May 2 - 8
South Texas Ranches Birds |
$2,145 Flight Destination: McAllen, TX |
Incredible
bird photography opportunities await on this trip that visits several areas during
the peak of bird migration with the diversity of birds found unmatched when combined
with the settings. Once closed to most visitors, numerous ranches in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas have opened their gates to a select number of photo groups allowing unprecedented access to specially designed blinds that are set up for some great photo opportunities. Blind locations are set up for morning and evening spots, providing different settings throughout the day. Showing the variety of images available, during the 2011 trip 49 different species were photographed and when combining very different looking males, females and juveniles more than 75 different birds were counted in the number of images taken. |
We will spend time at two different ranches as well as time at Llano Grande State Park and South Padre Island, allowing for a variety of both species and backgrounds. Each ranch has its own unique flavor and with spending time at each property everyone will have a chance to use numerous of the blinds that are set up. What makes doing a workshop in The Valley a must for bird photographers is the ranches allow access to birds that are not found elsewhere on public lands. |  |
 | Don't like crowds when you do your photography? No problem, as our group will be the only people on the property when we are there. At some ranches, the group will be split into two groups so there will only be a couple of people with you in the blind. Birds
you’d be likely to find in the Valley would include painted buntings, caracara,
cardinals, Couch's kingbird, black-crested titmouse, thrashers, bobwhite, Harris
hawks, roadrunner, common nighthawk, common poorwill, golden-fronted woodpecker,
ladder-backed woodpecker, roadrunner and many more. |
At this time of year, the painted buntings are working their way through the area and should be spotted at least several times during the trip. While not fully required, a large telephoto lens works best for getting the best photos from this trip. Also know that we will be spending several hours at a time sitting in a blind waiting for the action to come and go. There may be lulls in the action at a feeding / watering hole, but rest assured, there will be more than enough action to keep everyone happy. Who knows, we might even have a bobcat show up as one did several years ago for me while at one of these ranches. |  |
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