I'll spare you the less photogenic side of this badger who was no match for a 70 mph speed limit.
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Showing posts with label mammals. Show all posts
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Badger feet, claws
Note: this photo is from Aug. 28, 2010 and the post will be archived to that date.
I'll spare you the less photogenic side of this badger who was no match for a 70 mph speed limit.
I'll spare you the less photogenic side of this badger who was no match for a 70 mph speed limit.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Glass Mountains after dark
Nope, no moose here. But there are elk, and they are apparently introduced. Readers, meet elk:
This individual was just north of the Brewster/Pecos line, cooperating except for sad nocturnal camera-phone autofocus issues. But such is life. We'll take our first elk for the blog however we can!
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| Elk in the Glass Mountains of Pecos Co. 29 May 2014 |
At least two individuals cooperated for close views the night of the 29th, thankfully no near misses as sometimes is the case - drive safe out there!
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Black Bear Adventures
Recently there's been a video circulation of "rock climbing bears" from Big Bend National Park... and it's amazing! Mad skills, I think the kids would call it...
Black bears at Santa Elena Canyon, video by Stephanie Latimer:
Black bears at Santa Elena Canyon, video by Stephanie Latimer:
Sunday, April 20, 2014
East of the Pecos, West of the Pecos
Better late than never, and better to be slightly within the greater region than entirely in the wrong state, I hope! After surviving all that Big Bend threw at me, surveys at Amistad and the Devil's River were on the menu. Thankfully I was home for the first measurable rain that Marathon had all year (0.35 inches!) over Easter weekend before heading back. But...
The adventure started with a Myotis bat of some sort, unfortunately crisped and lodged in the front of a park vehicle. Sad, seems most of my bat work is with the deceased. At least this wasn't work related.
After the Amistad / Del Rio adventures, it was on to Fort Davis, then the Guadalupe Mountains... but Amistad certainly held its own with excellent bird diversity: White-throated Swift, Chimney Swift, Lesser and Common Nighthawks (Lessers making their amazing, skittery calling screeches) along with a nearly full set of swallows: Cave, Cliff, Northern Rough-wing, Bank, Barn, just about everything but Tree and Violet-green. Purple Martins and the Chimney Swifts made my head spin, feeling so very eastern. And on one afternoon, a bit of scouting around Del Rio proper turned up Great Kiskadee, Olive Sparrows, plenty of Long-billed Thrashers, Painted Buntings, and enough oriole activity to make me think I was in the Rio Grande Valley.
More adventures later!
The adventure started with a Myotis bat of some sort, unfortunately crisped and lodged in the front of a park vehicle. Sad, seems most of my bat work is with the deceased. At least this wasn't work related.
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| Myotis spp. |
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| Overlooking the Devil's River. |
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| Overlooking the Devil's River. |
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| Overlooking the Devil's River. |
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| What the...? Oryx. |
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| San Pedro campground. |
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| Horse crippler. |
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| Excellent slopes to hike on. Kidding. |
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| Just a cactus spine. That got pulled out of my leg. |
The quick return home revealed a pile of mail with a copy of Texas Highways that included an article about the Davis Mountains. Those two folks on the left look awfully familiar...
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| Davis Mountains State Park, plus Trudell, York, and a team of volunteers. |
Flip over a few more pages, and there's Jack Johnson of Amistad. Small world, considering that bat pic is from his work truck! Serious world shrinkage is occurring.
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| Jack Johnson, Panther Cave. |
After the Amistad / Del Rio adventures, it was on to Fort Davis, then the Guadalupe Mountains... but Amistad certainly held its own with excellent bird diversity: White-throated Swift, Chimney Swift, Lesser and Common Nighthawks (Lessers making their amazing, skittery calling screeches) along with a nearly full set of swallows: Cave, Cliff, Northern Rough-wing, Bank, Barn, just about everything but Tree and Violet-green. Purple Martins and the Chimney Swifts made my head spin, feeling so very eastern. And on one afternoon, a bit of scouting around Del Rio proper turned up Great Kiskadee, Olive Sparrows, plenty of Long-billed Thrashers, Painted Buntings, and enough oriole activity to make me think I was in the Rio Grande Valley.
More adventures later!
Monday, February 17, 2014
Small Checkered Skipper
...and we thought spring was going to wait until March or April... guess we need to bust out the black lights because things really ARE moving! Apologies for the incredibly low photo quality here; this was a VERY fresh Small Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura) taken at the ponds SW of Marathon yesterday (16 Feb 2014), digital zoom makes it look oddly, unfortunately blocky.
I recall Small Checkered Skippers being much smaller than this individual seemed (more like Western Pygmy Blues than Common/White Checkered Skippers), and later in the morning we did see a Common/White Checkered Skipper at Post Park - and it really did seem about the same size. Confusing, especially since many early flying leps are smaller than their later-season counterparts.
That said, Post Park and the water crossings on Post Road were FILLED with Mourning Cloaks. Wonderful early fliers, and able to stay aloft in the breeze. Post Road also had a gaggle of pronghorn antelope; they have been absent for some time.
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| Small Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura), 16 February 2014, Brewster Co, TX |
That said, Post Park and the water crossings on Post Road were FILLED with Mourning Cloaks. Wonderful early fliers, and able to stay aloft in the breeze. Post Road also had a gaggle of pronghorn antelope; they have been absent for some time.
Monday, December 2, 2013
fox-a-day #10
Last of the fox-a-day series, so we'll throw in some bonus shots!
And now back to your semi-regular, unscheduled postings....
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| Gray Fox, Marathon, TX - fall 2013 |
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| Gray Fox, Marathon, TX - fall 2013 |
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| Gray Fox, Marathon, TX - fall 2013 |
And now back to your semi-regular, unscheduled postings....
Friday, November 29, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
fox-a-day #1
Welcome to the first post of many yet to come!
We've scheduled a series of fox-a-day* posts to cover for us while we're out of the region. Our absence guarantees that notable species will be found - we heard about Tufted Flycatcher when we were in the Kansas City, MO airport, and heard about Nutting's Flycatcher while in Leakey, TX - but until we catch wind of those and are back in the region, we hope that our foxes will suffice.
* on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so not really one per day, but we'd hate to swamp your inbox, feed, reader, or however you find our blog/our blog finds you!
Back in December!
We've scheduled a series of fox-a-day* posts to cover for us while we're out of the region. Our absence guarantees that notable species will be found - we heard about Tufted Flycatcher when we were in the Kansas City, MO airport, and heard about Nutting's Flycatcher while in Leakey, TX - but until we catch wind of those and are back in the region, we hope that our foxes will suffice.
* on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so not really one per day, but we'd hate to swamp your inbox, feed, reader, or however you find our blog/our blog finds you!
Back in December!
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| Gray Fox, Marathon, TX - fall 2013 |
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Relocated Pronghorn Antelope
A few photos of Pronghorn Antelope from Charmaine Ganson, taken east of Marathon along Hwy 90 on 24 April 2013. At least two of the group are radio collared as part of a Borderlands Research Institute / Sul Ross State University project. Details pending!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Double Bacon Appreciation Week
With one week left at the Double Bacon Ranch, it seems appropriate to look back at all of the strange and wonderful wildlife that we've encountered on the property. When we first moved in, it was a tiny house with a naked yard. Our first spring, a porch was added. It was huuuge and lovely. But there's only so much that can be done with a place that makes a handyman swoon, especially if you're handy but not *that* handy!
Butterflies and moths featured heavily in our experience at DBR, as did wind scorpions and 'red racers' - the thrill of a bright, pale pink snake in the yard is entirely unparalleled. Moth flies were also a thrill, one at a time, until ~25 were amassed... I do hope they'll make a guest appearance in our future. Hindsight is a strange thing, it makes me realize that moth flies never made it into a blog post!
Native, non-domestic mammals were few and far between, but Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) youngsters were certainly the mamal highlight of our 2.5 years at the Double Bacon; the occasional fox (gray, if I'm not mistaken) and raccoon would make token appearances, but by and large, the list was birds.
There are two birds to add to this list below; Rufous Hummingbird and Song Sparrow, the latter seen from the kitchen window by Matt. Each bird (128, including the previous two) was in some way detected from the property. Some flew over, some perched - just barely - on our side of the property line, or were heard from within its boundaries.The yard... oh, the yard.... highlights are in bold:
Scaled Quail - Callipepla squamata
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
Harris's Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda
Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus
Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove - Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina
Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris
Barn Owl - Tyto alba
Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus
Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna
Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus
Allen's Hummingbird - Selasphorus sasin
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons
Red-naped Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
Merlin - Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus
Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus
Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii
Gray Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus
Cassin's Kingbird - Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus
Western Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Chihuahuan Raven - Corvus cryptoleucus
Common Raven - Corvus corax
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow - Petrochelidon fulva
Black-crested Titmouse - Baeolophus atricristatus
Verdin - Auriparus flaviceps
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana
Canyon Wren - Catherpes mexicanus
Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii
Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum
Curve-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
Nashville Warbler - Oreothlypis ruficapilla
MacGillivray's Warbler - Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia
Black-throated Blue Warbler - Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
Townsend's Warbler - Setophaga townsendi
Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla
Green-tailed Towhee - Pipilo chlorurus
Canyon Towhee - Melozone fusca
Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella breweri
Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata
Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana
Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus
Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
Varied Bunting - Passerina versicolor
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
Dickcissel - Spiza americana
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalu
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird - Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius
Bullock's Oriole - Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole - Icterus parisorum
House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra
Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Our new adventure will have some challenges: mercury vapor lights across the street, no forest next door... no mature deciduous trees within a few blocks. Ultimately we hope it will provide a more flexible living space for us, even if the blacklighting isn't as good. Actually, we'll probably lose sleep over that. At least we'll be about 1/2 mile closer to Post Park and the SW ponds!
Butterflies and moths featured heavily in our experience at DBR, as did wind scorpions and 'red racers' - the thrill of a bright, pale pink snake in the yard is entirely unparalleled. Moth flies were also a thrill, one at a time, until ~25 were amassed... I do hope they'll make a guest appearance in our future. Hindsight is a strange thing, it makes me realize that moth flies never made it into a blog post!
Native, non-domestic mammals were few and far between, but Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) youngsters were certainly the mamal highlight of our 2.5 years at the Double Bacon; the occasional fox (gray, if I'm not mistaken) and raccoon would make token appearances, but by and large, the list was birds.
There are two birds to add to this list below; Rufous Hummingbird and Song Sparrow, the latter seen from the kitchen window by Matt. Each bird (128, including the previous two) was in some way detected from the property. Some flew over, some perched - just barely - on our side of the property line, or were heard from within its boundaries.The yard... oh, the yard.... highlights are in bold:
Scaled Quail - Callipepla squamata
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
Harris's Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda
Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus
Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove - Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina
Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris
Barn Owl - Tyto alba
Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus
Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna
Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus
Allen's Hummingbird - Selasphorus sasin
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons
Red-naped Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
Merlin - Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus
Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus
Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii
Gray Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus
Cassin's Kingbird - Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus
Western Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Chihuahuan Raven - Corvus cryptoleucus
Common Raven - Corvus corax
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow - Petrochelidon fulva
Black-crested Titmouse - Baeolophus atricristatus
Verdin - Auriparus flaviceps
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana
Canyon Wren - Catherpes mexicanus
Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii
Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum
Curve-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
Nashville Warbler - Oreothlypis ruficapilla
MacGillivray's Warbler - Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia
Black-throated Blue Warbler - Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
Townsend's Warbler - Setophaga townsendi
Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla
Green-tailed Towhee - Pipilo chlorurus
Canyon Towhee - Melozone fusca
Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella breweri
Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata
Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana
Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus
Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
Varied Bunting - Passerina versicolor
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
Dickcissel - Spiza americana
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalu
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird - Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius
Bullock's Oriole - Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole - Icterus parisorum
House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra
Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Our new adventure will have some challenges: mercury vapor lights across the street, no forest next door... no mature deciduous trees within a few blocks. Ultimately we hope it will provide a more flexible living space for us, even if the blacklighting isn't as good. Actually, we'll probably lose sleep over that. At least we'll be about 1/2 mile closer to Post Park and the SW ponds!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Pronghorn Antelope
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| Pronghorn Antelope, Post Road, Marathon, Tx 17 April 2013 |
Pronghorn Antelope are native to the region but undergoing a serious decline and the population out here is currently part of a reintroduction program. A pair was spotted along Post Road (roughly 1/3 of the way between Marathon and Post Park) on 17 April by Bill Sain. I was able to photograph the buck from the vehicle as it casually inspected us from a distance before heading north and east.
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| Pronghorn Antelope, Post Road, Marathon, Tx 17 April 2013 |
Post Road has been a reasonable area to spot them in past years, though we've noted fewer since the fire/drought/freeze combination of 2011 kicked in. Above, beyond the hill, there should be a range of mountains visible. Wind and dust has made visibility miserable in the last week.
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| Pronghorn Antelope, Post Road, Marathon, Tx 17 April 2013 |
To see what's going on with Pronghorn reintroduction and monitoring efforts, check out the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Gage's Birds & Butterflies of the Big Bend - Event Highlights
Edit: links are in BOLD!
Alpine Avalanche story from June.
Edit: Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express story
What folks are saying... snippets of the event, via Facebook
Check out the bird list and butterfly list - each encompasses the full weekend.
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Thursday, July 19 - Sneek peek at Swarovski's new scope at the Gage Gardens, Meet & Greet
Friday, July 20 - morning - Hummingbird banding with Kelly Bryan
Friday, July 20 - afternoon - Vendor session, Gage Gardens Butterfly Walk, Kathy Adams Clark Photography Workshop, dinner
Saturday, July 21 - morning - Maravillas Ranch tour; birds, butterflies, javelina and dung beetles
Saturday, July 21 - afternoon - Kaufman lecture, banquet dinner
Saturday, July 21 - evening - Blacklighting for moths
Alpine Avalanche story from June.
Edit: Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express story
What folks are saying... snippets of the event, via Facebook
Check out the bird list and butterfly list - each encompasses the full weekend.
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Thursday, July 19 - Sneek peek at Swarovski's new scope at the Gage Gardens, Meet & Greet
Friday, July 20 - morning - Hummingbird banding with Kelly Bryan
Friday, July 20 - afternoon - Vendor session, Gage Gardens Butterfly Walk, Kathy Adams Clark Photography Workshop, dinner
Saturday, July 21 - morning - Maravillas Ranch tour; birds, butterflies, javelina and dung beetles
Saturday, July 21 - afternoon - Kaufman lecture, banquet dinner
Saturday, July 21 - evening - Blacklighting for moths
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Hoary Bat revisited
For the full blog post to describe this bizarre photo, click here. No, the cactus is not trying to eat the bat... but close!
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