While Bald Eagles do nest in Texas along various rivers, I was surprised to find an adult perched on a utility pole just outside of Gonzales, Texas today. The Guadalupe River is nearby so perhaps this bird had had a nest there earlier in the season. When I stopped to take some shots, the eagle flew a few hundred yards farther away and landed on another pole at a poor light angle for photos. A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher started dive-bombing the eagle. The eagle took off followed by the Scissor-tailed FC until they were out of sight. I'm posting the eagle and the scissor-tailed separately, but will use this same text.
"Colhereiro (Platalea ajaja) fotografado em Vitória, Espírito Santo - Sudeste do Brasil. Bioma Mata Atlântica. Registro feito em 2016.
ENGLISH: Roseate Spoonbill photographed in Vitoria, Espírito Santo - Southeast of Brazil. Atlantic Forest Biome. Picture made in 2016."
My images made for the Últimos Refúgios Institute, are available free of charge to non-profit NGOs, educational projects and other initiatives in which the objective is nature conservation (other than self or corporate benefit). To request them, access the Instituto Últimos Refúgios website.
Minhas imagens feitas para o Instituto Últimos Refúgios são disponibilizadas gratuitamente para ONGs sem fins lucrativos, projetos educacionais e outras iniciativas em que o objetivo seja a conservação da natureza (que não seja o benefício próprio ou de empresa). Para solicitá-las, acesse o site do Instituto Últimos Refúgios.
El espécimen se encontraba en la rama más alta de un sabino a mas de 15 metros de altura, mimetizado completamente.