Author: Jim Gain
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Let’s Groove Tonight
Groove-billed Ani – Crotophaga sulcirostris Ranging from the tip of Northern Chile to the lowlands of Southern Texas, the Groove-billed Ani is a member of the Cuculidae Family that also includes Roadrunners and Cuckoos. It can be found throughout the Yucatán Peninsula often found foraging on the arthropods flushed up…
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Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans
A medium-sized flycatcher with a sooty-black back and head with a white belly. Typically seen singly or in pairs, usually sitting conspicuously on a low perch often near water. The Black Phoebe can frequently be seen pumping its tail up and down. View from the Valley The Black Phoebe is…
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In Search of a 5-Star Rated Vermilion Flycatcher Photo
After seeing several recent excellent photos of the returning Vermilion Flycatcher by Doug Krajnovich at Lake Yosemite County Park In Merced County, CA., I decided I ought to try and track it down and shoot it. Digitally that is! ABOUT THE PARK Lake Yosemite is a freshwater reservoir built in…
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The Laguna Madre Mudflats
Post #8 of The Great Texas Birding Adventure Previous Post #7 A Convention Center for Birds and Birders Just north of the Bird Center and Convention Center, the Bay Access provides easy access to the extensive mudflats of the Laguna Madre during low tide. If one is cognizant of the…
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A Convention Center for Birds and Birders
Post #7 of The Great Texas Birding Adventure Previous Post #6 Baa Baa Sheepshead, Have you any Birds? About the Area The South Padre Island Convention Center grounds include three main attractions for birders. Laguna Madre Nature Trail The Laguna Madre Nature Trail head starts right next to the whaling…
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Baa Baa Sheepshead, Have you any birds?
Post #6 of The Great Texas Birding Adventure Previous Post #5 South Padre Island – Migratory Bird Mecca Smallest of the South Padre Island (SPI) Big Three birding spots, the Valley Land Fund Lots on Sheepshead Dr. seems to have the biggest concentration of birds. The fact that the dense…
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South Padre Island – Migratory Bird Mecca
Post #5 of The Great Texas Birding Adventure Previous Post #4 Laguna Vista – A Nature Trail and Fish Tacos After a most excellent fish taco lunch and short stroll in Roloff Park in Laguna Vista, we decided that we wanted to explore the other side of the bay. While…
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Laguna Vista – A Nature Trail and Fish Tacos
Post #4 of The Great South Texas Birding Adventure Previous Post #3 What a Dump! After a brief, but successful stop at the Laguna Atascosa NWR Bahia Grande Unit, AKA Apolmado Falcon Viewing Area for the … Aplomado Falcon, we headed to a little spot that came highly recommended from…
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What a Dump!
Post #3 of The Great South Texas Birding Adventure Previous Post #2 Why Birders Flock to the Rio Grande Valley – Lists and Photographs The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Birds of the World says it best. Tamaulipas Crow is generally found below 300 m, where it inhabits scrubby farmland and…
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Why Birders Flock to the Lower Rio Grande Valley – Lists and Photographs
Post #2 of The Great South Texas Birding Adventure SeriesLink to Post #1 The Great South Texas Birding Adventure Begins Why would the three amigos from The Great South Texas Birding Adventure choose South Texas as their destination for this grand escapade? Two things, Lists and Photographs! Astronomical Growth of…
Reflections of the Natural World 