Spring Migration – March, April, May, 2013
Several trips to Lafitte’s Cove, Galveston State Park, Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary and Tiki Island proved to be very productive this year. I saw a few birds I had never seen before and got some good looks at a few old friends. Most of these were at Tiki Island in my sister Jo’s front […]
Bird Festival Trip With Jo – April 26 to 29, 2013
Jo and I went to the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Songbird Festival in April. We each took three classes and garnered some good information and great views of sunsets, birds, wildflowers and so much more. On the way back, we stopped at Pedernales Falls State Park and Don’s place in Smiley. The highlight of […]
Red-bellied Woodpecker Nest No More – April 2, 2013
Nature can be cruel at times. I was so excited to watch these two Red-bellied Woodpeckers toiling away to build a nest cavity in a dead tree (thank you beavers) at Lake DoLittle. I was planning to visit often and take photos hoping to catch a youngster peeking out of the hole to be fed […]
Owlet Moth – March 31, 2013
At Lake DoLittle, I saw these pretty little creatures for the first time. They were feeding on the nectar of a Hawthorne tree’s flowers. I thought they were some type of tiny butterfly when I saw them resting, but in flight, they looked more like a bee. Strange little critters and very difficult to photograph. When I looked them […]
Brazos Bend State Park – March 30, 2013
Jim Stevenson, director of the Galveston Ornithological Society and a professional bird guide, led a birding trip at Brazos Bend State Park. Jim was a wealth of information on all of the birds we saw and he managed to catch a few snakes for us to study up close. Jim quizzed us on the foot of the […]
Rough-legged Hawk – March 1, 2013
Finally on my third trip to the west end of Galveston, I spotted the Rough-legged Hawk that birders had been squawking about for several weeks. I was on my own the first trip and didn’t see him. On the second trip, a crowd of birders with their spotting scopes and binoculars were searching. We never […]