I have got to be one of the most inconsistent bloggers around. My last post was nearly 6 weeks ago. I go out birding nearly every day and I take a lot of photographs, it just seems too much trouble to get around to processing photos and posting Them, I have promised in the past…
Here is an American Avocet foraging in the shallow water and mud on the east end of the Stillin’ Basin at Lake Meredith’s Spring Canyon. Avocets are odd looking birds with their upturned bills, bright blue legs, black and white bodies and wings, and rusty heads and necks. This solitary bird is a bit unusual,…
May in the Texas Panhandle is a great time for birders. The summer residents are arriving and there are still a lot of migrants passing through. Here’s a few photos of some of the birds I came across around Hutchinson County last Month. Burrowing Owl Red=winged Blackbird male and female Wilson’s Phalarope Three American Avocets…
Migration is in full swing. Here are a few birds that I see every year, but they are still a bit unusual. Marbled Godwit Willets American Pipits Common Loon. Sorry, the photos aren’t that great, it was really overcast and they were a long way off. These are summer residents Western…
Here’s a few photos from the first 3 weeks of Spring. Northern Cardinal at Palo Duro Canyon. Pine Siskin at my feeders Canada Geese at Spring Canyon, Lake Meredith. Northern Pintail and Blue-winged Teal at Spring Canyon, Lake Meredith. Northern Pintail, Redheads at Spring Canyon, Lake Meredith. Northern Shoveler…
Great Blue Heron at Spring Canyon, Lake Meredith Redheads and Ruddy Ducks Brewer’s Blackbird American Pipit at Cedar Canyon Belted Kingfisher on a foggy morning at Cedar Canyon Great Blue Heron
The southwestern end of lake Meredith was crawling with Western and Clark’s Grebes this morning. I took advantage of the beautiful weather and got the kayak out early and mad a 9-mile circuit around the SW part of the lake. It is only the second time I’ve had a chance to get out on the…
Here are some photos that I never got around to posting from the last few months. Most were taken at Palo Duro Canyon. Roufous-crowned Sparrow Northern Mockingbird Hermit Thrush Golden-fronted Woodpecker Ladder-backed Woodpecker female at Lake Meredith’s Spring Canyon. American Goldfinch at my feeders Dark-eyed Junco at my feeders. Northern Cardinal Black-crested Titmouse Fox Sparrow…
I finally got around to editing the photos from the last 3 months and so, here ya go. All the photos were taken at Lake Meredith unless otherwise noted. American Avocets. These are among my favorite birds. How can you not love a bird with blue legs and a snooty bill? American Pipit. These aren’t…
I took the kayak out onto Meredith yesterday morning and paddled around for a couple of hours. It was cool and there was a little fog and no wind. Here’s a few photos from the lake. The little Clark’s Grebes chicks are nearly grown. I took these photos before the fog had lifted near Martin…
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