5X3252-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Close encounters with spoonbills on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 15:03

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RoseateSpoonbill_D5X2801-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Skink - Plestiodon sp. — **Skink**
*(Plestiodon sp.)*

**Description:**
I’m not sure of the species, but I couldn’t resist photographing this skink. It could be a Mole Skink, a Coal Skink, or something else. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 9:54

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Skink_D5X2138-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor — **Tricolored Heron**
*(Egretta tricolor)*

**Description:**
Tricolored Heron on the prowl. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 10:48

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** TricoloredHeron_D5X2188-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus — **White-Eyed Vireo**
*(Vireo griseus)*

**Description:**
Busy vireo. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 9:36

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteEyedVireo_D5X2116-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Willet - Tringa semipalmata — **Willet**
*(Tringa semipalmata)*

**Description:**
Foraging on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 10:41

**Location:**

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Willet_D5X2174-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea — **Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron**
*(Nyctanassa violacea)*

**Description:**
Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons specialize in crustacean hunting. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:08 9:31

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowCrownedNightHeron_D5X2112-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks are fixtures in the marshy wetlands. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Black-Necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Black-Necked Stilts on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Black-Necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Double-Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Immature Double-Crested Cormorant. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron flyover. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Their “lesser” cousins vastly outnumbered Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Defending its territory. Green Herons had eggs in their nests and were especially feisty. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Green Herons had eggs in their nests and were especially feisty. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Green Herons had pale blue eggs in their nests and were especially feisty. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

First Winter bird. There’s no getting away from hordes of Laughing Gulls in south Texas. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

There’s no getting away from hordes of Laughing Gulls in south Texas. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Lesser Yellowlegs vastly outnumbered Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

I was photographing a Prothonotary Warbler when the Little Blue Heron walked through the scene. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Mottled Duck hen with ten chicks. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Mullets frequent the estuary waters among the mangroves. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Osprey flyovers are common on SPI. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

This male warbler was having a field day with the tiny insects hiding in the grass stalks. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Close encounters with spoonbills on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

I enjoyed the enthusiasm of this Roseate Spoonbill’s bathing technique. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Skink

Plestiodon sp.

I’m not sure of the species, but I couldn’t resist photographing this skink. It could be a Mole Skink, a Coal Skink, or something else. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored Heron on the prowl. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

White-Eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

Busy vireo. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Foraging on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons specialize in crustacean hunting. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre.