My wife spotted and photographed these black-necked stilts while on a field trip to the Texas coast. While these birds may be a common salt- and fresh- water resident in Texas, they were a treat for us to see. One interesting fact about these birds is their leg length to body length ratio, which is only surpassed by the flamingo. 
I spotted this albino common grackle in Texas at a gas station. He was in with a flock of other common grackles, so you can imagine how he stood out in the crowd. 
While on a field trip with my biogeography class this pair of tufted titmice came crashing down to the ground close to where my students were standing. It didn't take long to convince my students that the pair were not injured (as they first suspected), but merely doing what birds do this time of year. 
