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Belted Kingfisher: Bold Arrival (Sound!)

Posted on October 3, 2017December 27, 2021 by Shannon
A male Belted Kingfisher calls while in flight, making sure others know this is his hunting territory.

A short sound byte of one of our favorite yard birds.

Posted in Animals, Birds, NatureTagged Belted Kingfisher, Birding, Birdsong, Fall, Soundcloud, Yardbirds9 Comments

In Their Element: Birds Of The Texas Upper Gulf Coast

Posted on September 24, 2017November 30, 2020 by Shannon
A male Eastern Bluebird brings morsels to his brood.

A collection of my favorite bird photos around where we live.

Posted in Animals, Birds, NatureTagged Birding, Black-and-White Warbler, Common Nighthawk, Eastern Bluebird, Laughing Gull, Mourning Dove, Nature photography, Orchard Oriole, Roseate Spoonbill, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Willet, Yellow-Crowned Night Heron27 Comments

Ghost Bird: White-eyed Vireo (Sound!)

Posted on July 12, 2017January 21, 2022 by Shannon

What a chatty little fellow. It's nice to see him too!

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Birding, Birdsong, Soundcloud, White-eyed Vireo, Yardbirds14 Comments

This Weekend Is Not About Me.

Posted on May 12, 2017August 30, 2017 by Shannon

Celebrating migratory birds by not celebrating Mother's Day in the traditional way.

Posted in Birds, Nature, vs. Human habitatTagged Birding, Hummingbird, International Migratory Bird Day, Migratory Bird Day, Mothers Day, Purple Martin, Red Knots, Roger Tory Peterson, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Top Posts, Wilson's warbler, Yardbirds14 Comments

Spring Migration: When Birds Give You Butts

Posted on April 25, 2017December 27, 2021 by Shannon

My bird photos aren't always that great, ya know.

Posted in Animals, Birds, NatureTagged Baltimore Oriole, Birding, Black-whiskered Vireo, Migration, Nature photography, Photography, Spring, Summer Tanager15 Comments

Wishing and Hoping: Blue-headed Vireo (Sound!)

Posted on April 24, 2017August 30, 2017 by Shannon

Wishes can come true...with a lot thought and planning.

Posted in Animals, Birds, NatureTagged Backyard, Barred Owl, Birding, Blue-headed Vireo, Nature photography, Photography, Soundcloud, Top Posts, Wishing, Yardbirds5 Comments

The Chigger: Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

Posted on April 5, 2017November 30, 2020 by Shannon

Yes, I'm the weirdo that took a picture of a 0.5 mm, running Chigger. Wanna see?

Posted in Insects, NatureTagged Backyard, Birding, Chigger23 Comments

Northern Parula: Screaming To Be Heard (Sound!)

Posted on April 2, 2017December 27, 2021 by Shannon

Nothing says spring like males in full vocal combat.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Birding, Brazos Bend State Park, Northern Cardinal, Northern Parula, Spring, White-eyed Vireo8 Comments

Texas City Dike: Drive-by Shooting

Posted on March 27, 2017December 27, 2021 by Shannon

One last lazy bird fling before the big vacation...

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged American Oystercatcher, Beach, Birding, Black-bellied Plover, Brewer's Blackbird, Common Loon, Eared Grebe, Texas City Dike11 Comments

Zing! Zing! Happy Notch…Up Two Ticks

Posted on March 22, 2017December 27, 2021 by Shannon

The best days are always ahead, and you just never know who you'll run into on a nature trail hundreds of miles from home.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Backyard, Birding, Blogging, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods9 Comments

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