Category Archives: Texas birds

Birds of Goose Island

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Richard

Birding at Goose Island State Park is always a treat although right now, we have a slight dearth of species since some of the winter birds (Eastern Phoebe for example) have left and the migrants and nesters are yet to … Continue reading →

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Pushing The Camera’s Envelope

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Richard

I have pretty much switched to my Canon SX50 HS digital zoom, leaving my more expensive camera back at the trailer. Generally, this is a good strategy but every so often, I end up pushing the digital zoom too much. … Continue reading →

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Some Texas Birds

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Richard

We have been staying at Davis Mountains State Park which is a picturesque high desert location with pretty good birding. The ongoing Texas drought is apparent: fewer birds, dusty trails, and beautiful sunsets. Here’s a picture I just took with … Continue reading →

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The Orioles of Salenino

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Richard

One of the "must see" spots on any visit to the Upper Rio Grande Valley is the sleepy little community called Salenino. Just several miles from Highway 83, it’s a hispanic settlement with a garish cemetery, a big Roman Catholic … Continue reading →

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Life Birds #368 & #369

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Richard

Warblers can be frustrating, flitting from branch to branch, often moving through and suddenly gone, and causing you neck pain as you try to watch them high in the trees. I’ve had several that were target birds but which I … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up the Lower Valley birding

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Richard

We had guys from a RV repair service out of Tennessee, who winter in the Valley, come by to size up the work on our sagging belly pan. I had devised a plan to fix it but it was a … Continue reading →

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More Rio Grande Valley Birds

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Richard

The Green Parakeets were cool the first day or so but their noisy frenetic flying, throughout the day, is getting a bit old. However, like with many flocks of swirling birds, I wonder how they signal turns and swoops and … Continue reading →

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Birding in Telcel Land

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Richard

We are close to Mexico, in fact today I biked with Penny in mid-70’s weather (sorry, that’s a bit mean for our NE friends) down the Bentsen State Park trails, and hiked a mile to the Rio Grande. Aside from … Continue reading →

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The Rare Roadside Hawk (from the archives)

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Richard

As part of my preparation for our SW trip, I joined birder email groups in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas. One of the big deals for the last ten days has been the roadside hawk, a rare species from Mexico, that … Continue reading →

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Shooting Birds

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Richard

One of the many photographic challenges, particularly when you have a Vizsla on leash in one hand, binoculars in the other, and a camera hanging from your neck, is to get a decent shot of flying birds. Here at Goose … Continue reading →

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