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Sunshine And Water

Posted on January 13, 2019December 19, 2021 by Shannon

A short photo tribute to one of our brightest winter birds: Tweety.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Birdbath, Birding, Sunshine, Wilson's warbler, Winter, Yardbirds11 Comments

Local Birding: Resetting The Love

Posted on January 7, 2019December 27, 2021 by Shannon

Kicking off 2019 right .. with feathers!

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged American Goldfinch, Anhinga, Birding, Brazos Bend State Park, Brazos River, Flooding, Purple Finch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Vermillion Flycatcher, White-faced Ibis, Yardbirds17 Comments

One Last Reflective Post For 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

A requisite re-cap of 2018. Happy New Year!

Posted in Animals, Family, Nature, TreesTagged Budgerigar, Carolina Wren, Fawn, Kids, Loblolly Pine, Mustard greens, Oyster mushrooms, Rabbit, Sulcata, White-tailed deer17 Comments

Big Bend Birding: Off The Grid

Posted on December 8, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

A digital photo post, celebrating the birds and living (temporarily) analog.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Autumn, Big Bend National Park, Big Bend NP, Birding, Black-crested Titmouse, Black-throated Sparrow, Cactus Wren, Camping, Canyon Towhee, Mexican Jay, Pyrruloxia, Say's Phoebe, Top Posts24 Comments

Skunked. By a Blackbird. (Twice.)

Posted on November 28, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

We may not have gotten the blackbird, but we got so much more.

Posted in Animals, Birds, Conservation, Nature, vs. Human habitatTagged Alligator, American Kestrel, Birding, Brazoria NWR, Crested Caracara, Nothern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rusty Blackbird, San Bernard NWR, Skunk11 Comments

Last of Year: 4th Generation Monarch

Posted on November 16, 2018July 25, 2020 by Shannon

A send off to a famous weary traveler.

Posted in Conservation, Insects, NatureTagged Chrysalis, Milkweed, Monarch butterfly, School gardens12 Comments

Beware The Caterpillar With A Fur Coat

Posted on November 12, 2018November 15, 2020 by Shannon

Some are soft .. but some are OUCH.

Posted in Insects, NatureTagged Gulf fritillary caterpillar, Puss caterpillar, Salt martsh caterpillar, School gardens, Stinging caterpillars, Yellow woolybear14 Comments

Autumn Halloween Tradition

Posted on October 31, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

Halloween for DirtNKids is an outdoor affair. Ring in the fall!

Posted in Animals, Family, Living, NatureTagged Autumn, Barred Owl, Camping, Coyote, Fall, Halloween, Jack-o-lantern, Pumpkin, Spider12 Comments

L I B, M R Ducks!

Posted on October 24, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

Photo post in anticipation of the arrival of the Gulf Coast wintering ducks.

Posted in BirdsTagged Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Canvasback, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser, Mottled duck, Northern Shoveler, Red-breasted Merganser, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Winter, Wood duck15 Comments

Cicada Song of Summer

Posted on June 21, 2018January 21, 2022 by Shannon

The sound of the Lyric Cicada sings in the first day of summer. Huzzah!

Posted in Insects, Living, Nature, vs. Human habitatTagged Morning, Solitude, Summer, Superb Dog-Day Cicada, White Ibis14 Comments

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