Green Kingfisher: close views at Edinburg Wetlands

I really enjoy the Edinburg Wetlands and World Birding Center--it has fantastic native habitat and enjoyable birding. Sadly many birders mi...

Adult Zone-tailed on roost early tonight

I got done with some things a little early so stopped at Frontera Audubon early tonight and found the adult Zone-tailed apparently already o...

Common Pauraque, in the sun

Common Pauraques, in the same family of birds as the more well known Whip-poor-wills, are one of the specialty birds found in the United Sta...

Found the adult Zone-tailed Hawk on roost

After days of cloudy and frequently mist-rainy skies, the sun was out when I got to Frontera Audubon this morning so all the vultures and (p...

Zone-tailed Hawk, perched in the rain

I didn't get over to Frontera Audubon in Weslaco yesterday (Jan 3) because I was participating in the Bentsen Christmas Bird Count on th...

Spotted the juvenile Zone-tailed Hawk perched again today

A Zone-tailed a day keeps the doldrums away--that's how it's worked so far even on a cold rainy day like today. I did drive over to...

A second Zone-tailed Hawk, an adult--for sure

I found this Zone-tailed Hawk this afternoon perched in a tree on Frontera Audubon Center's property. As soon as I spotted it I knew it...