Home»Birding Trips»Rio Grande Valley TX April 2011

In mid-April 2011, my friend Karl Gertstenberger and I journeyed to the Rio Grande Valley of southeast Texas and spent a week photographing birds there. Many of these are Valley "specialty" birds, found only in this area of Texas. Some have beautiful plumage (e.g. buff-bellied hummingbird, great kiskadee, painted bunting), others are quite vocal (e.g. plain chachalaca), and still others are spring migrants such as the warblers. We were joined by Texas friends John and Becky Warren. I hope you enjoy the photos in this gallery. Also, be sure to check out the photos in Karl Gerstenberger's gallery. We were standing side by side for many of these, so you'll find our photos to be similar. We had a grand time.