A little catch up for being away so long, DirtNKids will continue into 2016. This dirt party is just getting started, so read on, friends.
A New Year: Looking Up, Looking Back, and Plugging In
Backyard Feathers: The Best of 2015 Birding (Part 2)
There are those we watch and those we chase. Here are 20 bird portraits of our most photogenic yard residents (Part 2).
Chasing Feathers: The Best of 2015 Birding (Part 1)
There are those we watch and those we chase. Here are 25 bird portraits we chased (Part 1) and a re-cap of our best chases of 2015.
Cedar Waxwings
Cedar Waxwings need a painter...not a photographer. ♥ Added one more bird to the list for the year (Couch's Kingbird) so we are at 253 birds and holding!
Reasons To Stay
Winter is for the birds.
Ghost Birds: When Flooding Makes A Ghost Town
How water-sucking and storm flooding can turn a neighborhood into a nature center. Nature rocks.
Crepuscular
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive -- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." ~Marcus Aurelius ♠ I am decidedly a morning person. Believe me, it hasn't always been that way. First college then kids forced me into being functional before the sun … Continue reading Crepuscular
Winter Residents Arrive To What Remains
An aerial of our property is featured with photos of winter arrivals (birds) here. Purposeful plans for conservation in our own backyard help to counter the sadness of 'slash and burn' removal of acres upon acres of raw woods to make way for more human infrastructure.
Chasing Red-Heads: An eBird Obsession
Chasing uncommon birds and perusing eBird's species maps sends DirtNKids to El Franco Lee Park to pin down the elusive Red-Headed Woodpecker.
Fall Wildflowers, Too Close Gators
Brazos Bend State Park is a favorite place the kids like to go. This Friday, to break free from the suburban life, we got our wildflower (and gator) fix while the weather is nice.
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