Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #447 — Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Roger

melanerpes (from melas, black, and herpes, creeper) aurifrons (from aurum, gold, and frons, front) Tuesday, October 21, 2008 — 10:02 am San Antonio, Texas — San Antonio Botanical Garden The one lifer I was almost sure of seeing in Texas … Continue reading →

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Bird #446 — Long-billed Thrasher

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Roger

toxostoma (from toxon, bow, and stoma, mouth, referring to the bill) longirostre (from longus, long, and rostris, beak) Tuesday, October 21, 2008 — 9:03 am San Antonio, Texas — San Antonio Botanical Garden Like I said, the guy in the … Continue reading →

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Bird #445 — Long-billed Curlew

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Roger

numenius (of the new moon, referring to its bill) americanus (of America) Monday, October 20, 2008 — 4:56 pm Rockport Beach Park — Rockport, Texas Mustang Island was out of the question, and we’d seen what there was to see … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #40 — White-striped Longtail

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Roger

chioides catillus Monday, October 20, 2008 — 1:44 pm Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas — by the Heron Flats overlook I was aware of butterflies all day, but I was looking for birds, so I didn’t get many photos. But … Continue reading →

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Bird #444 — White-tailed Hawk

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Roger

buteo (hawk) albicaudatus (from albus, white, and caudatus, tailed) Monday, October 20, 2008 — 9:36 am Goliad County, Texas — Route 77A south of Goliad This was shaping up to be a pretty good day — two lifers and we … Continue reading →

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