Port Aransas Pins and Buttons

Port Aransas, on Mustang Island, is one of the most popular Yellowfin Tuna fishing destinations in Texas. Distressed/grungy design.

Cute Port Aransas Texas gift in cool neon colors.

Beautiful Port Aransas Texas beach photography of a cute seagull next to the pretty seaside on the shore. A lovely ocean swirl gift for a Texan.

Fun design to commemorate your family vacation. Get one for each family member as a matching set!

I Love Port Aransas Texas. A cute heart shaped beach photograph from Mustang Island. A pretty Texas coast gift for a seaside Texan.

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Alligator Bags of Port Aransas by Debra Martz There are two very large alligators that have lived in the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas for quite some time. By locals, they are referred to as Bags and Boots. This is Bags...the smaller of the two. Though this area is called a birding center, there is no containment. All wildlife and birds are free to come and go. It is a great place for bird watching along a sidewalk where flowering plants are maintained and then onto the boardwalk, including an observation tower, that extends out over the marsh like area.

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Cedar Waxwings Migrating North by Debra Martz We were at Paradise Pond in Port Aransas, Tx and I was tracking a Magnolia Warbler with my lens when my husband Doug called out, "Look up!" And of course, I did!! This is just a portion of the very large flock of Waxwings that flew over us. Happy to have seen this but sure would have been nice if they would have decided to circle around and land in a tree nearby. Obviously to early in the day to stop on their northbound migration on this day, May 14th. Cedar Waxwings are a shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers. Scientific name: Bombycilla cedrorum ©Debra Martz In My Gall...

Indigo Bunting in the Spring by Debra Martz Captured this little beauty in the spring of 2018 while bird watching at Leonabelle Turnbulll Birding Center. Cropped into a square format, added digital texture and framing. Copyright Debra Martz 20180415-DSC_7866-Et

Tricolored Heron Angel Wings by Debra Martz I captured this image of the heron from the Leonabelle boardwalk in Port Aransas, Texas. When they spread their wings it reminds me of the wings of an angel. Tricolored Heron are beautiful with colors of blue-gray, lavender, white and yellowish legs. They are easily identifiable because unlike other dark herons, they have a white belly and white stripe down the middle (front) of its long neck. Scientific Name: Egretta tricolor ©Debra Martz In My Gallery/Collection "Feathered Friends" 20190514-DSC_0718

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Acadian Flycatcher Photopainting by Debra Martz The first few weeks of May were great for bird watching at Leonabelle Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas. There were tons of migratory birds and birds returning for their summer residence. After so many rainy days, there were plenty of insects for this tiny flycatcher to zip in and out of the tree and catch them on the fly! Cool Facts from All About Birds Curiously, no information exists on the ability of the Acadian Flycatcher to walk or hop. It is an excellent flier, though, extremely maneuverable and able to hover and even fly backward. It has been observed bathing not by standing in water, but rather by diving into water from above, hitting the water with its chest, and then ret...

Couch's Kingbird - Dragonfly for Lunch by Debra Martz We heard this kingbird calling as it flew through the treetops around noon at Estero LLano Grande State Park. Finally it landed up high, looked around for awhile, then swooped down and caught this dragonfly. This huge dragonfly!! It worked on it for a while, tossing and tapping on the limb in an effort to try and remove the wings. But in the end, ate the dragonfly, wings and all!!

Ring-billed Gull Handrail Walker ©Debra Martz What I can say other than to advise keeping your hands off the handrails! This one was using the rail to stroll slowly along, stop and check the waters below for possible prey and stroll again leaving its mark. Even when I walked on by, it did not depart the rail. Along the boardwalk at Leonabelle wetlands in Port Aransas Texas in March. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved

Flight of an American Avocet by Debra Martz On a bird watching day in Port Aransas, Texas, a small number of Avocets were present at Leonabelle Birding area as some stay year around in this coastal area. I created this digital painting from my original photograph which I took from the boardwalk. ©Debra Martz 20190514-DSC_0853

Tricolored Heron Angel Wings - Photopainting by Debra Martz This photopainting was create from my original photograph. I captured this heron from the Leonabelle boardwalk in Port Aransas, Texas. When they spread their wings it reminds me of beautiful angel wings. Tricolored Heron are beautiful with colors of blue-gray, lavender, white and yellowish legs. They are easily identifiable because unlike other dark herons, they have a white belly and white stripe down the middle (front) of its long neck. Scientific Name: Egretta tricolor ©Debra Martz In My Galleries/Collections "Feathered Friends" #Digital Art Photography" 20190514-DSC_0717

Marsh Wren in the Dry Reeds ©Debra Martz It finally came to the outer edge of the dried reeds for a moment and then back in to the thick of it where these wrens prefer to stay hidden. Seen below the boardwalk at Leonabelle in Port Aransas, Texas. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved

Great Tailed Grackle Shimmers in Iridescent Color by Debra Martz Their black, blue and purple feathers are beautiful iridescent in the daylight but their voice can be ear-piercing! Captured along the Leonabelle Boardwalk in Port Aransas, Texas. ©Debra Martz In My Gallery/Collection "Feathered Friends" 20190512-DSC_0292

Swainson's Thrush by Debra Martz I captured this little one just as I was getting ready to leave/complete my day of bird watching. It was a late Spring migrant passing through Port Aransas, Texas. ©Debra Martz 20190514-DSC_0970

Yellow-Rumped Warbler by Debra Martz ........................... On a beautiful January day at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas, I followed this warbler with my lens for sometime. Just as I was about to give up on getting a capture it landed right in front of me, pulled off a berry, gave me a quick glance and it was off again. So, I say to this little ball of fire, thanks for looking at me if only for a second! ......................... This image is copyright of Debra Martz. All associated rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistributing these images without the expressed written permission from me is strictly prohibited. .............................. Thank you for looking, ...

Common Gallinule Looking Fluffy by Debra Martz The tail showing off white under tail feathers is just one of the displays of courtship during mating season. And, it was March so this is a possible reason for the raised tail. The Common Gallinule in the Americas were once known as the Common Moorhen like those of the Old World. But the American Ornithologists' Union split it from that in 2011. I photographed this beautiful bird at Leonabelle wetlands in Port Aransas, Texas. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved

A Dolphin Hello by Debra Martz Just never know what you might have the opportunity to see when you go bird watching along the ship channel of Port Aransas, Texas. So much fun watching a number of dolphins playing in the channel today! Copyright Debra Martz 0181105-DSC_0068.N

Atlantic Rose Hong Kong Ship by Debra Martz The Atlantic Rose from Hong Kong coming by Port Aransas, Texas in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. I was actually out bird watching and had my 150-600mm lens which at 150mm could only get sections of the ship. So I shot 3 images and stitched together in Lightroom using Photo Merge Panorama. ©Debra Martz In My Galleries/Collections "Coastal" "Texas" 20190417-DSC_4690-Pano

Just Passing By by Debra Martz And that is what this Brown Pelican did. Just passed right on by me. I was hoping for maybe a turn or a plunge for a fish... nope. But, I did like the split of water below/behind grasses and above it. Captured in Port Aransas, Texas early November. Copyright by Debra Martz 20181105-DSC_0274.n

Yellow Wildflower Dancers by Debra Martz The movement and bend of their yellow "skirts" immediately made me think of dancers, ballerinas. This Rudbeckia was growing around the path into Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas. ©Debra Martz 20190509-DSC_006 Coneflower, Blackeyed Susan

Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron by Debra Martz ........................... A visit to the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas always delivers for the birdwatching fans! On this January day, I didn't notice this young night heron tucked in the reeds just a few feet away from the boardwalk at first. I actually walked right on by as I was watching some ducks on the opposite side. But as they say, turn-around and look all directions before moving on because you might have just missed something else. Sure enough, there sat the this heron, quietly blending in with the reeds. ........................... IMPORTANT: This image is copyright of Debra Martz. All associated rights are reserved. Copying, altering, di...

Red-Tailed Pennant by Debra Martz I was out doing some bird watching which is slow in Port Aransas, Texas in June. But, this beautiful dragonfly would zip out for an insect and return to the same spot giving me the opportunity to get this closeup capture from the boardwalk at Paradise Pond. Scinetific name: Brachymesia furcata ©Debra Martz 20190616-DSC_1691

Pie-billed Grebe On A Sunny Day by Debra Martz Pie-billed Grebes are often referred to as part bird, part submarine as they are expert divers in their habit of rivers, freshewater marshes, lakes and esturaries. And because they are such expert divers, they are often difficult to keep up with as they dive often and you never know where they will surface. This is an example of their non-breeding plumage in January. ©Debra Martz 20190106-DSC_2678.NEF

Young White Ibis Feeding in the Grass by Martz There was a family of Ibis feeding on insects in this grassy area located near the Intracoastal waterway in Port A, Texas. There were the all white adults, a few immatures and juveniles. This one more in the juvenile plumage stage soon to start getting more splotches of white as it moves to the immature plumage stage in the summer. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved In My Gallery/Collection: "Feathered Friends 3" 202220190417-DSC_4898.NEF

Port Aransas. Texas is a wonderful birding area during spring and fall migration. This was the first time I had seen the Philadelphia Vireo on its Spring Journey heading north to its breeding grounds in Canada. ©Debra Martz In My Gallery/Collection "Feather Friends2" 20190512-DSC_0482.NEF

Anticipating the Next Flying Insect by Debra Martz On January 6th the weather was beautiful so decided to take a quick trip over to Port Aransas, TX to see if any birds were around. There were not too many winter migratory birds with the exception of plenty Yellow-rumped Warblers and a few other species. These warblers were quite busy zipping off the branches and out to midair to capture flying insects. Here at Paradise Pond, where it is usually busy with birds, it is not so much now as most of the trees came down with Hurricane Harvery in August 2017. But a some still make use of the few dead/downed trees that were left in place. Copyright Debra Martz 20190106-DSC_2768.N

Spring Break '99! Join us and rock out with the Rockadillo down at Party Island, Aransas, TX. Original artwork by Steve "Spiv" Perreira IV.