Painted Buntings (Passerina ciris) are our local star bird since the adult males are a riot of colour. I took this picture at Pedernales Falls State Park...
White-Winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica) are one of the most common birds in our area and, as such, I seldom pay them much attention. At Pedernales Falls...
A Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) feeds on a Mistflower plant in Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas on Saturday, August 15th, 2026.
A Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) peeks around a tree trunk in Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas on Saturday, August...
I headed out to Pedernales Falls State Park yesterday morning to spend some time in the bird blind. In the end, there were very few birds and those that...
A white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) seen from one of the bird blinds at Pedernales Falls State Park near Austin, Texas on October 25th, 2021.
I spent some time yesterday evening out at Pedernales Falls State Park. The main aim was to do some astrophotography with Jason Flenniken but I took advantage...
A male Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas.
Back to the promised calming landscapes today. This image shows a cascade on the Pedernales River as it flows through the Texas Hill Country at Pedernales...
Continuing my wander through the archives, here’s a female Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at the Pedernales Falls State Park...
Water levels were very low at Pedernales Falls last weekend and there was also significantly more algae growth than I had seen in the past. Some of those...
A cypress tree, rooted in the rocks by the river at Pedernales Falls State Park, near Johnson City, Texas. Pedernales Falls is our local Texas State Park...
A male ladder-backed woodpecker (dryobates scalaris) seen in Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas.
This is another of my favourites from our trip to the Pedernales Falls State Park bird blind a couple of weekends ago. This is an adult male house finch...
Let’s finish this week of birds with one of the most commonly-seen (or, at least, most commonly noticed) central Texas birds. This is a male Northern...
A female ladder-backed woodpecked (Dryobates scalaris) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas on March 17th, 2018. I don’t know the mating habits...
A black-crested titmouse (baeolophus atricristatus) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas on March 17th, 2018.
A male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas on March 17th, 2018.
We spent some time this weekend visiting the bird blind at Pedernales Falls State Park. While we were there, a few interesting visitors arrived including...
A long exposure shot of the Pedernales River at Pedernales River State Park near Johnson City, Texas. This is the closest state park to our home and I place...
