I have a few dozen older blogs from the old East Texas Naturalists site that I will slowly bring over to this one. These are not from the newer site but rather the one from a few years ago. They will also soon appear in print. . . maybe.
Also, do you blog about birding in East Texas or would you like to do so? If so, contact me.
Michael’s Journal
Photography Blogs
Field Notes
Growing Up in the Woods of East Texas
Let me start this with what sounds like another version of "when I was your age, I walked four miles to school and it was uphill both ways" story. I was actually born at St Paul hospital in Dallas, but then it was back to the farm in Newsome, Texas (Camp county...
Bird ID STAGE 1 is Complete
Woo Hoo! STAGE 1 is done. We now have the preliminary group of East Texas birds completed with a photo and a brief description. STAGE 2 will add more photos for each species. STAGE 3 will add more vocalization - calls and songs for as many of the species as possible...
Animals Just Won’t Say “Cheese” – Taking Better Nature Photos
(Revised 01-24-20. Originally published 04-18-15) As should be apparent from this blog, I love taking pictures. I always have. At times I have gotten rather serious about it. At one time I had a color darkroom and owned nearly a dozen nice cameras...
Join Us
This is not a closed website. We welcome input from others who enjoy east Texas nature. Contact us if you would like to write an occasional article or would like to exhibit your photographs. If you have ideas about particular sections of the website and would like...
A Bald Eagle Sighting Warrants an Elbow in the Ribs
I'm in my normal morning spot sitting by the lake camera in hand, coffee cooling quickly on the table beside me. It ways is like so many mornings that I have sat here. Various species of birds keep flying past. The sun is rising and has lit the entire lake now. Off in...
