South TX color!

[dockothebay]

We spent a few days in Harlingen, Texas and I thought I'd share some color! The area gets lots of migrating birds.

This is an Altamira Oriole - they're pretty skittish, so getting shots without branches in the way was a challenge.

This is a Golden-fronted woodpecker

One morning we happened on a fellow banding birds in one of the parks! It was a treat to watch and learn!! This sharp-shinned hawk was the first - I was surprized at his size.

and this tiny Orange-crowned Warbler showed up too!

[Dbl]

These look great! Thanks for sharing some color with us!

[LeeKen]

The sharp shinned is amazingly small. I learned something from that shot.

You are correct it is cool to see birds from other places.

Nice series. Thanks.

[Dotch]

All very nice but after experiencing the sharp-shinned hawk activity around the farm this winter, gotta admit I'm partial to those. And thanks for sharing all the birds most of us never get to see over the past few weeks from down south. Makes one feel warmer already on a cool, cloudy, wet March MN day.

[finnbay]

Love to see the variety. Great job!

[dockothebay]

Thanks all - it was a fun trip. I'm still working at getting the most from my 100-400 lens, so much to learn

[Birdsong]

Very nice. Even though I see a sharp-shinned frequently, that one still seems very small. I know they say blue jay sized, but they always appear larger to me. Send some this way. Not the sharp-shinned, though. I have enough of those.

[dockothebay]

Sarah - it was my understanding that this hawk is a "hatch year" so maybe that accounts for his size at this point? At any rate, watching the banding process was pretty cool!