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Golden-cheeked Warbler

Golden-cheeked Warbler

Photo by Josh Engel.

Lucifer Hummingbird

Lucifer Hummingbird

Photo by Josh Engel.

Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Photo by Josh Engel.

Gray Vireo

Gray Vireo

Photo by Josh Engel.

Group selfie!

Group selfie!

Photo by Josh Engel.

Varied Bunting

Varied Bunting

Photo by Josh Engel.

Mexican Free-tailed Bats

Mexican Free-tailed Bats

We got to witness one of the world’s great wildlife spectacles—millions of free-tailed bats emerging from their roosting cave. Photo by Josh Engel.

Mexican Jay

Mexican Jay

Photo by Josh Engel.

Black Bear in Big Bend

Black Bear in Big Bend

Photo by Josh Engel.

Bell's Vireo on nest

Bell's Vireo on nest

Photo by Josh Engel.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Photo by Josh Engel.

Cactus Wren

Cactus Wren

Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

This bird was singing while holding a huge grasshopper in its bill! Photo by Josh Engel.

Greater Roadrunner at sunrise

Greater Roadrunner at sunrise

Photo by Josh Engel.

Big Bend moonrise

Big Bend moonrise

Photo by Cindy Madson.

Lewis's Woodpecker

Lewis's Woodpecker

We were lucky that this rare wintering Lewis’s Woodpecker stuck around the Davis Mountains long enough for us to see it! Photo by Josh Engel.

Rock Wren

Rock Wren

It was eating scraps from our picnic lunch. Photo by Josh Engel.

Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Photo by Josh Engel.

Swainson's Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

With a crop full of bats! Photo by Josh Engel.

Texas Brown Turantula

Texas Brown Turantula

Crossing the road in Big Bend. Photo by Josh Engel.

Hill Country scenery

Hill Country scenery

Photo by Josh Engel.

White-faced Ibis

White-faced Ibis

Photo by Josh Engel.

Sunset in Big Bend

Sunset in Big Bend

Photo by Cindy Madson.

Birding the Big Bend trails.

Birding the Big Bend trails.

Photo by Cindy Madson.

Texas Claret Cup Cactus in bloom.

Texas Claret Cup Cactus in bloom.

Photo by Cindy Madson.

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Golden-cheeked Warbler
Lucifer Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Gray Vireo
Group selfie!
Varied Bunting
Mexican Free-tailed Bats
Mexican Jay
Black Bear in Big Bend
Bell's Vireo on nest
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Cactus Wren
Greater Roadrunner
Greater Roadrunner at sunrise
Big Bend moonrise
Lewis's Woodpecker
Rock Wren
Spotted Towhee
Swainson's Hawk
Texas Brown Turantula
Hill Country scenery
White-faced Ibis
Sunset in Big Bend
Birding the Big Bend trails.
Texas Claret Cup Cactus in bloom.
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