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Golden-cheeked Warbler
Setophaga chrysoparia |
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| The Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), an endangered species, is a true Texas native. The species is known to nest no where else on earth but Texas. Golden-cheeked Warblers frequent woodlands of Spanish Oak and Ashe Juniper on the Edwards Plateau from mid March into late June or early July, then it heads for wintering grounds in southern Mexico and Central America. The shot shown here was taken with a Minolta X570 & Vivitar 120-600mm lens hand-held on a BushHawk shoulder mount with Kodachrome 200. The photo was taken near Austin in Travis Co., Texas, in April, 1988. This was the image, when published on a book cover and a number of other places, that launched my photography career beyond the record documentation stage. |  |
| The next three shots were digital captures in Williamson Co., Texas in April, 2003. They were shot with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. |  |
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| The next five images shown here show a male Golden-cheeked Warbler and were taken in Travis Co., Texas, in April, 2007, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. This bird is not quite a full adult judging from the olive coloration on the back. |  |
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| The next four images were taken of another immature male Golden-cheek in April, 2007, but this one was at a tract of the Balcones Canyonlands N.W.R., in Williamson Co., Texas. These images were taken with the same equipment as above. |  |
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| The next three shots, also in April, 2007 with the same equipment as above, were taken at Concan, Uvalde Co., Texas. |  |
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| The female Golden-cheeked Warbler shown here was in Bandera Co., Texas, in April, 2007. She flew off with this insect, presumably on her way to feed young. |  |
| The next 9 images were taken in Travis Co., Texas in April, 2008 with a Canon EOS 40D and an EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and a 1.4X extender. The first 3 of these 6 shots show a male, while the bottom 3 shots show a female. |  |
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| This nice adult male Golden-cheeked Warbler posed nicely in an Ashe Juniper tree, while the female below kept watch. |  |
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| I thought this was an interesting shot. I had been photographing a female Golden-cheeked Warbler when it hopped off its perch to fly away. Somehow I caught it in flight with the focus still reasonably good. Sometimes you get lucky. |  |
| The next 4 shots of a male Golden-cheeked Warbler were also taken in April, 2008, in Travis Co., Texas with the same gear described above. In the 3rd shot down the bird has caught a small spider. |  |
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| The next 8 shots on this page were taken near Bee Cave, Travis Co., Texas, in May, 2008, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. These 8 shots show a one year old male Golden-cheeked Warbler. Males 2 years old or more show an entirely black back, whereas this bird still has some green in the back which may be more easily seen in the last 3 of the top 8 images. |  |
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| The young male Golden-cheeked Warbler in the next 2 shots has caught an Argia damselfly. |  |
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| Finished with his damselfly breakfast and ready to take on the world! |  |
| The next 2 shots of a male and female Golden-cheeked Warbler were taken in Travis Co., Texas, in April, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 800mm F/5.6 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. |  |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia fledgling This bird was fledged on April 26, so it has been out of the nest for one month when this image was taken. That info from city of Austin biologists who had been monitoring the nest. Four Points area. Austin, Travis Co., Texas 25 May 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia fledgling This bird was fledged on April 26, so it has been out of the nest for one month when this image was taken. That info from city of Austin biologists who had been monitoring the nest. Four Points area. Austin, Travis Co., Texas 25 May 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 26 April 2016 |
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| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia fledgling This bird was fledged on April 26, so it has been out of the nest for one month when this image was taken. That info from city of Austin biologists who had been monitoring the nest. Four Points area. Austin, Travis Co., Texas 25 May 2016 |
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