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Texas Birds

All of these birds were photographed in the great state of Texas.

Cliff Swallow	Brown-crested flycatcher	Laughing Gull	Painted Bunting	Veery	Eastern Wood-Pewee
Common Moorhen	Crested Caracara	Great Egret	Plain chachalaca	Great egret	Magnolia warbler
Orchard Oriole	Vermilion flycatcher	Snowy egret	Ring-billed Gull	Gray catbird	Barred Owl
Blue-winged teal	Mexican Jay	Purple gallinule	Brown Pelican	Red-tailed hawk	Whooping crane
Sandwich Tern	Prothonotary warbler	Black Skimmer	Scarlet tanager	Eastern phoebe	Pyrrhuloxia
Brown jay	Northern bobwhite	Great blue heron	Blackburnian Warbler	Eared grebe	Pied-billed grebe
Bonaparte's Gull	Scissor-tailed flycatcher	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Swallow-tailed Kite	Green jay	Least grebe
Turkey Vulture	Savannah Sparrow	Wilson's Snipe	Great kiskadee	Marbled Godwit	Black and White Warbler
King Rail	Green Kingfisher	Varied Bunting	Yellow warbler	Cactus wren	Great egret
Yellow-throated Warbler	American Bittern	Green heron	Chestnut-sided Warbler	Cackling Goose	Black-throated Green-Warbler
Roseate Spoonbill	Great-horned owl	Wilson's Plover	Red-headed Woodpecker	Northern cardinal	Red-shouldered Hawk
Cedar waxwing	Killdeer	Eastern kingbird	Red-eyed vireo	Long-billed thrasher	Dickcissel
Horned Lark	Wild turkey	Verdin	Green-tailed towhee	Yellow-rumped warbler	Black-bellied whistling duck
Black-crested titmouse	Pileated Woodpecker	Blue-gray gnatcatcher	Clapper Rail	Grasshopper sparrow	Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-necked Stilt	Ferruginous Pygmy Owl	Tricolored heron	Reddish egret	Ruby-throated hummingbird	Red-cockaded Woodpecker
American avocet	Loggerhead shrike	Brown Pelican	Indigo bunting	Carolina wren	Swamp Sparrow
Blue grosbeak	Northern Mockingbird	Black-headed Grosbeak	Golden-fronted Woodpecker	Seaside Sparrow	Hermit Thrush

Christy		06-Jul-2009 02:43
I'm happy to report that the day I posted this, we went ahead and carefully removed the spare tire from my jeep and successfully moved the nest into a box.. over a few days I got them from the driveway over next to a storage shed so they'd have some sort of coverage. The nest was actually resting more in the brake light fixture than in the tire itself thankfully. Anyhow happy to report mom & daddy wren are tending to their eggs as if they were still hitching a ride in the back of the jeep tire! :)

Bird/animal rehaber		03-Jul-2009 16:30
Christy, Yes, put the nest in a box as close to where the jeep was parked so the parents don't get confused. I rehabilitate birds/animals on the weekends at a wildlife center. Some people don't want to touch a baby bird/egg/nest because they think a bird will 'smell' their human touch and avoid the baby/egg/nest. Although birds do have nostrils or holes above their beak, they do not smell like we do. Hope this helps!

Christy		29-Jun-2009 21:58
Boy do I have a predicament.. I have a carolina wren who has built her nest in the spare tire on the back of my jeep!! I drive this car daily and it's left in another location overnight. We saw it and thought it was an old nest and next day noticed that she's now laid 4 eggs in there.. should I try to carefully remove the nest and put it in a box of some sort near where I park the jeep?? Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Chris		29-Jun-2009 17:27
I live in the Fort Worth area and was about to leave my house when i noticed something hanging from a bird feeder in the back... It ate from the feeder by gripping the bottom tray of the feeder with two front arms with its legs dangling. When it ate it looked like it was doing a chin-up. The bird was red and black with a body and shape similar to the Pileated Woodpecker but smaller and a beak like the Green Heron, all except for the arms. What is this thing?!?! will try to get a pic

Susan		29-Jun-2009 00:36
We have a pair of ladder-backed woodpeckers living in our neighborhood, in the NW corner of Preston/Northaven in Dallas.

Mike		25-Jun-2009 18:05
I live in south central texas. I saw a bird that at first I thought was a female cardinal. It was green with an orange head. Looking closer, the beak was wrong. the overall shape was like the painted bunting, but the coloring was very different. Any thoughts?

Guest		25-Jun-2009 02:46
I am new to bird watching and I live in Yorktown, Texas (south east Texas). Five Green Jays appearing on Christmas Day 2008 got me "hooked". It is now June 24, 2009 and a pair of Green Jays have stayed. I have also observed a pair of Painted Buntings (beautiful birds), a tiny yellowed bodied bird with black wings (white tips), and many more beautiful birds. I am trying to learn the names. I just know that each bird is "God's beauty with wings"!

Guest		25-Jun-2009 02:42
I am new to bird watching Five Green Jays appearing on Christmas Day 2008 got me "hooked". It is now June 24, 2009 and a pair of Green Jays have stayed. I have also observed a pair of Painted Buntings (beautiful birds), a tiny yellowed bodied bird with black wings (white tips), and some many more beautiful birds. I am trying to learn the names. God's beauty with wings!

Jaime		21-Jun-2009 20:46
I live in PharrTexas, deep southtexas and yesterday I saw a pair of Lesser goldfinch, the female was taking some strands from an old rope that was tied on the tree. ihad never seen these birds around here..

pottsella		19-Jun-2009 01:04
Wow....had an amazing encounter with an unknown bird today. We've lived in New Braunfels for seven years and have never seen this type bird. I think it was a juvenile, but it was huge........prob around ten inches. It was sitting on a limb, but in the open. I sprayed water with my hose up above its head and it seemed to thoroughly enjoy the "rain". It sat there for about two hours and I was able to get within a few yards of it. I took pics but the sun prob will make the bird appear as a silhouette. Its legs were yellow-goldish; top beak was larger than bottom and points and goes under at the end; feathers appeared to be very light brown to gray and sort of spotted on the belly/chest area. It flew away when a worked came in to my back yard, but it was very calm and watched me as much as I watched it. It's wing span was at least a foot. I've looked at a few pics and it doesn't resemble the bone structure of a vulture at all. Oh, it was sitting on a limg that was about 4 inches in diameter and it's tail hung down past the limb about 3 inches. At first I thought it was an owl, but a look through the binocular convinced me it wasn't. Nothing I did frighttened it away and I was able to enjoy it for a long time. Sure hope someone can help be identify it. If it is a juvenile, I doubt it will look like the full grown adult as far as coloring goes. but maybe I can recognize the similar bone structure. The pics on this site are so fantastic. I was lucky enough to see a Painted Bunting sitting on a rose bush in my back yard. At that time we lived near Bossier City, LA. Thanks!!

Guest		16-Jun-2009 18:21
We too have a pair of painted buntings with two new girls, this is the first time i have seen them and we have lived here in Floresville for 18 years. They are truely a beautiful bird.

Guest		16-Jun-2009 18:21
We too have a pair of painted buntings with two new girls, this is the first time i have seen them and we have lived here in Floresville for 18 years. They are truely a beautiful bird.

Guest		13-Jun-2009 17:16
Mamaw, It sounds like a painted bunting. I have lived in the community of Randolph for 45 years and concider myself pretty familiar with the wildlife in the area. I have been an outdoorsman all my life. I too, have a pair of painted buntings this year >>>never ever seen any here before.

Christiane		01-Jun-2009 17:04
This is Christiane again. On trying to identify the baby bird I have, I can take a picture with my cell phone and send it to you if anyone would like to take a shot on identifying this bird for me. Like I said before, I just want to make sure I get him his proper diet so he can grow to be healthy and I can release him back to his original home, the wild. I appreciate any help I can get.

Nancye		01-Jun-2009 16:46
All my goldfinces seem to have left. Do they move on after a short stay or could my cardinals, cowbirds, and pewees(?) chase them off? And is there anything I can do to get them back.

Christiane		01-Jun-2009 16:01
Saturday morning there was a fledgling in my backyard that made its way to my chicken house. At first glance I thought it was a baby duck because of the big beak. It was to become a meal for the wild cats that hang around, and my chickens also thought it was a meal. I looked around for a nest, or its parents, and couldn't locate either. I couldn't stand to watch a cat eat em, so I have taken the lil bird in. I cannot identify what kind of bird it is, and I need to so that I can get the proper diet for him. I have been feeding him canned Iams kitten food. His color is gray and light brown. His beak, like I said seems big. It points at the end, but at the base its rather wide. I live in Central Texas, and have been looking at pictures of birds to see if any resemble him. Would you have any suggestions???

A. J. Pate		31-May-2009 22:06
Greg, I just saw in my backyard a bird I have never seen before. (And I'm 71 and raised in East Texas.) From beak to tail about 10 inches long. His most prominent feature was rust-colored chest feathers. The rest of his feathers were a dark brown. He had a long beak, sort of orange-colored. Had long straight tailfeathers. He was feeding on the ground under a bay tree. A squirrel went running right past him, and he didn't even budge. He later flew high into a neighbor's oak tree. Among your photos, the closest to him in looks is the Pyrrhuloxia, but no crest on the head. Frequent visitors to my backyard are a cardinal couple and a mockingbird. Both built nests in different trees, but seemed to have an initial territorial dispute, and neither has seemed to occupy their nests as far as I can tell. Haven't seen the mockingbird in a while, but the cardinals still drop by about daily. Great photos! A. J. Pate Houston northern suburbs

Crystal		31-May-2009 01:01
Steve- I saw what I believe is a great blue heron as well. I saw it or possibly multiple birds like it last night walking my dog. It/they were walking around my apartment complex. I got near it and it flew away. HUGE wing span. I live near the N35/290 E corridor. A friend that lives in my complex says she's seen it/them a few times as well. Weird...

Steve		30-May-2009 22:38
Greg - we live in central Austin near Shoal Creek and have what I believe is a Great Blue Heron nesting in a large live oak. Isn't this somewhat unusual?

Christy		29-May-2009 18:56
Hi Judy.. it sounds like you have some barn swallows.. we had some build the mud nests on our back porch at our old place and they looked like what you are describing. We just discovered today that we have a ground nest of black & white warbler babies in the back yard. The mother bird built her nest deep down in the pine straw and leaves close to a small tree and right now there are 5 little babies in there. They're so cute sitting down in their nest.. they look like little grouchy old men. I had to grab my camera and zoom lens to get a shot of them because we didn't want to scare them to death. Our gold finches have moved on for the time being so I moved my niger feeders to a different location.. the indigo buntings although not as abundant in numbers have hung around. We had as many as 25 at the beginning but we're now down to 5 or 6.. (We're just north of Nacogdoches)

Judy		29-May-2009 13:37
I have some fairly good sized birds with bluish colorations on their backs and have built mud nests on my back porch. I live in Abilene TX. Any ideas what they might be?

Michael Lane		27-May-2009 00:03
Earlier this week I saw a bird with a yellow bill. It was about the size of a very large sparrow. I was dark brown or maybe two shades of dark brown, it didn't have a long tail. I saw this bird while walking on McMillan near the intersection of Mockingbird in Dallas, TX. I have tried to find images of the bird without success. I have never seen a bird like it. The yellow bill is what caught my attention. Can anyone help?

Elijah Duncan		26-May-2009 17:23
My wife and I saw this bird on our trash can last week he is larger than a soft ball and looks like a Red shoulder hawk. I have a photo, if there is a way to send it may I just curios, the bird was as curios of us because he watched us as well. Thank you.

Katy		25-May-2009 21:45
We just found a baby bird in our garage. We're trying to figure out what it is. It's black with some gray, and a little bit of white. Help? Dallas, Texas.

Greg Lavaty		16-May-2009 11:40
Kelly, It sounds like you had a Black Vulture: http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/black_vulture Vultures defecate on their legs which is why your bird may have had such white legs. It is believed that they do this to help keep themselves cool. The other possibility is that you have a young Turkey Vulture which has a black head like a Black Vulture.

Kelly Johnson		16-May-2009 01:30
We put an armadillo carcass in our back yard to watch the process and photograph the vultures that we have around south Austin/Oak Hill. Besides two blue jays that continually give the vultures 'crap' there was a new kind of vulture (turkey vulture?) I've never seen before. It had a black body, very dark gray head (total wing span of around 4 feet) but the amazing thing were its legs. They were pure white; looked like white latex paint! I can't find an image online of these yet and.. I had the baby in my arms so I missed the shot! Also, unlike the red faces, it kept turning its head sideways to view the armadillo so it didn't seem to be able to 'see' straight on. Anyone know what kind these were? There was a typical red-headed with the white ring around its eye on the fence a couple of feet away but it keeps coming back.

rhonda		14-May-2009 00:08
I saw a bird at my feeder and was wondering if you could identify it. It had a blue head, yellow body and red tail feathers. It looks very much like the 4th picture of the bird on the website www.nctexasbirds.com and very similiar to the painted bunting on this website. I live in Tyler, Texas and had never seen this bird before. I too want to know if my finch feeder may be too close to my other feeders as they have disappeared. thanks.

Nancye		13-May-2009 23:03
We had a new bird show up at our feeder. I looked him up in my bird book and it seems he is a cowbird. Kind of a pushy fellow but interesting. Also I think I have a northern cardinal that joins the crowd every day. This has been a great year for bird watching at my feeder. One question...my gold finches are gone...are they frightened of the larger birds and should I move my niger feeder farther away.

Robin		07-May-2009 23:58
I live about 30 minutes northwest of houston and I just started seeing these birds a couple days ago and was wondering if anybody know what they are. They are bright blue on their backs with a brownish grey head and red belly/chest. They are skinnier than bluebirds-thin bodies. They have intrigued me because for days they have been flying into my windows over and over and over for hours. I havent been able to find them on the internet.

Christy		06-May-2009 00:43
I live about 20 miles north of Nacogdoches Tx and we've been over run with the beautiful indogo buntings. We have counted as many as 25 at one time at the feeders. Of course the gold finches & cardinals have staked their claim as well.. saw a strange bird for the first time today, sort of resembles the dickcissel but is more of a solid brown, but the shape is the same. We've made sure to keep plenty of variety of seed & suet out for them all.. would love to see one of the painted buntings stop by!

Guest		05-May-2009 12:38
Two pair of indigo bunting recently showed up in my backyard here in Friendswood. Are they common in this area?

Angie		04-May-2009 17:37
Brad..could it be a House Finch? Sounds like the markings of one. I have some at my feeders every day:)

Angie		04-May-2009 17:29
I saw a Baltimore Oriole in the sweet gum tree in my East Texas yard yesterday. I wasn't able to photograph him because he stayed hidden. Sure was a beauty! This is only the 2nd time I've ever seen one here.

Nancy		03-May-2009 17:33
I just saw what I believe were Baltimore Orioles at my feeder. They were a very bright shade of orange with black heads and wings. They were beautiful. This has been our best year for new birds at our feeder. Hope it keeps up...my granddaughter sits on the window seat with my bird book that is almost a hundred years old and looks at the birds. She is 5 years old and it entertains her for ages. I am in East Texas.

Greg Lavaty		01-May-2009 20:26
Jill, it sounds like you saw a male Red-winged Blackbird. Did it look like this? http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/image/111657287

Jill Sebik		01-May-2009 20:23
Hello! My husband and I were really taken by a bird we say perched in a coastal field yesterday. He was solid black, with bright red markings on his wings. Absolutely beautiful! What kind was he (she)?

Brad		01-May-2009 02:47
I'm trying to identify a bird that I saw in my yard in Melissa, TX. It had a red head and a tan chest with brown striations. I haven't seen a picture on the web like it. Does anyone have any suggestions for web sites?

Amy		30-Apr-2009 16:47
Hi, I have some kind of bird (actually 5-7 at my feeder every day). It's larger than a finch, smaller than a sparrow... Not orangey red but true red hood, throat and neck, and plain dull brown body, no white, and just a rounded head--no crest. Their bills look like a cardinal's. They are cheeky and I thought one was going to perch on my finger... I'd like to know what they are, if anyone can help. BTW, I'm in Odessa, TX. Thanks!

TWW		29-Apr-2009 22:48
i have a turquoise finch sized bird at my feeder. i've lived in texs all my life and have never seen a bird the color of a bar of ZEST. any ideas?

TWW		29-Apr-2009 22:48
i have a turquoise finch sized bird at my feeder. i've lived in texs all my life and have never seen a bird the color of a bar of ZEST. any ideas?

TWW		29-Apr-2009 22:45
i have a turquoise finch sized bird at my feeder. i've lived in texs all my life and have never seen a bird the color of a bar of ZEST. any ideas?

Archie		27-Apr-2009 20:59
Greg, thank you for the information. It's possible they are Franklins gulls. They have white bellies and under wings, can't get close enough to see any other detail. Thank you again, I've never seen them b4.

Greg Lavaty		27-Apr-2009 13:35
Bob, when you say cowbirds do you mean the little brown/black birds or the larger white birds (Cattle Egrets)? Cattle Egrets are migrating (in flocks) and could look like gulls. Greg

Greg Lavaty		27-Apr-2009 13:29
Archie, it is tough for me to say. If they were gulls and they were migrating they could be Franklin�s Gulls. http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/franklins_gull Greg

Bob Wilson		26-Apr-2009 23:27
That flock Archie saw were most likely the cow birds that nest in the Wise/Montague County line area. They fly 50 or more miles every day.

Nancy		26-Apr-2009 22:47
My little painted buntings, Laurel and Hardy, seem to have flown the coop. Guess they found digs elsewhere....I am sad to see the go. They were so pretty.

Archie		26-Apr-2009 01:09
I have seen a flock of what looks like a small gull pass over my Arlington Texas home at dusk this week. I assume they're migrating but don't remember ever seeing anything like them. Any ideas as to what they are?

Mamaw		23-Apr-2009 21:06
Nancy and Jeanette...I think we are seeing the same birds. I don't have any good pictures yet. Do y'all have any that I could take a look at and compare. I don't believe they are Painted Buntings either.

Mamaw		23-Apr-2009 20:38
Nancy and Jeanette...I think we are seeing the same birds. I don't have any good pictures yet. Do y'all have any that I could take a look at and compare. I don't believe they are Painted Buntings either.

Mamaw		23-Apr-2009 19:55
Nancy and Jeanette...I think we are seeing the same birds. I don't have any good pictures yet. Do y'all have any that I could take a look at and compare. I don't believe they are Painted Buntings either.

Mamaw		23-Apr-2009 19:48
I have been seeing a dark blue bird with red-orange belly and light green on the back of its neck. I live in East Texas in the same house for almost 10 years, but this is the first Spring I have seen them. Does anyone have any idea what this bird is and if it is just migrating through?

Mamaw		23-Apr-2009 19:46
I have been seeing a dark blue bird with red-orange belly and light green on the back of its neck. I live in East Texas in the same house for almost 10 years, but this is the first Spring I have seen them. Does anyone have any idea what this bird is and if it is just migrating through?

Kath		23-Apr-2009 19:20
I just saw a bird exactly like Yvonne described. Looks like your picture of a red-cockaded woodpecker, except with a red mohawk as opposed to whole red head. So is it a freak red-headed woodpecker or red-cockaded woodpecker who uses Grecian formula?

Cecilia		22-Apr-2009 20:02
Thank you for the site Greg, answering Norma's question actually answered mine. I found my birds on the link you gave. They are the red-winged blackbird and the brown headed cowbird. Thank you again for your knowledge and expertise.

Cecilia		22-Apr-2009 19:53
I have two types of birds that have visited my feeders over the last couple of years and I do not know what they are. One is black with some yellow on the top of the wing and when it flies there is red right below the yellow. The first year there were only a couple of these birds, this year my son counted 43. They also make a beautiful sound when they are gathering to eat from the feeders. The other bird is black with a brown head. I live in Southwest Texas. I did not see the birds here on your site. Any ideas?

Greg Lavaty		22-Apr-2009 16:49
Norma, my guess is that your bird is one of the Icterids (assuming you are in Texas). http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/blackbirds__orioles Greg

Norma		22-Apr-2009 03:49
I saw some small black birds with yellow wings. I didn't find the name here. Any ideas on what it could be?

Yvonne		20-Apr-2009 19:37
I am sitting outside on my front lawn because pest control said I can't go inside for two hours. I'm really happy about that because otherwise I would not have noticed the variety of birds in my neighborhood. There are, what I think are 3 Red-headed woodpeckers. However, unlike the picture in this site, these birds have black wings with white speckles. They are so beautiful. Their heads are a vibrant metallic red almost.

Nancy		19-Apr-2009 23:46
My mystery bird is back today with his friend and he is much tougher today. He is running all my finches and sparrows off from the feeder. Even the cardinal seems to hesitate before landing....what a feisty little fellow....one is chubby and the other a little leaner. I think I will call them Laurel and Hardy.

irene		19-Apr-2009 17:36
I live in San Antonio and saw a similar bird twice last week. He stayed at the feeder for a long time. From the pictures on this site the closest is the Painted Bunting but he had more blue on his wings and a beautifil yellow back.

Jeanette		19-Apr-2009 14:47
Nancy I got a better view and pic of it late evening and have it on film now. Not a painted bunting. It is marked/colored like tropical bird or love bird. Awesome colors. Deep scarlet/orange underside up to the throat, green feathers on body that look irridesent in the light and a deep purple head. They aren't as nervous today in that they stood their ground at the feeder against the cardinals. I live so of Stephenville. Later tonite hopefuly will get the chance to put the pic or film clip on the web for all to see.

Jeanette		19-Apr-2009 14:47
Nancy I got a better view and pic of it late evening and have it on film now. Not a painted bunting. It is marked/colored like tropical bird or love bird. Awesome colors. Deep scarlet/orange underside up to the throat, green feathers on body that look irridesent in the light and a deep purple head. They aren't as nervous today in that they stood their ground at the feeder against the cardinals. I live so of Stephenville. Later tonite hopefuly will get the chance to put the pic or film clip on the web for all to see.

Nancy		19-Apr-2009 04:12
Jeanette....I think we may have seen the same bird...I think it may be a painted bunting...whatever it is it came back with a friend...they are really pretty little birds.

Jeanette		18-Apr-2009 20:42
This morning a new pair of birds showed up to feed. They have red/orange chest, purple heads and green (iridescent?) feathers on their back. I have a photo of one on the feeder. I can't find a pic of them anywhere. Can anyone help?

Nancy		18-Apr-2009 18:48
This morning a new bird showed up at my feeder. It has so many colors I don't know where to begin...It's about the size of a common sparrow. It has orange, yellow, red , and blue feathers. His back was yellow and red. His chest was red and his head was a dark blue or purple. He had a little red right under his bill. There were even tinges of green on him...He was beautiful and not very shy. He sat on the window sill and watched us as we watched him. I live in East Texas near the Sabine River and have a wide variety of birds to watch, but this little fellow was new. Sure hope some one can figure him out...and I hope he comes back.

Scott		17-Apr-2009 21:55
Thanks Greg.

Guest		17-Apr-2009 21:54
Thanks Greg... I think thats them. Great site!

Guest		17-Apr-2009 21:10
Greg, Thanks so much! I believe it was a Crested Caracara that I saw w/the vultures. Beautiful bird!

Greg Lavaty		17-Apr-2009 15:51
The only swallow that we get here in Texas with the forked tail (that I am aware of) is the Barn Swallow. Here are some photos of other species of swallows that can be found in Texas: http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/swallows

Guest		17-Apr-2009 15:21
I think I have a pair of what looks like Swallos that come by my porch but none of the pics look like them. They are purple black on the head and back and wings with a cream breast. The have a V tail . Could they still be Barn Swallows?

Greg Lavaty		17-Apr-2009 12:42
My first guess is that your raptor that was on the side of 1431 with the vultures was a Crested Caracara who often feed with vultures. http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/crested_caracara

Greg Lavaty		17-Apr-2009 12:38
Scott, Thanks for your message. My guess is that you have Barn Swallows nesting on your balcony since they make their nests out of mud and grass and often choose locations like balconies. Here are some photos to compare your birds to: http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/barn_swallow

Guest		17-Apr-2009 01:21
I saw what I believe was a raptor of some sort on the side of 1431 today. It was with a large group of vultures, but it looked NOTHING like them. It was very large, brown w/white legs and a fluffy crest/plumbe on top of it's head....anyone have any ideas as to what it might have been? Beautiful bird!!

Rachel		16-Apr-2009 23:43
My question is very similar to one posted prior. There are two small birds (black with dark blue shading) who have mad a mud based nest under the ledge of my porch. Their beaks are longer than the finch. They seem to only be in a pair. The nest has pebbles scattered thoughout the bowl shape. It should not have logically fit on the ledge but it was made to overlap the edge. "She" sits in it. He sits on the legde outside. They leave every morning and return every night. They do not appear afraid of me and do not move when I enter or leave my house. Nor does the porch light going off and on deter them. What are they and will they ever leave?

Scott		16-Apr-2009 21:28
I have to admit I have had litle interest in birds or learning about them, however there are two small birds that have made a home on my balcony and I am fascinated by them at this point. I moved in last October to an apartment in Garland. i noticed a dried mud and starw nest on the top door frame on my balcony. I decided to leave it there. About two weeks ago a pair of what I think may be Eastern Bluebirds or an Eastern Kingbirds. The female (I think) is more calm and will sit in the nest with me out there. The male (I think) will not. It is a small space and thats what surprises me about them making home there. Anyway any advice or info would be great in helping me with my new interest.

Jeri Baugh		16-Apr-2009 18:41
Hi, I'm Jeri Baugh from Falls City Texas. I saw a dark blue bird with gray tips and a yellow beak. I was wondering what kind of bird it was.

SylviaG		14-Apr-2009 00:24
Hi there I'm new to this site and wanted to let you all know we have 5 Indigos that arrived this weekend. They are beautiful and love to eat nuts and berries, I live in ranch in Maxwell, Texas.

Jane		13-Apr-2009 02:21
Hi there, I live out in the Oak Hill area and just saw a new bird at my feeders and can't identify it. It's a larger blue bird with a faint silver line over the brow above the eye, medium gray under the belly and feathers but no cross hatching. The beak resembled a woodpecker peak and it had no crown like a cardinal. It was beautiful and chased off the wrens. It doesn't look at all like the blue jay pictures. Any help is appreciated. I love your site!

Jane		13-Apr-2009 00:28
Hi there, I live out in the Oak Hill area and just saw a new bird at my feeders and can't identify it. It's a larger blue bird with a faint silver line over the brow above the eye, medium gray under the belly and feathers but no cross hatching. The beak resembled a woodpecker peak and it had no crown like a cardinal. It was beautiful and chased off the wrens. It doesn't look at all like the blue jay pictures. Any help is appreciated. I love your site!

Lisa Murphy		08-Apr-2009 01:29
I live in Austin, and I just found a bird with a broken wing. I've put it in a box and will take it to Wildlife Rescue. At first I thought it was a purple martin, but I'm not sure. It has a small beak with some rusty brown feathers just above it's beak on it's head. The rest of the head and back are a bluish purple with dark grey wings. It's throat is the same rusty brown and it's breast is a sort of beigy colored. Any clue to what type of bird this is? Lisa M.

Jane		06-Apr-2009 15:59
Thank you! After seeing those photos I'm sure you are right. I'm especially happy to see them dueling with the sparrows, as they are so numerous here, and I've seen only one cardinal this spring.

Greg Lavaty		06-Apr-2009 15:47
Jane, I wonder if your bird might be a House Finch? http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/house_finch Greg

Jane		06-Apr-2009 14:58
Trying to identify a bird at our feeder. Smaller than a cardinal and mostly grey/brown but with red or russet head and breast. Very aggressive at the feeder. Mineral Wells, TX.

Dawn		04-Apr-2009 16:53
Mike in Cedar Park - they sound very much like barn swallows, with a forked tail, orange belly/chest, and dark wings, back and back of head. If you see them closer in the light the back may turn out to be dark blue/purple.

Mike		01-Apr-2009 03:14
I am trying to figure out the birds that were flying in an open field near my house in Cedar Park, TX...it was windy and they were loving it...They were drifting in and out of the currents....low to the ground...They had a small forked tail with a orange , salmon underside and brown to gray back....I know they were not the Scissor Tailed Flycatcher, their flight pattern resembled a swift or swallow but it was broad daylight when I saw them....Any one know what these birds are by the description that I gave....no pic because they were moving too fast.

Debbie		19-Mar-2009 15:50
My POSSIBLE little male House Finch brought his mate this morning to eat safflower seeds. She looked just like the male with the exception of the soft red markings. DOES THIS HELP WITH THE IDENTIFICATION? Thanks!!!

Debbie		18-Mar-2009 23:52
CORRECTION to my last message............its chest is a soft red (NOT on its back). I just got a better look. Also..........it LOVES safflower seeds. Please respond if you have any ideas on the identification of this bird. THANKS!!!

Debbie		18-Mar-2009 23:30
AWESOME gallery!!! I have a bird that visits each morning and evening. It looks like a sparrow, but it has soft red markings on the top of its head and a little down its back. Could it be a House Finch? Has anyone seen one of these in the McKinney area?

Colleen in San Angelo		15-Mar-2009 16:51
What a great website for identifying birds! I've been searching to ID birds at my feeders and your site is far and away the best site I've come across. Amazing and beautiful shots, very humbling to my complete ineptitude at taking wildlife photos!

Mary Louise		14-Feb-2009 14:54
We too have seen a very large blackbird. You can tell it is predatory (or flesh eating) by the beak. It was sitting on a chimney here in Katy. It is large with a thick neck and head. It also had a very small amount of red near its beak; however, not as much as a turkey vulture. Could it still be one?

sarah		17-Jan-2009 15:45
wondering if there is anything really special about a "white" grackle we have here in kingsville,tx??

Bob		15-Jan-2009 10:06
I have been snapping pictures of the birds at my feeders. Most are taken with an old Sony Camcorder through a window on full zoom but some of them came out pretty good. I would love to have some help IDing some of these guys. My feeders are crazy. I have one for the squirrels that the Doves tried to open and a "Squirrel Proof Feeder" that the squirrels found a way in quickly. Here are the pictures with the dates taken. There are some very pretty birds that I can't ID. Help. Lampasas County http://picasaweb.google.com/central.texas.usa/ Bob central.texas.usa@gmail.com

deborah		08-Jan-2009 15:11
there are a bunch of medium sized brown with yellow bellies and a black V on their throats eating chicken scratch out in my yard right now. what are they? i live in new braunfels, inbetween austin and san antonio. thank you.

Louann		28-Dec-2008 18:33
These pictures are great! Thanks for posting for the rest of us to enjoy! I grew up in N. Central Texas (Granbury) and saw a bird I had never seen there before. It looked like a HUGE dove, dull brown in color and seemed to be very at home walking on the ground in a pasture area. It was bigger than a roadrunner, but smaller than a wild turkey. It had no distinct markings, just the solid dull brown. My daughters and I tracked it in my truck for about 2 minutes and then it ambled off into the roadside bushes. I see the Plain Chachalaca above, but it has more coloring than the bird I saw. Any clue what this bird could have been?

christa		23-Dec-2008 06:00
your photography is awesome! makes this photographer quite humble in viewing your site. i work with the canon rebel xt as well, however, it's new to me and there is much to learn. recently i photographed a hawk ... he posed for about 20 minutes and then allowed a shot in flight! we live in alpine, tx and have horned owls living at the courthouse. thank you for the great work, the site and your talent! christa

Jeremy		21-Dec-2008 19:37
Thank you for your great pictures. Layout on the site makes it easy to use for identifying birds.

Charles		19-Dec-2008 05:13
This little bird decided to fight his reflection in my auto window. He did this for about 20 minutes until I drove away. He would light on my mirror then fly into the window pecking at it. When he was angry he would show a red patch of feathers on top of his head. When he wasn't angry the red went away. What kind of bird is this? He was in Navarro County Texas near Corsicana. Thanks, Charles

Jay		16-Dec-2008 20:35
The bird Jana saw was a Sparrow Hawk. You may find a photo of one if you search that name.

Jana		14-Dec-2008 00:54
Thank you for posting these pictures. Not only are they exquisite but also helpful. I need help identifying a bird that sat on our deep east texas fence last week. It resembled a smaller hawk type bird but it was a salmon color with black on its square/fan type tail. It's face was mottled white w/black. Thank you

Betty Halladay		16-Nov-2008 02:55
The pictures are magnificent. Thank you so very much, indeed, for posting them so that we all can enjoy their beauty.

Andrea H		15-Oct-2008 05:15
Your photographs are absolutely amazing. It's time for me to turn in for the night and all I can do is click on the next photo. They are addictive!!

Lisa Michelle		15-Oct-2008 00:38
Great pictures! Now I know that there's a 'warbler' living in the birdhouse on my back porch.

Deadly Furby		07-Oct-2008 18:54
RE: barbara 25-Aug-2008 00:57 "I live in Addison, Tx and last night I saw 5 or 6 birds that were crossing a street and as I drove closer they flew up into a tree. I couldn't believe what I saw. They were green! Not a parrot type bird but a regular looking bird. Does anyone know what this could be? Not irridesent, just a shade of grass green" They were probably quakers. They aren't native here but do thrive in our environment if escaped or released. I know of a family of them residing on Midway in Addison and I'm sure there are others. You can find photos online of them. However, most images I've seen aren't representative enough of just how green these birds can be. I know ours almost blends into the grass when we set her on it.

Barb		05-Oct-2008 15:37
We live on a canyon just north of Austin. I saw a very unusual bird: about the size of a small cat with a very long straight tail (less than a pheasant), very straight beak( 2-3 inches?) first sat on some rocks nearbrush on a cliff in our yard then slowly( not like a road runner) scuffled through the grass andhopped to a branch about 2 feet off the ground. His coloring made him blend in and was incredibly hard to see, but brown and white speckles. Don't think he's a turkey, not a pheastan, not a road runner. Beak and tail were so straight they looked like a branch of a tree with a bundle of foliage in the middle. What else could he/she be?

Diane		04-Oct-2008 23:17
where on the almighty internet can I find a list of birds commonly seen in the greater DFW area??????? Please!?

Guest		04-Oct-2008 23:16
where on the almighty internet can I find a list of birds commonly seen in the greater DFW area??????? Please!?

Guest		02-Oct-2008 06:56
I live in Farmersville in a rural area with some shorter trees lining a rock road to the side of my property, and I have several larger variety of trees in my front and backyard areas. As the surrounding towns grow larger, I notice that the owls I used to hear at night are coming and staying (but migrating) for a longer period each year, now lasting from August to end of October, instead of just September. I keep almost catching full view of them as they call (hoot) to each other around midnight and move from tree to tree and even an occasional telephone/electric pole, but I can't quite see them because of the darkness, and if you shine a flashlight, they clam up and you can't find them. The best view I got was when I surprised one and it flew off my satellite dish mounted on the chimney and I thought I saw a pretty large wing span (white underside). Can anyone tell me the species name so I can look them up to show my kids. They are excited and want to camp out on the weekends to see them! I think the owls are out hunting mice in the fields at night...after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, there sure seems to be a lot of mice!

barbara		25-Aug-2008 00:57
I live in Addison, Tx and last night I saw 5 or 6 birds that were crossing a street and as I drove closer they flew up into a tree. I couldn't believe what I saw. They were green! Not a parrot type bird but a regular looking bird. Does anyone know what this could be? Not irridesent, just a shade of grass green

Lin Altman		03-Aug-2008 21:14
I'm new to this, so forgive me if this is a common question. I have 2 birds at my feeder. Black heads, speckled brown and white breast and belly, brownish wings. Anyone know what this is? I'm in west Austin.

Lin Altman		03-Aug-2008 21:12
I'm new to this, so forgive me if this is a common question. I have 2 birds at my feeder. Black heads, speckled brown and white breast and belly, brownish wings. Anyone know what this is? I'm in west Austin.

Patricia Kirkland		02-Aug-2008 01:15
I am trying to indentify fours birds that have been in my back yard feeding out of my feeders, They are about the size of sparrow, dark Puprle head, very bright orange chest, the wings are yellow/green. any help? They are just beautiful I live in North Central Texas. Boyd, Wise County. Thank you for all help.

Barbara in Pinehurst, Tx.		26-Jul-2008 18:52
I finally answered my own question and have identified my little visiting bird as a male Hooded Warbler. Don't know if he was "coming or going" in our area, but very glad he stopped by.

Barbara		23-Jul-2008 22:35
I live in Pinehurst,Tx. just out of Tomball in a heavily wooded area with lots of birds. Today a bird I'd never seen before landed on the windowsill of my kitchen window and peered in for a few minutes before flying off. It was about the size of an Eastern Bluebird but had a bright yellow face around the eyes and bright yellow breast. It had a black "hood" that covered the top of it's head and came around the neck just above the breast. It's wings appeared to be greyish black striped, but it was hard to see from my vantage point. I've looked at numerous websites and a couple of books I have but haven't seen one like it. It had a definite black hood over the yellow. Can anyone offer any clues as to what it is?

wwctt		10-Jul-2008 23:38
We live in west Houston, Texas. This a.m. we viewed a small brown bird, about the size of a Sparrow, feeding on the driveway cracks.. The difference is that it had a deep red head and neck....can you tell me what this little fellow was and is he migrating or does he live here. New to us.. Thank you

Joe		30-Jun-2008 00:47
Do you know whether/how you can return a small bird to its nest I think King bird baby still being protected by parents but fell out and cannot fly - can you return to nest?

JR		29-Jun-2008 00:39
We have an unusual brown bird that we can't identify. It is about the size of a large grackle, has a dark brown body with a black head, yellow beak, yellow band around eyes, yellow legs. When it flies, it has white tips on the tail and a large white band across each of its wings. It has been "stalking" some baby mockingbirds in our yard for a couple days and we simply can't find this bird online. We are in Texas and I've tried looking up birds in this area to no avail. If someone might be able to identify it from a picture, I have fantastic photos of it. Just e-mail me. Thanks.

Mark		26-Jun-2008 19:28
Hello, I am trying to identify what kind of bird we have at our lake. We have had our lake for decades and have never seen this bird. The birds are probably twice the size of a crow. The neck is not long like a crane, but when the bird is standing, it looks similar to a Sandhill Crane, but is not that bird. The beak is not long like a Heron's. The birds have nests in the reeds in the shallowest parts of the water. The body color is dark purple. The chest is a lighter purple. Eyes have white triangle around them. The head seems to be darker blue than the body. They have tufts on the top of their heads which could be 5 to 6 inches long. Its legs are orange. The birds do swim with their young. This bird is not on this list of birds. We are wondering if these birds migrated from Mexico or South America. Thank you.

frances		16-Jun-2008 13:30
i found it, a mississippi kite, thanks for the great pics....

frances		16-Jun-2008 13:26
have a grey hawk of kite in my yard...what is it??? never saw it before. i live in southeast texas...

Miles		12-Jun-2008 07:14
Great photos...I stumbled on them quite accidentally. Just curious, but have you ever heard of the Valley Land Fund photo contest? I am from McAllen and have enjoyed watching the contest and book production grow into an amazing endeavor by photographers, landowners and the VLF. Check out www.valleylandfund.com .Good luck to you.

Pam		28-May-2008 01:54
Your pictures are absolutely beautiful. I couldn't find the name of the bird that made a nest in my planter until I viewed your website. Thanks for making it so easy :)

Guest		18-May-2008 04:58
I have a black scissor tailed sparrow with a red throat that I rescued from a cat. He has an injured wing. This birds have mud nests on my patio on the Gulf of Mexico. What do I feed him? Thanks for your help.

Ed Binkerd		17-May-2008 16:03
I live in Fort Lauderdale, FL and a few weeks ago I had a pair of Altamira Orioles visit my bird bath. They hung around for a couple of weeks. Why and how do you suppose they came to south Florida??

Ed Binkerd		17-May-2008 15:43
Paula: Muscovy Ducks abound in south Florida. They are cute when they're little but ugly as adults...kinda like some people I know. Don't encourage the duck to hang around your property - they are infamous poopers!

Paula Weathersby		16-May-2008 17:32
I found that my bird is a red faced Muscovy Duck.

Paula Weathersby		16-May-2008 16:27
There is a large bird walking around our pond today. At first I thought it was a vulture because of it's size, but it is black with white around the neck and upper breast and red on the beak/head. Any ideas of what I'm seeing? Also, I have pictures of a very large owl that was at our pond a couple of months ago. I haven't been able to find out what kind it is. it has reddish feathers around the neck and just below. Thanks!

cathy willis		16-May-2008 12:39
my mom saw a bright green bird with a bright yellow crown. not slender, kinda fat, not as small as sparrow, not as big as bluejay. wings greyish to black. she lives in ne harris cty. any ideas? i've searched all my books. she said it was bright green like 'grass' green everywhere xcept yellow crown and darker wings. she saw it twice at her feeder on 5-15-08

belle		16-May-2008 10:07
steve.. part two... go to "Ed Johnson" gallery in this website, PBase, you'll see the photo redwing bb there. Is this the most beautiful set of photos, or what?!

belle		16-May-2008 10:04
steve...redwing blackbird!

Steve		15-May-2008 17:58
Trying to identify a black bird in Central Texas. When it spreads its wings, near the armpit is a patch of bright reds and yellows. Any thoughts on what it is?

Pam Thomas		14-May-2008 02:41
I saw a bird today in Fort Worth with green on its back and a yellow breast. What kind is it? P Thomas pamsanorffn@hotmail.com

Teresa		09-May-2008 19:52
Help!!! I've moved to a house w/ alot of birds and even though I mostly watch the hummers I've spotted a varity of other birds I saw a bird that was red on the top part of the body and light green on the bottom half please help me identify it. I live in Terrell County,Texas close to the Big Bend area. Thanks-Teresa

Fred		09-May-2008 03:14
Is the Cackling goose the same as the Canadian goose?

Pat Briones		07-May-2008 19:56
Awsome pictures! A small bright yellow bird with light green under belly was at our feeder in Houston. I think it is some type of warbler, can you help? Our golden retriever, who usually let's all wildlife crawl all over her tried to ATTACK and the bird has never been back. Thanks.

Margaret		07-May-2008 03:57
Love the photograhes and was looking for a photograph of a bird that I have seen in my backyard. Disappointed that the picture of the bird was not in the photographs. Could someone tell me what the name of the bird is that's small, dusty brown with an orange beak. There is no orange is the body of the bird just the beak.

Chris		05-May-2008 01:31
Finally I found the name of the bird that I have enjoyed watching all spring near the pond outside my shop! The Scissor-tail Flycatcher. This was the first spring I recall seeing him, and he has been a delight (well, there are actually quite a few!) Thanks for being there!

EBroadwell@austin.rr.com		04-May-2008 23:50
My daughter and I were on the internet trying to find the name of a bird that is always going to our feeder. We were delighted to find that it was your website!! Great photo's. Elaina Broadwell

Wanda		03-May-2008 18:42
This week, we saw a bird about the size of a cardinal on the hummingbird feeder. I can't find a bird picture that looks like it. It was very bright yellow on it's body and very black on it's head that came down to where it's shoulders would be. There was no black in the yellow and no yellow in the black, the colors were solid. Can anyone help?

Guest		28-Apr-2008 18:38
Hi! I live in the panhandle and recently noticed a pair of birds nesting right outside our kitchen window. I have never seen any like them before and am hoping someone can help me i.d. them. (Please keep in mind I'm an EXTREME novice at birding) . They look a lot like small sparrows except that the male has rust-orange coloring on his head and throat. The beak is light brown. The nest has five light-colored eggs with small dark spots on them. Any help would be great!

Jim		18-Apr-2008 16:03
Excellent shots - where would I find photos of a "Whip-o-will" !!

Jim Hibbs		17-Mar-2008 04:30
I live east of Elgin texas and my land is very wooded. I have seen some birds that are 3.5 to 4" long. The pair I have seen one is ahas a light green back and the other has a blue to lihgt purple back. I do not know what these birds are . They nest in a small hole in a dead tree and are very elusive so it is hard to get a picture of them. Would you happen to know what type of bird they are? Your help is greatly appreciated.Thanks Jim Hibbs

deborah		09-Mar-2008 15:28
I have a bird on my feeders in the morning. Tall deep red head, white belly, but the feathers on the back side are bluish grey stripped. I cant find what he is.

Melissa		08-Mar-2008 00:19
What beautiful pics! My husband and I just bought a bird feeder for our heavily wooded backyard and the birds that are showing up are just gorgeous. We have one lil friend that comes every morning....he looks much like your "Golden Fronted Woodpecker" but his entire head is bright red and I never see or hear him making woodpecker motions.....could he still be a woodpecker and is there reason to worry about my trees (and house) if so?? thanks for the wonderful site!

Nan		19-Feb-2008 22:04
Just saw what looked like a nuthatch. Are they native to Texas?

Nancy		08-Feb-2008 23:13
I was out for a walk today and came across a dead bird on the sidewalk. It was about the size of a crow black with a partly red face and red beak. Also had green legs. i'm concerned if it might have died due to West Nile. Is there someone to call to have it tested? Would this be a concern? I'm new to the area. We live in Missouri City. Any suggestions?

Linda Barrett		10-Jan-2008 15:46
I live in North Dallas area and have recently seen white pelicans in a nearby lake. Haven't seen them in past years. Where do they come from. Where are they going? Why are they stopping here this year? Thx for any information!

Charles Holekamp		01-Dec-2007 14:26
What is the differenct between a common Snipe and the Wilsons Snipe? How common are the sightings. I have a few pictures I took in the N. Arlington Tx area that I thought were the Common Snipe. Charles

Ron		12-Nov-2007 22:01
Thank you so very much for your excellent photos! God bless.

Sandy		03-Nov-2007 14:35
I agree, all the pictures are great! I'm in the process of moving and can't find my bird book, so I've been on the net trying to identify a bird that I saw on the way home from work this week. I live in Ausitn and there was a flock of what appeared to be solid green birds (green like the lighter shade of parrot green) looking for dinner in a large patch of mowed grass beside the street that I was stuck in traffic on. They weren't small birds, but I couldn't get a good close look at them. They didn't appear to have any other color than green, maybe darker underneath the wings. I didn't realize it would be so difficult to id them, now I wish I'd figured out some way to get off the road and get a better look. Any idea of what they might have been?

lynn		22-Aug-2007 03:02
Your pictures great this is the best gallery i've seen

Mark		14-Aug-2007 16:57
Greg, "Guest Nikki" below on 06/24 is describing a bird that I have managed to get a picture of with my game camera. I have never seen this species before, and neither has anyone else that I know. I would love to figure out what it is. Please let me know where to send the picture if you are interested in helping. Thanks, Mark

Amy		20-Jul-2007 18:01
Your photos are beautiful. I especially like the Green Heron that appears to be sporting a blue mohawk! I saw my first orchard oriole today while on my lunch break. I am a proud "Bird Nerd"and I sometimes go birding in my car at lunch, especially in the winter months!

Ann		20-Jul-2007 01:47
We are stumped! There was a bird that looked like a Pyrrhuloxia at our feeder in Cedar Park, Texas, but it had a red "boa" like ring of neck feathers that was very noticable...very much like a cardinal or Pyrrhuloxia but with that fluffy red feather neck ring...do you have any idea what it was? Your photo gallery is so beautiful!

Robert E. Cherry		15-Jul-2007 15:56
Beautiful pictures, but I am looking for the name of a bird, I only caught a glimpse of at Pawnee, Texas. About the size of a dove and the distinctive tail was similar to the mocking bird except the stripes on the tail were yellow. Hope you can help me out.

Robert E. Cherry		15-Jul-2007 15:54
Beautiful pictures, but I am looking for the name of a bird, I only caught a glimpse of at Pawnee, Texas. About the size of a dove and the distinctive tail was similar to the mocking bird except the stripes on the tail were yellow. Hope you can help me out.

Kathy Rickard		02-Jul-2007 21:48
What a magnificent gallery! I can only imagine the hours of patience and the moments of ecstasy you must have enjoyed. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos.

Greg Lavaty		25-Jun-2007 13:06
Nikki, Your bird sounds a bit unfamiliar to me. It almost sounds like a Blue Grosbeak that has been eating orange or red berries or maybe it is an exotic bird that has escaped?? Any pictures would help a lot. Greg

Guest		24-Jun-2007 16:40
Hi, I'm hoping you can help us identify a bird. It looks like a male cardinal but with no crest and the head is a shiny teal color. Orange beak. Comes for fallout sunflower seed under our feeder. Area is newly developing area in Sun City. Any ideas? Thanks, Nikki

Guest		17-Jun-2007 19:32
Patty, The birds you describe are barn swallows. They are a protected bird in Texas. They build a mud nest in the corner of the eaves of a house or barn and will often have two sets of babies each year. They fly in swooping patterns similar to purple martins.

Patty Black		05-Jun-2007 23:33
You Have a wonderful web site but I am looking for a certain bird these bird's build mud nest they are tiny birds there head are black under there beak is brown and it fades in to a light white brown there tails have like a your swallow tail kite it fans out and underneath it white If any one know what kind of bird this is please let me know thank you they can build a nest right on the side of a house and it is all made out of mud thank you for your time

Kat Levy		07-May-2007 15:49
Beautiful pictures... I found the birds that flew into my front yard, Cedar Waxwings. There was a flock of about 20 of them. What a sight, it was Feb. 20007, no leaves on the tree, so you could see them all!! Kat in Plano, TX

guest		06-May-2007 17:59
Many thanks for your page... I'm a recent transplant to the South Texas Area and all the bird calls and actions were unlike those from Oregon... so I have been enjoying learning the different birds...

GEM		24-Apr-2007 17:09
Beautiful shots! The artistry of the Creator shines through your photos. Thanks for sharing them with us, especially so we can identify these birds at our feeders!

jhctex		23-Apr-2007 23:51
Saw the painted bunting at my bird feeder in Austin, TX. I identified it from your photo and then wandered in your gallery. Thank-you very much for the peace I felt.

Mary		15-Apr-2007 13:39
Thank you so much for presenting a wonderful photo forum where I can quickly identify birds that I have mis-identified! This helps so much living in Central Texas where we see all kinds of birds all year. Thank you!

Earl Burns		11-Apr-2007 04:54
Hello my name is earl and i have a pair birds that have taken a love for my light on the fornt pouch the throst is orange the head andback is black and the brest is white can some one tell me what i am looking at.

Ron Green		21-Mar-2007 16:11
Some excellent work in this big gallery! Go to the head of the class Greg... Ron Green/www.avianpix.com

Dawn Pando		19-Mar-2007 19:06
Loved this gallery--beautiful photography!

VICKI		12-Mar-2007 18:22
I AM BLOWN AWAY AT THE BEAUTY YOU HAVE CAPTURED!! I WILL BE A FREQUENT VISITOR TO YOUR SITE!! I LOOKED EVERYWHERE TRYING TO IDENTIFY A BIRD IN DALLAS, YOU FINALLY CAME THROUGH FOR ME, IT IS THE "LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE"!!! THANKS, VICKI R. FROM DALLAS

Jean-Luc Rollier		06-Mar-2007 21:03
Tr�s beau travail Bravo!

Donna Barber		06-Mar-2007 02:30
Great page! I live in south Texas and have had two birds staying together but can't find them on any sights any where. I just knew I would find them here but did not,I will keep up the serch because they were beautiful and very secertive.

Ken DeFusco		17-Feb-2007 02:41
Another fine gallery VVV

Joseph W. Carey		14-Feb-2007 22:54
How the heck do I pick just one when all the work is so good... inspires me to want to get back outside... JC

Marwan Habib		12-Feb-2007 17:49
This gallery is really good. Colors, sharp images, details... Good work Greg. V.

Emilio DelToro		07-Feb-2007 21:20
Hi Greg, This is an outstanding gallery. My 7 year old son is crazy about birds, and I can't wait to show him all these beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing!!

jean chateauvert		04-Feb-2007 15:18
very nice gallery that you have here.

Ulla Kruys		02-Feb-2007 14:12
Brilliant collection! Interesting how you've gone in for vertical framing! Looks good!

Christopher Schlaf		24-Jan-2007 16:37
Vantastic gallery

Mark		20-Jan-2007 22:16
Hard to overstate the admiration I feel for the quality of your work. Yours shots are precise and tremendously lively at the same time. You know your stuff!

dave t		17-Jan-2007 03:11
Wow you have some great bird shots, very nice collection.

de75		16-Jan-2007 19:19
tres bon travail! fantastique gallerie! belles photos ,belles lumieres ,et tres bon cadrage! bravo!!!!!!!

John Mouton		04-Dec-2006 15:31
Super photography, Greg! Tremendous talent, and patience waiting for just the right shot!

Raul Quinones		21-Nov-2006 16:47
Excellent gallery.

John Dicus		20-Nov-2006 19:29
Great gallery of Texas birds!

Dianne(dimawi)		20-Nov-2006 14:11
enjoyed this gallery immensely...........wonderful images

Jan Wisniowski		17-Nov-2006 20:44
I have found a lot of beautiful pictures in this gallery. Thanks for sharing

Joanne Kamo		17-Nov-2006 13:15
Huge vote for variety and presentation!!!

Karen Moen		16-Nov-2006 23:07
An incredible collection of beautiful images. We don't see very many of these in central Texas. I also appreciate that you have identified each one. Well done. Voted.

osprey		13-Nov-2006 00:18
Very impressive

henrywong		11-Nov-2006 09:05
Excellent bird gallery. Voted !

Elton Scifres		06-Nov-2006 16:58
Fantastic gallery

Ron Green		18-Jul-2006 15:09
Many excellent shots appear here, you've done very well! Congratulaions... Ron Green/www.avianpix.com

George McKenna		14-Jul-2006 10:48
This is the most impressive bird gallery that I have seen on PBase. Have you thought about publishing them in a Texas bird book. The quality of your photos is outstanding.

Elmira Zarli		10-Jun-2006 01:54
Impressive gallery, Greg. Bravo! I used it as a reference to identify some birds I have seen.

Guest		01-May-2006 22:37
We just spotted a painted bunting in our yard today. We live in north Texas in Collin county. The photograph you have on this page confirmed the sighting! Thank you for such a nice page!

dlynn		01-May-2006 07:06
One of the best collections of Texas bird pictures I've found.

Guest		15-Mar-2006 14:32
Wonderful! I'm wondering if you would perhaps post the EXIF data for the photos....great learning opportunity. Thanks, N. Brown Sugar Land

JaMach		11-Mar-2006 15:26
Outstanding collection and quality.

birdnerd		10-Feb-2006 22:57
this is one of the best galleries i've stumbled upon in a while. i love the variety - they're not all full-bird shots - you have headshots, action, flight, off-center, silhouette... and everything is so clear. really good stuff :)

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