Anhinga: Bird of the Week
We live about ten miles from a lake, and every now and then the cormorants and anhingas that live there take a jaunt to our pond. This week we had an Anhinga, and… Continue reading
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Nature Photo Challenge #26: Corvids
The current photo challenge set by Denzil Nature is for pictures of corvids, birds of the crow and jay families. And he reminds us to also link to I.J. Kanewala’s Bird of the… Continue reading
A Couple of Herons: Birds of the Week
In the evenings, I like to go sit by our little pond and see what shows up. Recently, I was just settling into place when one of the dogs startled a Green Heron… Continue reading
Red-shouldered Hawk: Bird of the Week
I was sitting outside, watching some crows on the edge of our pond. One of them was flipping something up in the air and I just couldn’t tell what it was. Suddenly there… Continue reading
Mississippi Kite: Bird of the Week
I am joining in with I.J. Khanewala’s Bird of the Week. This week I.J. shows us a colorful Brahminy Starling from India. Here in Texas, my Bird of the Week is the Mississippi… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #20: Black
Denzil started off his current photo challenge with a picture of a coot, so I will too! 🙂 We have had American Coots visit at our farm, but my favorite coot picture is… Continue reading
Greater Roadrunner: Bird of the Week
I had just learned about the Bird of the Week, hosted at I.J. Khanewala’s blog, Don’t Hold Your Breath, and serendipitously, two Greater Roadrunners popped out of the woods to provide a good… Continue reading
Photos from the City Nature Challenge
I live on the very edge of the Houston-Galveston territory for the City Nature Challenge. This bioblitz event, run by iNaturalist, is a worldwide, 4-day challenge held every year, to get people outside,… Continue reading
Favorite Shots from 2021
These are some of my favorite pictures of 2021. Some of them are first or unusual sightings for me; some of them are just pretty. 🙂 If you click on any picture, it… Continue reading
Reddish Egrets
I love Reddish Egrets because they are easy to identify by their behavior — when I see them, they are either standing around trying to look like a stump, or dancing frantically as… Continue reading
