Frank Wiseman was the quintessential group photo guru. No matter what, it either began with a group shot or ended with a group shot.

This long, slender, non-venomous Coachwhip, a Texas native snake, stopped by the other day for a nice visit. It was basking in the sun near an old, repurposed hay cart that had been adorned with pieces of dead, dried black brush tree branches in order to support two different varieties of native passion flower vine.

When we were looking for a house in 2014, we had decided we wanted space, so we would not have a neighbor right outside our window, and ideally we wanted to live near a resaca. As the new school year loomed and our house hunting had failed to produce any results, we decided to give…

The San Benito Wetlands is 165 acres of ponds that were previously used to treat the City of San Benito’s wastewater. Many are unaware of the site so let’s begin with the backstory. . . .

What are those dingy greenish pearls dangling in this spider web? I wondered for years. Then, finally, this summer, I caught one, in a photo anyway—a tiny bifurcate trashline orb weaver— perfectly camouflaged among her jewels.

Our date for the Harlingen Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be our usual last Saturday of the count which falls on December 31, 2022 for this year. As many of you know, Norma Friedrich has officially retired from the duties of co-compiler and she has left some mighty big shoes to fill. I, along with Laura Robinson and Susan Upton have agreed…