By Celeste Silling As a new-comer to Texas, I am always learning new and fascinating things about the wildlife in this state. One of the most beautiful animals I’ve learned …
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By Caleb Clarkson As the year progresses and temperatures drop, we occasionally get a cool, crisp break from what seems like the never-ending heat of summer. Even as Halloween decorations …
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By Martin Hagne The Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus is a small reddish-brown wren that loves yards and neighborhoods. Wrens tend to skulk and conceal themselves, so you might not see …
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By: Kayla Pringle The Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) is one of the charismatic (and noisy!) birds in North America. Chances are you’ve heard a killdeer before, even if you’ve never seen …
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By Kayla Pringle One of the best sensations on earth is the first crisp breeze of fall hitting your face. While I’m not sure when we Texans will experience that …
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By Rebecca Bracken One night, several years ago, I heard what sounded like a horse neighing. Being in the suburbs at the time, I knew it wasn’t a horse, but …
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By Julia Juarez It’s hurricane season, that time of the year where Texas weather can be all over the place and can change in an instant. In the past months, …
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By Celeste Silling Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration has begun and we’ve been seeing them regularly at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, visiting our feeders. If you enjoy putting out sugar water …
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By: Lauren Ahlstrom Radio telemetry has been used by wildlife conservationists for many years to track the movements and behaviors of wildlife from a distance. The most common radio telemetry …
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By Ruth Ann Ruiz Features Editor If you are wandering about the dolphin fund raiser at Jamaica Bach last weekend, the needed funds were raised. Heidi Whitehead Executive Director of …
