This is a collection of other shorebirds other than herons or egrets. This also includes certain sandpipers that prefer prairies and meadows to the coastal areas plus kingfishers who really are not considered shorebirds but they are exclusively found near water.
This brown pelican was just coming in for a landing in the Mission Flats area near the Mission River. Bayside, Texas, January 2009
This brown pelican was just coming in for a landing in the Mission Flats area near the Mission River. Bayside, Texas, January 2009