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Thanksgiving Day Coastal Loop

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

Choice photos/video from our annual Thanksgiving coastal outing.

Posted in Living, NatureTagged American Avocet, American White Pelican, Anahuac NWR, Black skimmer, Green Anole, Monarch butterfly, Queen Butterfly, Ring-billed Gull, Sandhill Crane, Snow goose, Snowy Egret, White-checkered Skipper16 Comments

321 Birding Year: Luck and Lifers

Posted on January 10, 2018November 29, 2020 by Shannon
Ruby-crowned Kinglet sing daily mid-summer at DeMotte Campground in the Kaibab National Forest.

321 Birds. One Year. These are the stories and photos behind this year's Luck and Lifers.

Posted in Animals, Birds, NatureTagged Birding, Cassin's Finch, Digiscoping, Golden Eagle, Long-billed Curlew, Red-shouldered Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Swainson's Hawk, Wild turkey, Williamson's Sapsucker24 Comments

Nature Therapy: Wild Goose Chase

Posted on November 13, 2016November 29, 2020 by Shannon

A break from the madness, we return to nature to heal our spirits and to chase some birds.

Posted in Birds, Family, Insects, Nature, ReptilesTagged Anahuac NWR, Bald Cypress, Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Double-crested cormorant, Marsh wren, Photography, Praying Mantis, Rat snake, Red-tailed Hawk, Sandhill Crane3 Comments

Winging Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 15, 2015January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Birding again! I know, I know, it may not be your thing, but the birds are indeed beautiful. Come see how we spent a Valentine's weekend without the kids and bunnies.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Anahuac NWR, Birding, Blueberries, Bolivar Flats, Brazoria NWR, Caracara, Gadwall, Galveston Island, Merlin, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Sandhill Crane, Savannah Sparrow4 Comments

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