SE Texas Birding & Wildlife Watching

. The other day I went to check on the Killdeer nest near the campus tennis courts. Although I didn't go very near the nest, the parent ...

. As regular readers know, I have a soft spot for vultures. Apart from the fact that they prevent our being ankle-deep in roadkill, I think...

. The other day Dee pointed out that the birdbath in our backyard was empty of water and covered in dirt and mold. So I went out, scrubbed...

. When someone mentions Texas birds, the first species that always springs to my mind is the Black-bellied Whistling Duck. I know that they...

. Our campus includes an artificial river that at one point runs over a series of stony steps. Great-tailed Grackles love the area. This m...

. Driving along Porter Road End yesterday, I came across a bunch of Turkey and Black Vultures picking the flesh off what looked like the ske...

. Over the past weeks we've had many more birds than usual in our yards and at our feeders and birdbaths. This has made for entertai...

. While most of the birds oncentrate on eating the seed or suet that we put out in our yards, the American Robins prefer to find their own ...

. Over the past couple of days I've kept putting out peanuts on our fence and the Blue Jays and other birds that have continued to come ...