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Santa Clara Ranch Photo Blinds
Outside protected areasby Santa Clara Ranch
A South Texas brush-country ranch run for nature photographers, with four sunken waterhole blinds (two for morning light, two for afternoon) holding six to eight photographers each, plus two elevated raptor blinds that put you at eye level with perching hawks and caracaras. Water and feeding stations are kept up year-round and a guide accompanies every visit. A shared guesthouse and private bungalow rooms are available on site.
Details
- Animals are fed
- Bait is used
- No captive animals
- Hide
- Sunken, at eye level with the ground
- Session
- Day sessions
- Places
- Up to 8 photographers
- Language
- English
Months
- January, open
- February, open
- March, open
- April, open
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, open
- October, open
- November, open
- December, open
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Chicago time (with summer time where it applies).
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 07:28– | 17:29– | 10h 39m10 h 39 min | 42° |
| Feb | 07:13– | 17:54– | 11h 17m11 h 17 min | 51° |
| Mar | 07:47– | 19:12– | 12h12 h | 61° |
| Apr | 07:14– | 19:27– | 12h 48m12 h 48 min | 73° |
| May | 06:50– | 19:41– | 13h 28m13 h 28 min | 82° |
| Jun | 06:44– | 19:55– | 13h 49m13 h 49 min | 87° |
| Jul | 06:54– | 19:56– | 13h 39m13 h 39 min | 85° |
| Aug | 07:09– | 19:39– | 13h 5m13 h 5 min | 77° |
| Sep | 07:23– | 19:07– | 12h 19m12 h 19 min | 66° |
| Oct | 07:37– | 18:34– | 11h 32m11 h 32 min | 55° |
| Nov | 06:57– | 17:10– | 10h 50m10 h 50 min | 45° |
| Dec | 07:19– | 17:09– | 10h 29m10 h 29 min | 40° |