• Aerial View of Padre Island National Seashore

    Padre Island

    National Seashore Texas

Photo Gallery

  • The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), is a year round resident of Padre Island Nationsl Seahore. This big bird measures 46
    Birds
    28 Photos
  • A four-real piece of the late series minted between 1542-1572
    Artifacts
    22 Photos
  • Shown here are some of the more common seashells found on Padre Island.
    Seashells
    2 Photos
  • Green sea turtle hatchling faces the Gulf surf.
    Sea Turtles
    54 Photos
  • Cucumber-leaved sunflowers are common around the Malaquite Visitor Center.
    Wildflowers
    27 Photos

 
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Pearly Crescentspot
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Common Checkered Skipper
Common Checkered Skipper
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Grape Leaf Skeletonizer Moth
Grape Leaf Skeletonizer Moth
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Red Admiral
Red Admiral
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Great Southern White
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Gulf Fritillary
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Funereal Duskywing
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Painted Lady
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Pipevine Swallowtail
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Did You Know?

The National Park Service arrowhead contains a white buffalo, an animal sacred to many native Americans.

Although Padre Nicolas Balli established the first permanent settlement on the island, the island was previously owned by his father and his grandfather, who obtained the original grant from the Spanish crown. More...