Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge – Gators, Birds, Dragonflies, and Such…
Although my recent trip to Texas was to visit relatives, I could not pass by one of my favorite birding spots without stopping for my bird fix. Anahuac NWR suffered during Hurricane Rita in 2005, but was really devastated by Hurricane Ike in 2008. There are fewer trees now, and while Spring seems to have the best variety of birds, November was pretty decent for a windy day.
So without much further ado, here are the results. Read the rest of this entry »
Black-and-White at Big Bend
I decided to do something different and go retro – back to black-and-white. These are a few of my favorite BW images of Big Bend National Park in far west Texas. I worked and lived in Big Bend for two winters, and it is truly a special place. Of course, these are all digital images. Read the rest of this entry »
No Rain, Green Anyway
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Cottonwoods along wash near Sam Nail Ranch |
Three weeks ago the only spring green to be seen at Big Bend was on the cottonwood trees, which had only lost the last of their tangerine leaves two months earlier. (In Maine the trees are leafless for seven months!) These cottonwoods were sprawled in snaky washes like green apple lollipops. The effect on the landscape after so much brown and beige was startling. Read the rest of this entry »
Northeast Rim in January
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Sunrise from Southeast Rim of the High Chisos
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Ice Fog in the Chisos 1-11-11
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Casa Grande |
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Road to the Basin |
Sun Dogs and a Sun Pillar
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Sun Dog on Right of Sun |
Tufted Flycatcher