Wading birds photographed across Texas wetlands, from tall herons and egrets to ibis, spoonbills, and cranes. Click any species below to open its page with more photos, the locations they were taken, and notes on habitat, season, and identification.

American Flamingo
American Flamingo
American Flamingo
American Flamingo
American Flamingo
American Flamingo
American Flamingo
American Flamingo
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Limpkin
Limpkin
Limpkin
Limpkin
Limpkin
Limpkin
Limpkin
Limpkin
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
White Ibis
White Ibis
White Ibis
White Ibis
White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron


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