2023-06-25 High Island
37 Photos
American Alligator(Alligator mississippiensis) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. During my June 2023 visit, I was treated to a confrontation between a 12 foot alligator, and a somewhat smaller one. The smaller gator got away, but not before the big boy made his point. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:16 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: AmericanAlligator_Z9X2708_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Alligator(Alligator mississippiensis) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. During my June 2023 visit, I was treated to a confrontation between a 12 foot alligator, and a somewhat smaller one. The smaller gator got away, but not before the big boy made his point. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:17 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: AmericanAlligator_Z9X2732_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:43 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X2846_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:43 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X2859_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:55 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X3552_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:57 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X3637_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:57 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X3653_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:57 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X3676_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:57 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X3698_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:57 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X3708_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:58 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X3781_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. My favorite memory of my June 2023 visit was watching an Anhinga parent feeding its twin offspring. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:58 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Anhinga_Z9X3892_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Vulture(Coragyps atratus) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. During my June 2023 visit, I watched a Black Vulture sail by looking for a place to roost for the night. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:25 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: BlackVulture_Z9X3332_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cattle Egret(Bubulcus ibis) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 18:00 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CattleEgret_Z9X3944_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Gallinule(Gallinula galeata) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. I hoped I’d see a Purple Gallinule during my June 2023 visit. I settled for this Common Gallinule. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 18:20 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonGallinule_Z9X4314_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Double-Crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax auritus) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. The birds at the upper right are Neotropic Cormorants. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:59 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: DoubleCrestedCormorant_Z9X3940_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Egret(Ardea alba) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 15:58 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreatEgret_Z9X2394_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Egret(Ardea alba) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:12 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GreatEgret_Z9X3136_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Egret(Ardea alba) |
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Description: Notice the aggression this juvenile egret displays at feeding time. Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 18:05 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: GreatEgret_Z9X3990_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Egret(Ardea alba) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 18:16 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreatEgret_Z9X4139_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Egret(Ardea alba) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 18:22 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GreatEgret_Z9X4364_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Egret(Ardea alba) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 18:22 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreatEgret_Z9X4373_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great-Tailed Grackle(Quiscalus mexicanus) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. I heard grackles, Yellow-Billed Cuckoos, Carolina Wrens, and Blue Jays in the woods during my June 2023 visit. Great-Tailed Grackles were the only ones that presented themselves to me. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:25 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreatTailedGrackle_Z9X2735_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great-Tailed Grackle(Quiscalus mexicanus) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. I heard grackles, Yellow-Billed Cuckoos, Carolina Wrens, and Blue Jays in the woods during my June 2023 visit. Great-Tailed Grackles were the only ones that presented themselves to me. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:26 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreatTailedGrackle_Z9X2785_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Little Blue Heron(Egretta caerulea) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:52 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LittleBlueHeron_Z9X3448_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Roseate Spoonbill(Platalea ajaja) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 15:41 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: RoseateSpoonbill_Z9X2157_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Roseate Spoonbill(Platalea ajaja) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 15:43 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RoseateSpoonbill_Z9X2269_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Roseate Spoonbill(Platalea ajaja) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 15:59 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RoseateSpoonbill_Z9X2436_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:10 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: SnowyEgret_Z9X2627_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:44 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: SnowyEgret_Z9X2944_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
River Cooter(Pseudemys concinna) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. I couldn’t resist capturing a picture of this turtle with a dragonfly perched on his nose. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:03 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TexasRiverCooter_Z9X2458_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 16:16 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_Z9X2683_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:10 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_Z9X3048_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:11 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_Z9X3085_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:22 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_Z9X3225_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:23 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_Z9X3311_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) |
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Description: Anytime I visit High Island Texas, I can’t pass up an opportunity to stop by the Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary. I’ve never been disappointed with the times I’ve spent there. Wading birds and cormorants abound, and lots of nesting takes place. |
Date Taken: 2023:06:25 17:53 |
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Location:
Smith Oaks Sanctuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TriColoredHeron_Z9X3513_HighIsland-TX |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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