Category: Anita’s blog
-
Anita’s Blog — Unusual Winter Blooms
Surprisingly, a bout of cold, drizzly weather can still provide nourishment for our delicate-winged creatures!
-
Anita’s Blog — Abundant but Rarely Seen
When the orderly calm of ducks and wading birds on the resaca is disturbed, grab the binoculars — something’s afoot . . . .
-
Permanent winged residents part of Valley’s entertainment
Published January 6, 2021, Welcome Home RGV, Valley entertainment is all around — see what the ancient mesquite tree offers . . . .
-
Visiting raptors highlight Valley winter skies
January 2, 2021, McAllen Monitor, Story and photos by Anita Westervelt Kettles of Vultures swirl in the distant sky while magnificent solitary hawks swoop from their perch.
-
Anita’s Blog — Gifts
Photo opportunities are gifts from nature — some gifts, however, are a bit more disconcerting . . . .
-
Anita’s Blog — Cause and Effect
Jann Miller Indian Mallow has a beautiful peach-colored bloom that opens in the afternoon — but what goes on before that . . . ?