by Javier Gonzalez There is a new resident breeding species along the South Padre Island Birding Nature Center & Alligator Sanctuary’s (SPIBNS&AS) boardwalk trail, but technically, it
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by Joseph and Nellie Kowalski Back in July 2010, weather experts with the National Weather Service posed the question, “How can there be a flood
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contributed by Joni Gillis Newly Certified Texas Master Naturalists Dan Martin ’22 Adrienne Wheatley ‘22 Victoria Grayson ‘22 100 Hours Milestones Bobbie Brown ’22 Butch
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I cringe every time I see a grasshopper. Sure, I’ll stop and photograph them, but then turn my back, quelling the panic that could so
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Flashes of yellow dart through the branches of a honey mesquite tree outside my kitchen window in the late afternoon. They’re Couch’s Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) and I think
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I heartily recommend this new book, An Immense World, by Ed Yong (published in 2022, 464 pages), which explores the umwelten, or sensory worlds, of various