Howard Patterson: Green Heron (Butorides virescens), juvenile
Howard Patterson: Green Heron (Butorides virescens), juvenile
Howard Patterson: Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)
Howard Patterson: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), juvenile
Howard Patterson: Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), adult
Howard Patterson: Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) adult on nest
Howard Patterson: Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), juvenile
Howard Patterson: Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), juvenile
Howard Patterson: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
Howard Patterson: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum). “Eyes” in the back of its head!
Howard Patterson: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Howard Patterson: Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Howard Patterson: Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
Howard Patterson: Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) in non-breeding plumage
Howard Patterson: Western Willet (Tringa semipalmata inornata)
Howard Patterson: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Howard Patterson: Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
Howard Patterson: Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
Howard Patterson: Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), immature
Howard Patterson: Mixed Feeding Flock
Howard Patterson: Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
Howard Patterson: Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Howard Patterson: Tamaulipas crow (Corvus imparatus)
Howard Patterson: Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
Howard Patterson: Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
Howard Patterson: Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Howard Patterson: Forster's Tern (Terna forsteri)
Howard Patterson: White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Howard Patterson: Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), light morph
Howard Patterson: Little Blue x Tricolored Heron (hybrid)