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San Antonio

River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 14, 2022
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River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 14, 2022
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San Antonio goes batty

Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 14, 2022
Canon R5

House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Family: Passeridae (Old World sparrows)
River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 14, 2022
Canon R5

Rock pigeon (Columba livia)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 14, 2022
Canon R5

Great-tailed grackle(Quiscalus mexicanus )
Family: Icteridae (blackbirds, orioles, grackles)
River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 14, 2022
Canon R5

Fish Bridge

River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 14, 2022
Canon R5

Demon-eyes

River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 15, 2022
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Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

Bob, Sara, Tom

Enchanted Rock
Texas 2022
July 15, 2022
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Sara, Bob, Tom

Enchanted Rock
Texas 2022
July 15, 2022
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Enchanted Bob

Enchanted Rock
Texas 2022
July 15, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Enchanted Sara

Enchanted Rock
Texas 2022
July 15, 2022
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Enchanted hopper

Pallid-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
Family: Acrididae (short-horned grasshoppers)
Enchanted Rock
Texas 2022
July 15, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Go back

Enchanted Rock
Texas 2022
July 15, 2022
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Big Bend

Birds

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Big Bend

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Big Bend

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Patriotic roadrunner

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Big Bend National Park
July 19, 2022
Canon R5

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Dove

White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Family: White-winged Dove (doves and pigeons)
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Old peccary

Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)
Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
Big Bend National Park
July 19, 2022
Canon R5

Young javelina

Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)
Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
Big Bend National Park
July 19, 2022
Canon R5

Wild donkey

Donkey (Equus asinus)
Family: Equidae (equines)
Big Bend National Park
July 19, 2022
Canon R5

Mama and baby bear

American black bear (Ursus americanus)
Family: Ursidae (bears)
Chisos
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Yogi looking for pic-a-nic baskets

American black bear (Ursus americanus)
Family: Ursidae (bears)
Chisos
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Lizard

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Cenizo

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Panther Junction

Signs
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon R5

Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon R5

Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon R5

Cracked mud

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Rio not so Grande

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Jumping at the border

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tuff Canyon

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tuff Canyon

Signs
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Lote bush

Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Big Bend

Whitewashed rabdotus (Rabdotus dealbatus)
Family: Bulimulidae ()
Big Bend National Park
July 18, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Bob
Signs
Big Bend National Park
July 16, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

The window at sunset

Sunset
Big Bend National Park
July 16, 2022
Canon R5

Slimleaf bursage (Ambrosia confertiflora)
Family: Asteraceae ()
Big Bend National Park
July 16, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Big Bend National Park
July 16, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Big Bend National Park
July 19, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

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Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

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Big Bend National Park
Canon 7Dmark2

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Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family: ()
Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Mexican scrub jay

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Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon R5

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Family: ()
Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon R5

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Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon R5

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Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon R5

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Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon R5

Scott's oriole(Icterus parisorum)
Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds and orioles)
Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon R5

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Family: ()
Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Red-shouldered stink bug (Thyanta custator)
Family: Pentatomidae (stink bugs)
Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Lechuguilla(Agave lechuguilla)
Family: Asparagaceae (agaves)
Big Bend National Park
July 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
July 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Painted leaf (Euphorbia cyathophora )
Family: Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
July 20, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

(Phidippus )
Family: Salticidae (jumping spiders)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
July 20, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Itinerary - in progress

Texas itinerary - July 16-19, 2022

July 13, 2022 - New Orleans to Katy, Texas

Atchafalya

Stay in Katy, Texas

July 14, 2022 - Katy, Texas to San Antonio to Kerrville

River Walk

Dinner with Lauren Sweet in San Antonio

Stay in Kerrville with Sara and Tom

July 15, 2022 - Kerrville, Texas

Hike Enchanted Rock with Sara and Tom

Stay in Kerrville with Sara and Tom

July 16, 2022 - Kerrville, Texas to Big Bend

Stay in Big Bend at Chiso Springs

July 17, 2022 - Big Bend

Stay in Big Bend at Chiso Springs

July 18, 2022 - Big Bend

Stay in Big Bend at Chiso Springs

July 19, 2022 - Big Bend to van Horn

Stay in hotel in Van Horn

July 20, 2022 - Guadalupe Mountains

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