bolivar-flats

Bolivar Flats

american-avocets

American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) -- one in non-breeding plumage. Read more: Beached gannet and shorebirds in July.

kosteletzkya-virginica-seashore-mallow

Kosteletzkya virginica, seashore mallow.

agalinis-sp

Agalinis sp. Read more: Beached gannet and shorebirds in July.

eustoma-exultatum

Eustoma exaltatum (catchfly prairie gentian, showy prairie gentian, texas bluebell, blue marsh lily, western blue gentian, bluebell gentian, etc.). Read more:

smith-oaks-rookery-2

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

roseate-spoonbills

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

orange-scarlet-tanager

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:

inca-dove

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

smith-oaks-rookery-1

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