PHOTO GALLERY
A Tribute to the colorful songBirds of the Rio Grande Valley.
I put this page together to share some of the colorful songbirds that live here in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas… or pass through during migration.
Birding is a big deal down here.
And it makes sense. There are species here you won’t find anywhere else in the United States.
Why?
This area sits right along a major migration corridor.
Every year, birds move through here, some staying, some just passing through, using this place as a stopover to rest, feed, and keep going.
It’s a special place.
Birds are easy to overlook.
Most people don’t think to look up.
They’re small, fast, always moving… little flashes of color through the trees.
But once you start paying attention, you realize how much is actually here. The diversity is incredible.
And I know I’ve only scratched the surface when it comes to photographing what moves through this area.
The tough part… we’re seeing fewer of them.
Habitat loss in South Texas is slowly chipping away at what used to be here.
And you can feel it.
That’s a big part of why I do this.
To document what’s still here… while we still have it.
The Rio Grande Valley is home for me.
So sharing this side of it… it’s personal.
Thanks for taking the time to look through these images.
This collection will keep growing as I spend more time out there, trying to build a more complete picture of what passes through here.
First images are dedicated to the RGV’s most famous resident, the Greenjay. People travel from all over the world for an opportunity to see and photograph this iconic bird.
Buff-bellied hummingbird (above), and Ruby Throated hummingbird (top right), Prothonotary Warbler (bottom right). Hummingbirds are not songbirds, but they are really special little birds, and the Valley gets it’s fair share of them.
Painted bunting (above). Hooded Warbler (bottom left), Cape May warbler ( bottom right).
Indigo Bunting (above). Great Kiskadee (bottom left), Summer tananger (bottom right)
Norther Cardinal (above). Altamira oriole (bottom top left). Baltimore orioles arguing (bottom image, lower left).
Orchard oriole.
Pyrroloxia (above). Scarlet tananger (lower right). Flame-colored tananger (lower left).
Cedar Waxwing
green parakeets
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
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