Headed home

Aurora left us today. Tina took her back to Minnesota to be with her folks during the birth of her little sister Teegan. (still due March 12th but may induce sooner).  Rory was quite excited to be flying today and excited to be seeing her mommy and daddy this...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

For the past week, we’ve seen or heard two different woodpeckers on the property – the  Ladder-backed and the Golden-fronted.  Today, I was able to find and photograph both the male and female Ladder-backed Woodpeckers.  Hopefully, we can catch the...

Birding in Texas

Fun mix of birds here this time of year with both “Texas only” birds and wintering migrants.  We have seen about 40 species in our first few days here.  Every morning there are 100’s of Chipping Sparrows feeding on the ground and dozen’s of Gold Finches on...