Meet This Miniature Wannabe T. Rex

Iguanas and Jurassic Park in the Rolling Plains of Texas? What’s that?   Here’s your chance to meet both all in one. This famed iguana and little dinosaur, the Eastern Collared Lizard.  This lizard is a member of the iguana family. Plus, you can say they are little dinosaurs because they can run up to fifteen…

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My First Dickcissel

When I heard a distant bird song about 500 yards away, I knew immediately I never heard it before. The sound I was hearing I later learned was a distinct dick-dick-ceessa-ceessa. The bird kept repeating its song over and over on a moderately cool morning in the Rolling Plains of Foard County. My eyes followed…

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Stay Off the Highways, Please

Scurrying across the dry, crunchy landscape was this small Texas horned lizard. We desperately need rain. Literally, had a convo with him to spread the word to all his cousins to stay off the highways.

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A Wildlife Moment with a Painted Bunting

There are moments that I’ve longed for. Many of those moments I’ve not had yet and still desire to have. Some moments I’ve already had. This was one of those moments. What was it? Finally, photographing a painted bunting like this… Painted buntings became one of my favorite birds when I was at Welder Wildlife…

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