I saw a lot of youngsters around this week. The only thing wrong with that is that they are sometimes a bit difficulty to identify. I hope that I got all these right. I forked over the cash for a Sibley Guide to help figure it out. Barn Swallow juveniles differ from the adults by…
“One of these mornings you’re gonna rise up singing, then you’ll spread your wings and take to the sky.” –Summertime by George and Ira Gerswin and DuBose Heyword, from the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. Summer drags on here in the Texas panhandle. Temps have been around 38°C (100°F) for the past couple of weeks. I thought today…
I photographed a new bird for my lists yesterday- a Red-bellied Woodpecker! Summer is a pretty quiet time for birds in the Texas Panhandle. There are still birds around–Flycatchcers, kingbirds, mockingbirds, lark and Rufous-crowned and Cassin’s Sparrows, Mississippi Kites, orioles, finches, and grackles, but nowhere near the number of species that you can see in the…
I drove out to Spring Canyon Sunday morning when I got off work. Just as I was descending into the canyon it started to rain, so I sat in my truck by the main pond and watched. It rained for about 20 minutes before stopping, although it remained cloudy for the rest of the morning.…
Half the year is gone and the long, hot panhandle summer has settled in. The heat is not quite as hellish as it was last week, but it still pretty warm and very dry. We’re supposed to get a break next week–hope it pans out. I’ve been out birding daily except for the two days…
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