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More Beautiful Birding on South Padre Island

On August 28, 2013 By Steve
Every trip to South Padre Island is going to be good for birds and bird photography. While that south Texas birding hotspot is best during migration, you are still going to get wonderful looks at lots of great birds no matter when you make your visit. One of those great birds is the Reddish Egret.Continue Reading
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Resident Waterbirds from South Padre Island

On August 26, 2013 By Steve
In late August, the breeding birds of South Texas have raised their young and became less conspicuous. Nevertheless, even though colorful bird species like the Altamira Oriole might not be singing as much, the wetlands and mud flats on the coast offer more than enough birds to look for and photograph. One of those choiceContinue Reading
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Go Birding in South Texas on South Padre Island to see Migrant Shorebirds

On August 21, 2013 By Steve
South Padre Island is one of the better spots for seeing shorebirds in Texas as well as in the entire country. The rich mudflats there and other sites on the gulf coast play host to thousands of sandpipers, plovers, egrets, and other aquatic species during both fall and spring migration. A recent jaunt over toContinue Reading
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The Early Black-bellied Plover Catches the Worm

On August 20, 2013 By Steve
The Black-bellied Plover is one of the more common and conspicuous shorebird species. During migration, these pigeon-sized plovers are frequently seen on mudflats and beaches of southern Texas. In August, the birds are still molting out of their handsome breeding plumage and thus show their characteristic black belly. During the winter, they lack the blackContinue Reading
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Waders and Other Birds from the South Texas Coast

On August 16, 2013 By Steve
The lagoons and estuaries of the south Texas gulf coast offer up some of the best habitat in the country for sandpipers, plovers, egrets, herons, and other aquatic species. As summer comes to a close, thousands of shorebirds visit the mud flats and coastal marshes to feed and rest before continuing on to Central andContinue Reading
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Groove-billed Anis and other Birds in South Texas

On August 9, 2013 By Steve
There are a few different types of habitats in south Texas. Over on the coast, there are lagoons and marshes. Subtropical forest, palm groves, and oxbow lakes occur along the riparian zones of the Lower Rio Grande, and open fields and arid habitats are found at many inland sites. The hot and dry character ofContinue Reading
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A Few Animals and Birds from Laguna Atascosa and South Padre Island in Early August

On August 5, 2013 By Steve
August is here and with this month comes shorebirds and quite a few young birds being seen in the scrubby woodlands and wetlands of south Texas. On a recent venture to Laguna Atascosa and South Padre Island, I saw a fair number of birds and a few mammals. No matter what time of the yearContinue Reading
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