These pages provide images of many of the local
Utopia area bird species. So those without a bird
book might be able to ID something they saw, or to
know and appreciate what might be seen hereabouts.
These pages also document lots of what is here.
There are about TWO HUNDRED species shown on these
various bird photo pages now. All but one photographed
locally (obvious by the bark, but not going to tell
you which one - LOL). The birds on some pages are grouped by habitat
(brush country vs. hill country), others by family groups,
some by status (regular or rare), and some pages are just
a single species or few. Click on the tiles below to
explore the photos for that group. The family group
sets often go into ID, status, and distribution here.
In addition the weekly bird news photo break pics are collated
into an annual page, for the last 8 years. Those pages follow
the family and other group pages. Those photos are as used
(including whatever comments I had), and in the chrono order
they were used, with reckless disregard for sorting. These
weekly news break photo pages have butterflies, dragonflies,
bugs, trees, flowers, reptiles, anything, they are not just
birds. We are working on that however to better organize
everything, especially the birds to make them easier to find.
Note: Some photographs on a page or few were
"taken through window" old glass (and maybe screen),
"ttw" may be noted. The rest are just bad photos
I have no excuse for ... bad photographer, lens, light,
childhood ... :) Generally the photographs are low
to medium resolution, that is, barely acceptable, and,
nothing is posted at 'full strength' resolution.
Some are digiscopes with a Mavica (floppy disk)! They are
also overly cropped too tight, to keep file sizes lower.
They are not for art, but merely for illustrative, ID,
and documentation purposes.
With apologies, please note I am not interested in seeing
out-of-area bird photos to ID. :)
Please look up your *local* Audubon Society if you have
a bird photo you would like ID'd, you should know someone
there. There is a chapter in every part of the state,
and they are invariably loaded with all the great interesting
local natural history folk that really want to know what you
saw. :)
If you have something from the Utopia area, please ask first
if over 1MB, Thanking you in advance for your kind consideration. :)
2023 Update: new family group pages are now up for
Flycatchers, Woodpeckers, and Vireos.
These first categories below are strictly for the birds ...
Texas Hill Country Specialties
Brush Country
Assorted
Regulars
Rarities
Golden-cheeked Warbler Photos
Hummingbird Photos
Flycatchers
Woodpeckers
Vireos
Sparrows & Such
Hawks & Such
Warblers
Orioles
Oddities
The Texas Ruby Red House Finch
Sunflower Tube
Smith's Longspur Photos
Hybrid Swallow Photos
The following are all assorted categories...
They are the weekly news break pix, and may be
birds, butterflies, odes, flowers, fungus, or anything.
2022 Pix
2021 Pix
2020 Pix
2019 Pix
2018 Pix
2017 Pix
2016 Pix
2015 Pix
Birds
Bird News
Utopia Birds
Birding Sites
Bird List
Bird Guide
Reports from Lost Maples
Winter Bird Count
Butterflies
Butterfly Photos
Rare Butterflies
Dragonflies
Critters, Bugs, & Stuff
Lost Maples
Garner State Park
Local Site Guide