Texas, where dreams take wing and the spirited soar! Whether it’s to fly the friendly skies or capture the beauty of local wildlife, Texans love being outdoors. With a taxi down the runway and clear skies ahead, it’s time to take off into the wild blue yonder.
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Crystal Martin, Farmers EC: Blue Angels soar over Pensacola Beach, Florida.
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Fain Zimmerman, Victoria EC: A female ruby-throated hummingbird and thistle plant.
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Rachel Spencer, Central Texas EC: “The turkeys here on the ranch are very busy in the fall. On this day they were flying across one of our creeks to find more food.”
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Theresa McKee, Fannin County EC: Taken in downtown Dallas, a plane flies directly above, creating a reflection in one of the buildings.
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Kenneth Blackwell, Bartlett EC: A great egret in flight on Galveston Island.
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Tony Plutino, Central Texas EC: Approximately 8 million Mexican free-tailed bats exit in a “batnado” at the Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve in Mason County.
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Patrick Conroy, Trinity Valley EC: Conroy pilots the Red Baron in Berryville at the Aero Estates Airport. Photo by Carrie Barton.
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Rob Daniel, Tri-County EC: Commemorative Air Force flight at the Breckenridge Air Show.
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Jean Hougnon, Pedernales EC: “I took this in 2017 at the Highland Village Balloon Festival.”
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Thulasi Jayasundara, Grayson-Collin EC: Birds flying.
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Therese Beck, Pedernales EC: Two lesser black-backed gulls near Corpus Christi.
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Mark Garton, Bryan Texas Utilities: “This red-tailed hawk was not fazed by a northern mockingbird pecking at him until a second one joined in. He then decided it was time to leave.”
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Whitney Wilfert, Jackson EC: “Honoring the Air Force Academy cadets, this shot was taken while visiting my brother, a first-year cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy.”
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Melissa Parks, Trinity Valley EC: “There’s always lots to see on Bolivar Peninsula—especially birds. These roseate spoonbills and egrets were feeding right beside the road to the mud flats.”