From October to February, sometimes into March, the West Texas skies in certain counties become a symphony of sandhill cranes. In southeast Terry County, this last week there were thousands of them. Music to my ears. They are magnificent birds. Enjoy!
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Wildlife Wednesday Smiles – Backyard Visitor
Cooper’s hawks are small hawks who frequent my backyard during late winter and early spring. I have been amazed at their flying aerobatics swooping through my patio to the wild plum tree. Happy Wildlife Wednesday smiles.
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Common Nighthawks Evening
The afternoon began with coyotes, turkey vultures, and wildflowers. It ended with trying to capture bats with an echometer. What greeted us instead were four common nighthawks Chordeiles minor flying over the Beaver Pond foraging for their dinner. Soundless in their flight except for the wingbeats they put on an aerobatic show of swooping and diving over…
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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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Forgotten Winds 