Monthly Archives: February 2011
Water
One of the tricks that western birders seem to know is that if you can find water, you can usually find birds. That’s been the case for me the last week or so. At Big Bend, we stopped at an … Continue reading
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Life Birds on this trip
To date, I have added 35 birds to my list and missed a number of others. All except one were in Texas. I haven’t gone out of the way for any rarities but just logged stuff I’ve seen. It’s an … Continue reading
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Farewell to Big Bend
Afternoon temperatures approach ninety degrees finally got to us and as much as we loved the spectacular scenery of Big Bend National Park, we decided to move north to slightly cooler climes. It was also frustrating to be constrained so … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bend National Park, Davis Mountains State Park
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Farewell to Big Bend
Afternoon temperatures approach ninety degrees finally got to us and as much as we loved the spectacular scenery of Big Bend National Park, we decided to move north to slightly cooler climes. It was also frustrating to be constrained so … Continue reading
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Desert Birds
Getting away from the coast or big bodies of water like Lake Falcon and Lake Amistad, makes the birding more challenging – or at least until migration starts in a month or two. However, I’m still picking up some nice … Continue reading
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Big Bend Adventures
As Big Bend State Park visitors know, it’s about 70 miles of desolation from Marathon down to the park headquarters, and then another 20 miles of desert to the Rio Grande Village campground. But what amazing vistas as you head … Continue reading
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Big Bend Adventures
As Big Bend State Park visitors know, it’s about 70 miles of desolation from Marathon down to the park headquarters, and then another 20 miles of desert to the Rio Grande Village campground. But what amazing vistas as you head … Continue reading
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Seminole Canyon State Park
Less than an hour away from Amistad National Rec Area, where we stayed two days, is Seminole Canyon where we have enjoyed a couple more days enroute to Big Bend. Seminole — I thought they were Florida tribe. Well, they … Continue reading
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Seminole Canyon State Park
Less than an hour away from Amistad National Rec Area, where we stayed two days, is Seminole Canyon where we have enjoyed a couple more days enroute to Big Bend. Seminole — I thought they were Florida tribe. Well, they … Continue reading
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Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? Today was a “round them up, move them out” travel day through hot, dusty Southwest Texas. If I never see another thorn shrub or natural gas pipeline, it won’t break my heart. Of course, the speed … Continue reading
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