Birders Don’t Make a Trek to Mecca – They Go to High Island
Few places can put a faraway look in the eyes of birders, like the mere mention of High Island...
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Birders Don’t Make a Trek to Mecca – They Go to High Island
Few places can put a faraway look in the eyes of birders, like the mere mention of High Island...
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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...
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Finding More Than Just a Pretty Bird in the Woods
Obviously, most of the people who are in these birding groups find joy in seeing and learning more...
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Wrapping Your Hands Around Spring
We had a big storm blow through the Lake O’ the Pines area last night. For a while the winds...
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Birds That Let Everyone But Me Take Their Pictures But Me
Almost everyone who regularly photographs birds or other subjects in nature have something that...
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A Typical Morning Photographing Birds
I began September on this day in my somewhat normal routine of going out to my gravity chair that...
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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...
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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...
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The Answer to What to do When It’s Too Cold to Go Out & Take Pictures
It was a beautiful, sunny morning and, as usual, I was going to go out to sit in my chair by the...
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“My” Belted Kingfisher Is a Photography Expert
Anyone who knows me probably is aware that I have a pair of Belted Kingfishers that I have been...
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I Saw the Greatest Nature Show Ever (And Not on TV)
I have always been a big fan of nature shows on TV. My DVR records them daily. This morning I got...
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Birding is HOT During the Summer – Is that a cliche?
Summer is not really the most popular time for birding in East Texas. There are likely two reasons...
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