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2021 Texas Exodus

2021 Texas Exodus

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21 Photos

Day 1 - Map — **Day 1**
*(Map)*

**Description:**
Day by day account of my trip home from Texas in 2021.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:19 13:14

**Camera Information:**

**File Name:** 2021-05-09-Day01-Port-Isabel-NBC

© 2021 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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Pin It — **Day 1**
*(Map)*

**Description:**
Day by day account of my trip home from Texas in 2021.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:19 13:14

**Camera Information:**

**File Name:** 2021-05-09-Day01-Port-Isabel-NBC

© 2021 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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Day 2 - Map — **Day 2**
*(Map)*

**Description:**
Day by day account of my trip home from Texas in 2021.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:19 13:15

**Camera Information:**

**File Name:** 2021-05-10-Day02-NBC-Rio-Grande-City

© 2021 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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Day 4 - Map — **Day 4**
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**Description:**
Day by day account of my trip home from Texas in 2021.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:19 13:17

**Camera Information:**

**File Name:** 2021-05-12-Day04-Uvalde-Sanderson

© 2021 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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Day 5 - Map — **Day 5**
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**Description:**
Day by day account of my trip home from Texas in 2021.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:19 13:19

**Camera Information:**

**File Name:** 2021-05-13-Day05-Sanderson-El-Paso

© 2021 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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Day 6 - Map — **Day 6**
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**Description:**
Day by day account of my trip home from Texas in 2021.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:19 13:21

**Camera Information:**

**File Name:** 2021-05-14-Day06-El-Paso-Marana

© 2021 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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Day 7 - Map — **Day 7**
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**Description:**
Day by day account of my trip home from Texas in 2021.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:19 13:22

**Camera Information:**

**File Name:** 2021-05-15-Day07-Marana-Home

© 2021 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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Barbary Sheep - Ammotragus lervia — **Barbary Sheep**
*(Ammotragus lervia)*

**Description:**
These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:13 10:19

**Location:**

Limpia Creek
Fort Davis, Texas
United States
4872.29 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BarbarySheep_D5X8577_DavisMountains

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Half-way to the summit of the Davis Mountains, I stopped for a view and met these birds. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:13 11:19

**Location:**

TX-118 Roadside Park Scenic Over
Fort Davis, Texas
United States
5869.71 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackCrestedTitmouse_D5X8806_DavisMountains

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
The cactus gardens at the Judge Roy Bean Museum can be a lovely place to meet birds. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:12 15:10

**Location:**

Langtry Cactus Garden
Langtry, Texas
United States
1315.68 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** HoodedOriole_D5X8448_Langtry

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria — **Lesser Goldfinch**
*(Spinus psaltria)*

**Description:**
The cactus gardens at the Judge Roy Bean Museum can be a lovely place to meet birds. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:12 14:57

**Location:**

Langtry Cactus Garden
Langtry, Texas
United States
1315.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

**File Name:** LesserGoldFinch_D5X8446_Langtry

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris — **Painted Bunting**
*(Passerina ciris)*

**Description:**
I didn't see any female buntings, but the males were busy showing off. On my trip home from Texas in 2020, I stopped at this picnic area and met birds. It proved to be a good place to meet them again in 2021. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:11 13:19

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
La Pryor, Texas
United States
820.25 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** PaintedBunting_D5X8363_LaPryor-TX-RoadSideRest

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma woodhouseii — **Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay**
*(Aphelocoma woodhouseii)*

**Description:**
I stopped at Kickapoo State Park to meet Black-Capped Vireos, but the gate was locked (closed Tues-Thur). I met the vireos, but they were impossible to photograph. These jays were curious about me. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:05:12 11:20

**Location:**

Kickapoo State Park
Rocksprings, Texas
United States
1768.46 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

**File Name:** WoodhouseScrubJay_D5X8434_KickapooStatePark

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Barbary Sheep

Ammotragus lervia

These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.

Barbary Sheep

Ammotragus lervia

These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.

Barbary Sheep

Ammotragus lervia

These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.

Barbary Sheep

Ammotragus lervia

These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.

Barbary Sheep

Ammotragus lervia

This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.

Barbary Sheep

Ammotragus lervia

These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Half-way to the summit of the Davis Mountains, I stopped for a view and met these birds. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Half-way to the summit of the Davis Mountains, I stopped for a view and met these birds. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Half-way to the summit of the Davis Mountains, I stopped for a view and met these birds. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.

Hooded Oriole

Icterus cucullatus

The cactus gardens at the Judge Roy Bean Museum can be a lovely place to meet birds. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

The cactus gardens at the Judge Roy Bean Museum can be a lovely place to meet birds. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

I didn't see any female buntings, but the males were busy showing off. On my trip home from Texas in 2020, I stopped at this picnic area and met birds. It proved to be a good place to meet them again in 2021. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

I didn't see any female buntings, but the males were busy showing off. On my trip home from Texas in 2020, I stopped at this picnic area and met birds. It proved to be a good place to meet them again in 2021. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

I didn't see any female buntings, but the males were busy showing off. On my trip home from Texas in 2020, I stopped at this picnic area and met birds. It proved to be a good place to meet them again in 2021. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

I stopped at Kickapoo State Park to meet Black-Capped Vireos, but the gate was locked (closed Tues-Thur). I met the vireos, but they were impossible to photograph. These jays were curious about me. It took me five days to putt my way out of Texas. I stopped along the road a few times to visit the birds.