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Holy bat falcon, man!

Seeking an elusive raptor in South Texas

Adventures in bird watching

Jay Dryden March 4, 2022

Hanging out with some buddies, old and new while Andrew Dansby crafts a beautiful personal essay: One for the Life List.

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Moon over Oliviera Park
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Pair of Parrots 1
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Pair of parrots 2
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Pandemonium
View fullsize Santa Ana Ntl Wildlife Refuge entrance at dawn
Santa Ana Ntl Wildlife Refuge entrance at dawn
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Morning crowd at 7am
View fullsize Dr. Brooks‘s natural posture
Dr. Brooks‘s natural posture
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Birding Dream Team
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Birds to the right
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Birds to the left
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Birds straight ahead
View fullsize roadrunner in its natural environment
roadrunner in its natural environment
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Welcome Birders
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Alamo Inn B&B
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Evening crowd at 6pm
View fullsize “There it is!”
“There it is!”
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Coming in hot
View fullsize The bat falcon in its unnatural habitat
The bat falcon in its unnatural habitat
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Juxtaposition
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In honor of @greengloves777 ‘s upcoming solo album, “Serpentine Prison,” here are a few previously unpublished photos of the penultimate time he performed with The National in Houston, June 5, 2016. 1/3 . . . . . #americanmary #conc
In honor of @greengloves777 ‘s upcoming solo album, “Serpentine Prison,” here are a few previously unpublished photos of the penultimate time he performed with The National in Houston, June 5, 2016. 2/3 . . . . . #americanmary #conc
In honor of @greengloves777 ‘s upcoming solo album, “Serpentine Prison,” here are a few previously unpublished photos of the penultimate time he performed with The National in Houston, June 5, 2016. 3/3 . . . . . #americanmary #conc
Guster performs at Heights Theater. March 27, 2019. This was show number 2 of 4 that we saw on this @guster tour. We’ll see you at On the Ocean! . . . . . . . . #concert #concertphotography #d750 #firstthreesongs #gusterisforlovers #gusterrhoid
Zac Little performs with Saintseneca, opening for @guster, at Heights Theater. March 27, 2019. We had the pleasure of seeing Saintseneca three times during the current Guster tour. During that time we grew from liking this band to loving them. If yo
Caeleigh Featherstone performs with Saintseneca, opening for @guster, at Heights Theater. March 27, 2019. . . . . . . . . #concert #concertphotography #d750 #firstthreesongs #heightstheater #ilovehou #livemusic #musicphotography #nikond750 #nikonnofi
Will Van Horn Trio performs at White Oak Music Hall, March 31, 2018. . . . . . #aaa #concert #concertphotography #d750 #firstthreesongs #ilovehou #livemusic #musicphotography #nikond750 #nikonusa #teamnikon #willvanhorntrio
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds perform at House of Blues Houston, March 3, 2018. What a fun shoot — Noel’s a proper rock star! @themightyi . . . . . #concert #concertphotography #d750 #firstthreesongs #ilovehou #livemusic #livin
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds perform at House of Blues Houston, March 3, 2018. What a fun shoot — Noel’s a proper rock star! @themightyi . . . . . #concert #concertphotography #d750 #firstthreesongs #ilovehou #livemusic #livin
Eva Hendricks performs with Charly Bliss during their in-store at Cactus Music, Houston’s oldest indie music store, January 27, 2018. @cactus_music @charlybliss . . . . . . . . #concert #cactusmusic #concertphotography #d600 #firstthreesongs #
Thank you @charlybliss for the most fun I’ve had at a @cactus_music in-store in a while! Loving the new album. . . . . . . . . #concert #cactusmusic #concertphotography #d600 #firstthreesongs #ilovehou #instore #instoreperformance #livemusic #m
2017’s best nine. #2017bestnine @robotdouble @st_vincent @laurenevemayberry @chvrches @khruangbeanz @khruangbin @dayfornightfest @lauraleezy @frabbits @grabbit @nighttimestorieslabel . . . . . #concert #concertphotography #dayfornight #dayforni
St. Vincent performs during the Day for Night music and art festival in Houston, December 17, 2017. @st_vincent @dayfornightfest . . . . . . #concert #annieclark #stvincent #masseduction #concertphotography #dayfornight #d4n2017 #dayfornight2017 #d75
Pussy Riot performs during the Day for Night music and art festival in Houston, December 17, 2017. @dayfornightfest @wearepussyriot . . . . . . #concert #concertphotography #dayfornight #d4n2017 #dayfornight2017 #d750 #festivalphotography #firstthree
Sarah Barthel performs with Phantogram during the Day for Night music and art festival in Houston, December 17, 2017. @dayfornightfest @phantogram @sarahbarthel . . . . . . #concert #concertphotography #dayfornight #d4n2017 #dayfornight2017 #d750 #fe
Cardi B performs during the Day for Night music and art festival in Houston, December 16, 2017. @iamcardib @dayfornightfest . . . . . . #concert #cardib #concertphotography #dayfornight #d4n2017 #dayfornight2017 #d750 #festivalphotography #firstthree
St. Vincent performs during the Day for Night music and art festival in Houston, December 17, 2017. @dayfornightfest @st_vincent . . . . . . #concert #concertphotography #dayfornight #d4n2017 #dayfornight2017 #d750 #festivalphotography #firstthreeson

journal archive

  • 2022
    • Mar 4, 2022 Adventures in bird watching
  • 2019
    • Apr 18, 2019 Guster at The Heights Theater, March 27, 2019
    • Mar 15, 2019 Robert Ellis at Cactus Music, February 13, 2019
  • 2018
    • Jul 1, 2018 Back to Bonaire, June 2018
    • Jun 6, 2018 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, March 3, 2018
    • Apr 3, 2018 Khruangbin's "Con Todo el Mundo" Tour
  • 2017
    • Dec 24, 2017 Day for Night 2017
    • May 22, 2017 Comicpalooza 2017
    • Mar 21, 2017 Khruangbin at South by San José
    • Feb 22, 2017 Arthur Yoria portrait sessions for Splice Records
  • 2016
    • Oct 18, 2016 Janelle Monáe at Day for Night Music and Art Festival
    • Sep 16, 2016 Shinyribs at Miller Outdoor Theatre
    • Aug 20, 2016 Diving with the great white sharks of Isla Guadalupe, MX
    • Jul 6, 2016 Scuba diving in Bonaire
    • Jan 4, 2016 Dollie Barnes in the recording studio
  • 2015
    • Sep 15, 2015 Three days in Santa Fe
    • Jun 16, 2015 St. Vincent at Free Press Summer Festival
    • Jun 15, 2015 "From In-store to Arena Floor"
    • Feb 10, 2015 Diving with Great Hammerhead (and other) Sharks Aboard the M/V Spree
  • 2014
    • Nov 26, 2014 The 1975 at Cactus Music
    • Nov 18, 2014 Willie Nelson at Houston House of Blues
    • Oct 9, 2014 Beck with Jenny Lewis at Bayou Music Center
    • Apr 30, 2014 Diving with oceanic whitetip sharks
    • Feb 9, 2014 Wild Moccasins "88 92" CD release show
  • 2013
    • Oct 30, 2013 Diving Tiger Beach
    • Jun 25, 2013 Diving Bonaire
    • Jun 1, 2013 Arctic Monkeys at Free Press Summer Festival
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