Here’s a few photos of birds I’ve seen over the last couple of weeks. It’s mostly just the old stand-bys, but there were a couple of surprises. Red-headed Woodpecker at Lake Meredith’s Bugbee Shores. Wilson’s Phalarope at a playa near Panhandle, Texas. One of the surprises-a Dowitcher, but I’m not sure if it’s a long-…
In my wanderings over the past few weeks I’ve come across a few youngsters out exploring their world. They edge further and further from mom as they grow bolder, nervously glancing around, always ready to bolt to maternal safely at the slightest sound or movement. I thought you might enjoy a few photos of the next…
The rain in the Panhandle of Texas has slacked off a little over the last few weeks but the playas around the area seem to be getting fuller. I made the rounds of the local ones a few days ago and was rewarded with these photos of a Black-crowned Night Heron shortly after sunrise, hunting…
I saw this Bewick’s Wren at the southwestern end of Lake Meredith in a camping area called McBride Canyon. Even at it’s fullest, I dont think the lake ever made it this far south, but the Canadian River, when it’s flowing is about a mile from here. Also nearby is the Alibates Flint Quarry, where…
OK, I admit it, I’m not doing a very good job at keeping this blog up to date. It’s just that, well, it’s summer, you know. And not just summer, but one of the nicest summers we’ve had in a while. Summers over the last decade or so have been miserable affairs. They’ve been hot…
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