2022-09-25 Rollin’ on the River

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Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula — **Baltimore Oriole**
*(Icterus galbula)*

**Description:**
We found Baltimore Orioles working over the Giant Reeds lining the shore of the Rio Grande during our afternoon cruise on the waterway.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 18:00

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 460 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** BaltimoreOriole_8506979-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Baltimore Oriole**
*(Icterus galbula)*

**Description:**
We found Baltimore Orioles working over the Giant Reeds lining the shore of the Rio Grande during our afternoon cruise on the waterway.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 18:00

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 460 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** BaltimoreOriole_8506979-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon — **Belted Kingfisher**
*(Megaceryle alcyon)*

**Description:**
Belted Kingfishers range throughout most of the North American continent, but only in south Texas, can we find three kingfisher species north of the border with Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 18:21

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 460 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** BeltedKingfisher_8507114-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax — **Black-Crowned Night-Heron**
*(Nycticorax nycticorax)*

**Description:**
Mature male Blue Grosbeaks are stunning to behold, but this bird was a tough subject to photograph.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 17:55

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 490 mm, f/8.0, 1/400

**File Name:** BlackCrownedNightHeron_8506932-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea — **Blue Grosbeak**
*(Passerina caerulea)*

**Description:**
Mature male Blue Grosbeaks are stunning to behold, but this bird was a tough subject to photograph.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 18:04

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 460 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** BlueGrosbeak_8507019-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway — **Crested Caracara**
*(Caracara cheriway)*

**Description:**
Crested Caracaras are charismatic subjects. Here in south Texas, they have many fans.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 18:37

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** CrestedCaracara_8507191-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Gray Hawk - Buteo plagiatus — **Gray Hawk**
*(Buteo plagiatus)*

**Description:**
Contemporary literature suggests the Gray Hawk’s diet is mainly reptilian, with no mention of fish that I found. Yet I photographed an immature bird in Mission Texas that was eating a small fish.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 17:57

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 490 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** GrayHawk_8506933-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Green Herons were one of several wading birds we met during our afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 17:11

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** GreenHeron_8506626-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana — **Green Kingfisher**
*(Chloroceryle americana)*

**Description:**
Green Kingfishers are the smallest of the trio of kingfisher species found in south Texas. During our late afternoon boating expedition on the Rio Grande, we met all three members of the kingfisher clan.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 17:30

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
131.24 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** GreenKingfisher_8506800-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Nashville Warbler - Leiothlypis ruficapilla — **Nashville Warbler**
*(Leiothlypis ruficapilla)*

**Description:**
We saw this Nashville Warbler in the company of Wilson’s and Yellow Warblers during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande. It made for a fun trio of ’yellow-ish’ warblers on our cruise.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 18:06

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 460 mm, f/8.0, 1/125

**File Name:** NashvilleWarbler_8507046-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
We met several Osprey during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande. Some even had their carry-out meals with them.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 16:42

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
114.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** Osprey_8506487-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
This Painted Bunting female (or immature male) enjoyed bathing in the Rio Grande in the company of a Yellow Warbler.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 17:19

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

**File Name:** PaintedBunting_8506705-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata — **Ringed Kingfisher**
*(Megaceryle torquata)*

**Description:**
The Ringed Kingfisher is the largest member of the trio of kingfisher species found in south Texas. During our late afternoon boating expedition on the Rio Grande, we met all three members of the kingfisher clan.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 16:52

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** RingedKingfisher_8506538-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Calm River and Stormy Skies - Scenery — **Calm River and Stormy Skies**
*(Scenery)*

**Description:**
Our river tour lasted just long enough for us to enjoy the evening sky. The storms waited until later in the night to unload their burden of rain on a valley that needed it badly.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 18:30

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
118.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
SM-S906U, 5.4 mm, f/1.8, 1/350

**File Name:** RiverSky20220925_183031-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus — **Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher**
*(Tyrannus forficatus)*

**Description:**
Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers nest in south Texas, but others breed as far north as southeastern Nebraska, then return to southern Mexico and Central America for the winter season. The birds we saw during our late afternoon boating expedition on the Rio Grande, might have come from further north.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 17:00

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** ScissorTailedFlycatcher_8506600-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius — **Spotted Sandpiper**
*(Actitis macularius)*

**Description:**
This juvenile Spotted Sandpiper might have begun its life in a nest as far north as Alaska. It may move further south for winter, or perhaps remain in south Texas until next spring.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 17:15

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/640

**File Name:** SpottedSandpiper_8506636-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia — **Yellow Warbler**
*(Setophaga petechia)*

**Description:**
We saw Yellow Warblers in the company of Wilson’s and Nashville Warblers and a Painted Bunting during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:25 17:21

**Location:**

Rio Grande River Ride
Mission, Texas
United States
121.40 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** YellowWarblerPaintedBunting_8506741-RioGrandeBoatRide

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

We found Baltimore Orioles working over the Giant Reeds lining the shore of the Rio Grande during our afternoon cruise on the waterway.

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Belted Kingfishers range throughout most of the North American continent, but only in south Texas, can we find three kingfisher species north of the border with Mexico.

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Mature male Blue Grosbeaks are stunning to behold, but this bird was a tough subject to photograph.

Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Mature male Blue Grosbeaks are stunning to behold, but this bird was a tough subject to photograph.

Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Mature male Blue Grosbeaks are stunning to behold, but this bird was a tough subject to photograph.

Crested Caracara

Caracara cheriway

Crested Caracaras are charismatic subjects. Here in south Texas, they have many fans.

Crested Caracara

Caracara cheriway

Crested Caracaras are charismatic subjects. Here in south Texas, they have many fans.

Crested Caracara

Caracara cheriway

Crested Caracaras are charismatic subjects. Here in south Texas, they have many fans.

Gray Hawk

Buteo plagiatus

Contemporary literature suggests the Gray Hawk’s diet is mainly reptilian, with no mention of fish that I found. Yet I photographed an immature bird in Mission Texas that was eating a small fish.

Gray Hawk

Buteo plagiatus

Contemporary literature suggests the Gray Hawk’s diet is mainly reptilian, with no mention of fish that I found. Yet I photographed an immature bird in Mission Texas that was eating a small fish.

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Green Herons were one of several wading birds we met during our afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande.

Green Kingfishers are the smallest of the trio of kingfisher species found in south Texas. During our late afternoon boating expedition on the Rio Grande, we met all three members of the kingfisher clan.

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

We saw this Nashville Warbler in the company of Wilson’s and Yellow Warblers during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande. It made for a fun trio of ’yellow-ish’ warblers on our cruise.

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

We met several Osprey during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande. Some even had their carry-out meals with them.

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

We met several Osprey during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande. Some even had their carry-out meals with them.

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

We met several Osprey during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande. Some even had their carry-out meals with them.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

This Painted Bunting female (or immature male) enjoyed bathing in the Rio Grande in the company of a Yellow Warbler.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

This Painted Bunting female (or immature male) enjoyed bathing in the Rio Grande in the company of a Yellow Warbler.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

This Painted Bunting female (or immature male) enjoyed bathing in the Rio Grande in the company of a Yellow Warbler.

Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

The Ringed Kingfisher is the largest member of the trio of kingfisher species found in south Texas. During our late afternoon boating expedition on the Rio Grande, we met all three members of the kingfisher clan.

Calm River and Stormy Skies

Scenery

Our river tour lasted just long enough for us to enjoy the evening sky. The storms waited until later in the night to unload their burden of rain on a valley that needed it badly.

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers nest in south Texas, but others breed as far north as southeastern Nebraska, then return to southern Mexico and Central America for the winter season. The birds we saw during our late afternoon boating expedition on the Rio Grande, might have come from further north.

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

This juvenile Spotted Sandpiper might have begun its life in a nest as far north as Alaska. It may move further south for winter, or perhaps remain in south Texas until next spring.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

We saw Yellow Warblers in the company of Wilson’s and Nashville Warblers and a Painted Bunting during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

We saw Yellow Warblers in the company of Wilson’s and Nashville Warblers and a Painted Bunting during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

We saw Yellow Warblers in the company of Wilson’s and Nashville Warblers and a Painted Bunting during our late afternoon boating adventure on the Rio Grande.