Rare Birds are highly likely to be spotted during the count. When that happens, they have to be fully documented on a “rare bird form.”
Year: 2019
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Grackles—people either love them, or they decidedly do not. From first glimpse of a sleek, iridescent, purplish-hued great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus), I have been smitten.
Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist With a little imagination, and a couple of hints, our Valley nature parks might be seen
Story and photo by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist One reptile, the diamondback water snake (Nerodia rhombifer), may still be observed in the Valley while
Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist Gifts come in many forms. To Texas Master Naturalists it might be a “life” bird, a
Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist Several years ago, I dedicated a partially dead mesquite tree as a natural trellis for a