By Kayla Pringle Have you ever heard someone say that we are currently in a sixth mass extinction? A mass extinction occurs when the world’s biodiversity declines at a rate …
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By Celeste Silling Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is celebrating the 30th anniversary of our Smith Point Hawk Watch this fall. GCBO has hosted the Smith Point Hawk Watch at the …
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Kate Underwood If you’ve spent any time traveling around Texas, you know this state is home to wild and beautiful places. What you may not know is that up until …
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Hailey Burrow A Great Blue Heron stands with its long legs submerged in water. It waits patiently, its head tucked close to its body as it keeps a close eye …
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By Rebecca Bracken Let’s talk hawks! No, not the Atlanta Hawks basketball team or the Seattle Seahawks football team, but the amazing birds flying overhead each fall. Watching birds migrate …
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By Hannah Beckett Did you know that there are sirens living in Texas? No, not the ones from Greek mythology, but amphibians! These animals are aquatic, mysterious, and vocal, earning …
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By Celeste Silling Above a coastal prairie, a bird hovers as if tied to a string. This bird is called a Kite, named for the way it stays in place …
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By Caleb Clarkson The morning sun finally clears the dunes of Matagorda Peninsula, casting long shadows across the windswept sand. As humans yawn, stretch, and amble off to work, the …
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By Martin Hagne Some birds have a magical, or maybe mysterious draw for birders, especially those that are more elusive and harder to find. Maybe that is due to their …
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By Celeste Silling As an aspiring naturalist, there aren’t many organisms that I dislike. Bats, rats, weeds, and spiders are all cool in my book, but there is one plant …
