Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Pretty quiet at the Bend. A few old friends were out and about @ 40 Acre Lake.

American White Ibis

American White Ibis, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Great light today @ Crescent Lake.

Ibis Dusk

Ibis Dusk, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Had a great time out at the Baytown Nature Center today. Magical light at sunset....

Jackson Lake at Dawn

Jackson Lake at Dawn, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

:-)

Maroon Bells

Maroon Bells, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Sunset Slither

Sunset Slither, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

:-)

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Brought out the ol' D80 for a spin today... Not so bad, in good light. :-)

Water Moccasin

Water Moccasin, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Does it get any better than this? Gorgeous birds... :-)

Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Female

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Female, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Great Songbird day at High Island! Perfect weather, tons of birds... :-)

Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

What a day at High Island! First ever Painted & Indigo Bunting shots for me. :-)

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Found this guy on a power line on FM 1462 near Brazos Bend State Park. Followed him over to this pole on Jungmann Road.... 500mm was just right... Damn, that was close! :-)

Snowy April

Snowy April, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Got the white feather exposure down!

Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

There were a few Songbirds at Boy Scout Woods....

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Bolivar Flats, Texas

Sunset at the Rookery

Sunset at the Rookery, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Another great day at High Island! More later, I'm plum tuckered out.... ;-)

Juvenile Roseate Spoonbills

Juvenile Roseate Spoonbills, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

Impressing the Ladies... Topaz Denoise 3 corrected

Impressing the Ladies... Topaz Denoise 3 corrected, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

He put on quite a show!

In the Mood

In the Mood, originally uploaded by Shadow Hunter.

More Great Egret mating from High Island, Texas.....

Let's get started!