Some of my favorite photos of birds found in Texas, some in your backyard, local pond, local park, or further afield.

Birds are listed according to the currently accepted order of taxonomy, scene here on the right. I’ve simplified in modified the list to be helpful, scroll down through the pictures to find examples.

Bird families

-Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
-Quail
-Grebes
-Pigeons and doves
-Cuckoos
-Nightjars 
-Swifts
-Hummingbirds
-Rails, gallinules and coots
-Limpkin and Cranes
-Stilts, avocets and Plovers
-Sandpipers
-Gulls, terns, and skimmers
-Loons
-Storks
-Boobies 
-Anhinga and Cormorants 
-Pelicans
-Herons, egrets, and bitterns
-Ibises and spoonbills
-Vultures
-Osprey, Hawks, eagles, and kites
-Owls
-Kingfishers
-Woodpeckers
-Falcons and caracaras
-Parrots
-Flycatchers
-Shrikes
-Vireos
-Crows and Jays
-Larks
-Swallows and Martins
-Chickadees, and titmice
-Nuthatches
-Creepers
-Wrens
-Gnatcatchers
-Kinglets
-Thrushes 
-Mockingbirds and Thrashers
-Starlings
-Waxwings
-Weavers (house sparrow)
-Pipits
-Finches and Goldfinches
-Longspurs 
-Sparrows
-Yellow-breasted chat
-Warblers
-Cardinals
-Tanagers
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