The playas and fields around here seem to have the most bird action right now, what with the corn being harvested and the milo harvest about to start. Here’s a few shots from earlier in the week. Black-crowned Night-Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron and White-faced Ibis. American Coot Ruddy Duck
Earlier this week I went to Palo Duro Reservoir. It had been a month or so since I’d been there and I was hoping to see some waterfowl and shore birds that might have stopped over for a rest during migration. Unfortunately, there was neither on the morning I was there. There was, however, a…
The Mississippi Kites seem to have headed south in the last week or so, although I did see one up at Palo Duro Reservoir two days ago. I’m a little sad to see them go-I always enjoy watching them raise their chicks. To make their going a bit easier, I spotted the first of the…
Earlier this month I drove around some of the farmlands south of Borger and caught a few pictures of some late summer passerines. They aren’t all that vocal this time of year, but I still enjoy seeing them. I think that these are Grasshopper Sparrows, although I really have trouble sometimes identifying sparrows. It’s quite possible…
We took a short trip up through Colorado last week,1300 miles driving, 14 miles hiking and sight-seeing (according to my pedometer) 3 new birds for my life list, 6 new craft beers tasted, 1 brewery toured, 1 mountain , 2 motels, 4 days and 3 nights with 1 wife and 4 grown kids, 0 murders.…
I haven’t been out birding or kayaking since last week. Work, weather, the holiday weekend, and getting vehicles ready to hit the road for a little vacation have kept me busy. We’re going to the mountains for a few days to hike, take pictures, and hit a few breweries. Here’s some more pictures from last…
My son and I went kayaking on Lake Meredith the other morning. We paddled across the lake from Harbor Bay to Martin’s Canyon and then southwest down the shoreline and into the Canadian River Channel. We had gotten just about as far as we could (kayaks were started to bottom out in the mud) when…
I paddled to the southern end of Lake Meredith again a few mornings ago into what I think is the Canadian River channel. The reason I think it’s the channel is that the water changes into a reddish brown and seems to be slowly moving north. I can only float about a mile up this…
I left the house early one morning last week to go birding at Lake Meredith. It was overcast when I left and by the time I got to Spring Canyon it was pouring so hard I could barely see the road. I checked the weather maps and it seemed to be dryer south of us,…
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