Zone-tailed Hawk, perched in new location

Two days ago I drove by El Zacatel where a series of resacas provide excellent habitat for a good diversity of waterbirds, waterfowl and ot...

Juvenile Zone-tailed Hawk @ El Zacatel, TX

Short video clip of the juvenile Zone-tailed Hawk I spotted perched in a deciduous tree in the El Zacatel,TX area. The hawk demonstrates a...

Windows are a danger to birds: short video clip

(while this is a comic video clip, there is a serious problem with window strikes by birds so if real birds are hitting your windows go to ...

Flammulated Owl, the view today

These pics show the view, albeit enlarged, that we had of the Flammulated Owl at the Warbler Rest Stop habitat next to the So. Padre Island ...

Flammulated Owk, bits and pieces

A rare Flammulated Owl was found by Larry and Vicki Kirby and Jim and Brenda Martin several days ago next to the Convention Center on So Pa...

Ringed Kingfisher, also at Anzalduas County Park

I also photographed this male Ringed Kingfisher at Anzalduas County Park today. Fortunately the sun had come out for awhile so some of the ...

Another Zone-tailed Hawk: adult I spotted at Anzalduas

Since the rainy weather was ending at the west side of the Lower Rio Grande Valley this afternoon, I drove out to Anzalduas County Park. Si...