Digital Artwork of Birds - by Phil Slattery

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Click on any image for information on how to obtain a print of it. Except for the flamingos, all the birds shown here were photographed near Corpus Christi or on Padre Island. All measurements are in inches and reflect the maximum print size available.

Texas south of San Antonio offers enormous opportunities for birdwatchers and other bird enthusiasts, because it is located on the central flyway a major migratory route between North and South America. Migrants passing over the Gulf of Mexico, normally either travel from Florida to Cuba and then south, directly over the central Gulf of Mexico, or they follow the coast of the western Gulf, which takes them over Texas. In addition, birds going directly over the central Gulf often have to stop for food, water, and to rest, and consequently stop in Texas. Other factors that increase the number of species is that south Texas is the northern limit of the range of many species found in Mexico and that occasionally species whose northern limit is farther south, will stray into south Texas.

Because of these factors, places like Padre Island National Seashore have recorded almost 45% of the bird species in North America within their boundaries. Please visit the Padre Island National Seashore web pages and photogallery on birds for more information. You may also be interested in knowing that I either took some of the bird photos and wrote much of the text as an employee of the National Seashore or contributed them from my own files.