Deer are a common sight in these parts and, as more of the area is developed, we see more and more on our (still pretty wild) lot. Earlier this week, this...
A male Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas.
Continuing my wander through the archives, here’s a female Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at the Pedernales Falls 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 red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) seen in the Rainmaker Forest Preserve near Quepos, Costa Rica.
The much-beloved Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) has become a symbol of Costa Rica and you see it portrayed all over the country in tourist...
A flame skimmer dragonfly (libellula saturata) seen at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas this morning. This was our monthly 4-H Photography...
Fiji is home to three species of flying fox and we see many of them every day flying from an island about half a mile away to wherever they are feeding....
Mimosa pudica is a small plant, often classified as a weed, that is pretty common around Texas. Its claim to fame, and the reason that so many kids love...
We bumped into this Collared Lizard (crotaphytus collaris) while hiking near Ojo Caliente, New Mexico last week. These guys are apparently pretty common...
I’ve failed miserably in my attempts to identify these ducklings, seen at Schwabacher Landing in Grand Tetons National Park. Despite having a clear...
By the end of the Grand Tetons trip, I was sure that I was some kind of wildlife deterrent. Whenever I was in a vehicle, we missed seeing animals, yet,...
The common raven (corvus corax) is incredibly common inside Grand Tetons National Park. Apparently, they’ve reached pest status with their population...
How about a change of pace? Here’s a purple coneflower taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center a couple of weeks ago. The landscapes there...
