2022-09-01 SPI Day One
12 Photos

Beach Scape South Padre Island(Scenery) |
Description: Later Afternoon on South on South Padre Island. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 18:18 |
Location:
Gulf Beach |
Camera Information: SM-S906U, 5.4 mm, f/1.8, 1/1600 |
File Name: BeachScape-20220901_181826-SouthPadreIsland |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: I found that Great Kiskadees were as entertaining in the fall as they were in spring. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 11:20 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_8506747-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Green Heron(Butorides virescens) |
Description: This immature Green Heron was probably hatched this spring in nests built in nearby mangroves. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:22 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreenHeron_8506944-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla) |
Description: The Least Sandpipers I met at the SPI Birding and Nature Center may have nested as far north as the Canadian Yukon this spring. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:12 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: LeastSandpiper_8506808-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla) |
Description: The Least Sandpipers I met at the SPI Birding and Nature Center may have nested as far north as the Canadian Yukon this spring. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:16 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: LeastSandpiper_8506926-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla) |
Description: The Least Sandpipers I met at the SPI Birding and Nature Center may have nested as far north as the Canadian Yukon this spring. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:46 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: LeastSandpiper_8506948-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Semipalmated Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus) |
Description: The high heat and humidity didn’t slow down the foraging of this Semipalmated Plover. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:12 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: SemiPalmatedPlover_8506789-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Semipalmated Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus) |
Description: The high heat and humidity didn’t slow down the foraging of this Semipalmated Plover. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:14 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: SemiPalmatedPlover_8506870-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Semipalmated Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus) |
Description: The high heat and humidity didn’t slow down the foraging of this Semipalmated Plover. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:15 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: SemiPalmatedPlover_8506916-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Semipalmated Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus) |
Description: The high heat and humidity didn’t slow down the foraging of this Semipalmated Plover. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:16 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: SemiPalmatedPlover_8506923-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
Description: Tricolored Herons were just one of the wading species attending the SPI Birding and Nature Center. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 11:54 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: TricoloredHeron_8506755-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American White Ibis(Eudocimus albus) |
Description: American White Ibis were just one of the wading species attending the SPI Birding and Nature Center. This one caught a crab snack. My first day on South Padre Island was as much about catching up with friends in south Texas as it was about visiting with its birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:01 12:03 |
Location:
South Padre Island Nature Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: WhiteIbis_8506766-SPI.NatureCenter |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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