The last two months have been even drier than the regular drought around here. Lake Meredith is below 29 ft and getting lower daily. The playa near Panhandle is gone as well and so birding has been a little dry lately. The dried weeds around Meredith and Palo Duro Reservoir north of us host hundreds…
After shift change this morning I drove out to Fritch Fortress at Lake Meredith. A decade ago Fritch Fortress was a boat ramp in the middle of Meredith: now it’s the panhandle’s longest concrete slab that isn’t an airport runway. They’ve extended it several times and when the lake starts rising it will be great, but…
I rarely bird in the afternoon; birds are more active in the morning and evening and I like the long shadows and softer light of the mornings and evenings when I take pictures. I was unable to get out yesterday morning, though, so I dropped by Spring Canyon after my obligations were met. It was…
It’s been a strange fall in the Panhandle. Last week it was hot, dry and windy with temperatures in the mid and upper 80s and a southwest wind that has brutalized us without mercy. Four days ago the winds were 40 mph with gusts up to 60; a miserable, dirty day. Sunday we had…
Well, it’s been nearly 2 weeks since I posted, sorry about that, I just haven’t been able to find the time to get everything organized for a new post. I have been busy taking photos, though, and have a lot to post today. It’s been a pretty interesting 2 weeks for birding. In the last…
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