Wildlife camera trap research reveals quickly which animals are the most curious about their surroundings. I’ve had several white-tailed deer often love lick the cameras just to taste them. Greater roadrunners no matter where I’ve placed the cameras have found them and taken several selfies. Feral hogs have bumped some cameras more than once moving…
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Barn swallows built a nest two years ago on top of a wooden black bat, as in the mammal on our patio. We’ve left the nest alone. The nest has always remained just a swallow nest – until the last few days. Down feathers and other items kept appearing along the edges of this nest, as…
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It’s not often you walk into your backyard and see a Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) sitting on your fence. At first, I thought it was injured. Thank goodness it wasn’t. Azrael, my shepherd scared him away after she noticed him. These year-round residents of Texas are skillful fliers and are becoming more frequent visitors in…
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In March 2016 I noticed a large nest high in a hackberry tree at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus. At that time I could only speculate on the bird it might belong to. Along came April. The trees had erupted in green, camouflaging any signs of a nest. I almost forgot to stop the Gator to…
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Forgotten Winds 