{"id":1475,"date":"2025-08-07T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:02:01","slug":"texas-heat-means-nature-nature-and-more-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/texas-heat-means-nature-nature-and-more-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas heat means nature, nature, and MORE NATURE!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I walked around the Rose Rudman Trailer out in Tyler, Texas, with camera in hand wasting time while my wife was conducting her workshop. Turns out I found quite a few young birds learning to sing and hunt, and I even caught a glimpse of a Red-headed Woodpecker, a lifer for me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5725-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the Rose Rudman Trail\" class=\"wp-image-1484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5725-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5725-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5725-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5725.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vibrant East Texas foliage is showing very little brown this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02098-1-1024x792.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a fledgling Bluebird in Tyler Texas\" class=\"wp-image-1486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02098-1-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02098-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02098-1-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02098-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02098-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I found this fledgling Bluebird enjoying the shade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02150-1-1024x792.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a Red-bellied Woodpecker in Tyler Texas\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02150-1-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02150-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02150-1-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02150-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02150-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A young Red-bellied Woodpecker in search of food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02112-1024x792.jpeg\" alt=\"A photograph of a Red-shouldered Hawk in Tyler Texas\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02112-1024x792.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02112-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02112-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02112-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02112.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Red-shouldered Hawk waiting for a kill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02139-1024x792.jpeg\" alt=\"A photograph of a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Tyler Texas\" class=\"wp-image-1479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02139-1024x792.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02139-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02139-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02139-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02139.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ventures out of shade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02165-1024x792.jpeg\" alt=\"A photograph of a White-eyed Vireo in Tyler Texas\" class=\"wp-image-1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02165-1024x792.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02165-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02165-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02165-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02165.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If only you could hear this White-eyed Vireo sing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02218-1024x792.jpeg\" alt=\"A photograph of a Carolina Chickadee in Tyler Texas\" class=\"wp-image-1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02218-1024x792.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02218-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02218-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02218-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02218.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Carolina Chickadee perched on a branch nearby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02195-792x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"A photograph of a Red-headed Woodpecker in Tyler Texas\" class=\"wp-image-1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02195-792x1024.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02195-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02195-768x994.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02195-1187x1536.jpeg 1187w, https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02195.jpeg 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Red-headed Woodpecker climbs high on a tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I walked around the Rose Rudman Trailer out in Tyler, Texas, with camera in hand wasting time while my wife was conducting her workshop. Turns out I found quite a few young birds learning to sing and hunt, and I even caught a glimpse of a Red-headed Woodpecker, a lifer for me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,170,70,29],"tags":[42,36,17,10],"class_list":["post-1475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-142","category-august","category-birding","category-texas-2","tag-birding","tag-photography","tag-sony","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1489,"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475\/revisions\/1489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timharris.photography\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}