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This Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) apparently killed itself by flying into the Eiffel Tower. Read more: Learning all over again.

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Egrets, cormorants, and spoonbills at Smith Oaks in High Island. Read more: Gulf Coast Day 1.

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Roseate Spoonbills Platalea ajaja) at Smith Oaks in High Island. Read more: Gulf Coast Day 1.

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This Scarlet Tanager's (Piranga olivacea) bright orange plumage had some High Island birders confused. It was the first time I'd seen this variant. Read more:

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Inca Doves (Scardafella inca) feed in the parking lot at Boy Scout Woods in High Island. Read more: Gulf Coast Day 1.

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Great Egrets (Ardea alba) with nestlings at Smith Oaks in High Island. Read more: Gulf Coast Day 1.

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A Great Egret (Ardea alba) hunts in Anahuac NWR's Shoveler Pond. Read more: Gulf Coast Day 1.

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Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) feed in Anahuac NWR's Shoveler Pond. Read more: Gulf Coast Day 1.

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A female Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) in the willows at Sea Rim State Park. Read more: Gulf Coast Day 1.

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Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris). Read more: More Gulf Coast photos