Birding Texas Part 3 Laguna Atascosa, Padre Island, Sabal Palm Bird Photography 

Thank you so much, Jim! I really do enjoy what I’m doing!

That is so true levity! I’ve explored from Big Bend to the valley to the scrub brush in central Texas to the gulf coast to the Big Thicket. All are amazing places.

Great Jeremy! You definitely need to plan a trip

Thanks, Tracy! Just a blast watching them hunt :-) so spastic

Thanks so much for watching BuhdFrank! I really appreciate your comments and hope it helps in your next trip to Texas. :-)

Hi Thomas! I watched your birding video from Florida. Happy travels!

@@SparkyStensaas thanks for checking out. I'm hoping to pick up some lifters in Texas later this week.

Thanks Don! I take it that you live down there. Hope to get back down there soon :-)

Glad you enjoyed it, Norman!

Thanks Paul! Hope you have a fantastic trip and can’t wait to see your photos!

Thanks Al! It was an exciting sighting and it was one of my high priority North American birds that I wanted to photograph.

Thanks for the tip, Gary! I love shorebird photography. I will check it out next time I’m down there.

Thank you Steve!

Total surprise! It was the same remote crappy road I drove many years ago, and then out of nowhere appears that! I was surprised at the lack of security, and how open they were to people just pulling over and gawking.

@@SparkyStensaas For certain events (tests, launches, moving equipment) they close the road and tighten things up a lo

Hi Wiggyworm, Very cool place to be from! Awesome birds and I can’t wait to return!

Especially when all the crows are down here during the fall/winter that’ll turn your car white

That’s great! Are you a birder too? It felt a little weird at first walking around the park with binoculars, but then I did see other birders arriving. Sabal Palm is my favorite birding spot around Brownsville. PS I love that movie! We’ve had two of the actual participants in that big year come and talk to our group up here in northern Minnesota.

@@SparkyStensaas @SparkyStensaas no, I'm not a birder, I am a skateboarder. The birders also like to hang out by the skatepark. I thought they were the FBI until I realized what they were doing. And wow, I mentioned that movie to a gentleman man birding there, but to my surprise he hadn't seen it.

Thank you! Where do you live?

@@SparkyStensaas I live in Argentina, in the Pampas ecoregion

Good birds indeed. Thanks Luke!

Definitely is!

Thank you RoseGrace!

Thanks for your kind words!

I have never seen that! Still a poor name for a fascinating bird.

Awesome, Chris! Sounds like you had a mega-birding trip! If you search RU-vid for “Sparky Stensaas” you’ll find my channel and the other Texas videos. I also did a series of birding Arizona videos. Feel free to subscribe. Good luck in your future birding adventures!

@@SparkyStensaas subscribing now 🙂 TY 👍

Hi John, Thanks! I use the Canon R5 with the Canon 100-500mm RF lens

Wow, Kevin! You are definitely one of the lucky few. I totally understand the politics of these cats. I think the border wall might prevent a lot of immigration to certain areas.

I watched it! Fun video of the cranes and geese Bolle!

Argh! Missed that name change. When did they do that? Thanks for pointing that out. Unfortunately I can’t change anything once published (:

That was along the eastern border…but in 1988!! Good a place as any to search for them though.

Ha! Probably. It was a long wait until it flew but very happy with the flight shots with blue sky background. Of course, seeing the reddish feathers underneath would’ve been nice. I didn’t see Aplomado Falcon on your website. Maybe you just haven’t updated it?? Got sidetracked with your Gyrfalcons photos!

@@SparkyStensaas No Aplomados for me.............yet!! I wish I had yours believe me.

I love that shot too! I never realize their bill was that narrow

I think mid to late April is when many people go to the Gulf Coast for migration. The valley isgood yearl round.

True

Hi Owen, On trips like this I might only have 5-6 days to work so I need to shoot all day long. No naps for me :) Of course I’d like to only shoot in golden light at sunrise or sunset but I only get a few hours like that during an entire one-week trip. Also, I am a birder as well as photographer so I don’t need to always create fine art. Sometimes I’m just thrilled to get any photo of a species I haven’t seen or photographed before. Hope that helps to explain why I include some images in these videos taken in hot midday light. I never do that when I’m working at home in Minnesota.

Hi Martin, Thanks for watching the video. I didn’t understand your question, but would be happy to answer it.

Thank you Josh! Never heard of it :)