These are the colors out my backdoor on this cool, dreary, sunless spring morning. Some Of these birds were unknown (and unseen by me) to me before today. Even the Cedar Waxwings have only been seen a handful of times in the past. Here we have what appear to be Orchard Orioles. I at …
As I sat down in the rocker on the back porch with my first cup of coffee the morning sun was hitting the bit of woods to the west of me. I noticed a lot of bird activity in the trees that line the field (yard?) behind my neighbors house. …
It all started Friday evening. Sherry was home from work and we were both in the office readin emails when I glanced out and spotted a “new” bird… It was accompanied by a dark blue bird that I took to be the male Indigo Buntings we had been seeing for a few …
My younger son called this morning after having a close encounter of a colorful kind. He was surprised by a “canary colored little bird, a little bigger than a hummingbird” on his walk in to work. He wondered if I could identify it. I was happy to tell him it was probably a American …
I had spent the week watching the weather forecast. A week ago they were forecasting fog for the day. By Monday the forecast had a 70% chance of rain. By Tuesday the chances were up to 80% and it was looking like a washout. But tradition is tradition. So I loaded …
I went to a seed collecting day at the Nash Prairie Preserve in Brazoria County last Friday. While I will be writing a post about the trip shortly, I have spent today updating my Nash Prairie Gallery at Mountain Dreams Photography. Here is a slideshow of the images I have …
Hummingbird Update It seems the cold front that blew through this past weekend was the signal most of the hummingbirds in the backyard were waiting for to head on south. Since Sunday I have only seen the few birds that were here all summer. I won’t complain, but it was …
I was playing a bit this morning…And learning Adobe Premier Elements at the same time…
The hummingbirds continue to entertain us each day. We have never had the numbers we are seeing this year. Here are a few shots I took last week at one of the back feeder’s
The past week at the bird feeders (nectar feeders for hummingbirds) have been a loud of fun. It seems the number of Ruby Throats has gone up exponentially. The battles being fought to control the feeding rights are unending. We have three feeders set up right now and the traffic is continuous from sunup till sundown. …
I used to drive by this site and not know the significance. Good news! An amazing prairie remnant has been found in Deer Park. It is called the College Park Prairie, named after an adjacent elementary school. This is a 53-acre prairie pothole remnant with a full complement of pimple …
To promote the importance of our state’s special sense of place, the Texas Legislature has designated October 14-20 as Native Plant Week. Local communities throughout Texas are planning events for the public to foster the use of native plants in the landscape. Wildflower walks, tours of native plant gardens, educational …
Spring Sitting here with my first cup of coffee, looking out my office window, my morning muse turns to the predominance of spring green. Even the scar left with the demolition of the old house is showing mostly green. It’s weeds of course, but, from here with a good mowing just two …
It’s been a bit over a week since the Great Backyard Bird Count came to an end. This was my first ever participation in the nationwide (continent-wide) event. I have to wonder though…Who told the birds to spend four days hiding. It was almost like they heard a rumor that …
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