Record shot of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) - Kingsville, TX

            This was one of my biggest targets in TX and it didn't disappoint in the slightest. He was cute as ever and looks similar to the Northern Pygmy-Owls we have here. The only difference is they don't have spotted sides and they have a streaked crown instead of a spotted one, like the Northern. I went to King's Ranch specifically to see this bird and took the 9 hour Norias bird tour led by Jim Sinclair. I cannot recommend this tour enough, it is 145$ per person but worth every penny. A major highlight of my trip. This is one of the few places you can see the rare Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Tropical Parula and Audubon's Oriole with a high success rate. Here I was lucky to see all 3! Other good birds here were: White-tailed Hawk, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Wilson's Plover, Dickcissel, Swainson's Hawks, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, many conspicuous Botteri's and Cassin's Sparrows, over 20 Grasshopper Sparrows, Upland Sandpipers and other shorebirds, Greater Roadrunners,Crested Caracaras, Harris's Hawks and a Barn Owl. The only bird we dipped on was Sprague's Pipits but I have seen many of these in the Canadian Prairies, so I wasn't too put out.
I had many great days on my trip from watching the endangered Attwater's Prairie-Chicken dance on the lek to seeing millions of bats come out of a cave.
This day spent at King's Ranch, ranks up there in the best day category, of my 3 weeks in Texas.                                  Big thank you to my friend Paul Prappas for suggesting it.
   

Taken on: April 19, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/8.0, 1/1600 sec, 560mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.10 (Windows)
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