4 min read Cooper Lake: Now With More Water… and None of It in the Lake Where It BelongsThe location: Sweet Jane HQ,...
Michael’s Wild Side
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2 min read Every year, like clockwork, we enter a very special season in the birding world. No, not migration. Not nesting. I’m...
3 min read When the birds are cheerful, but the humans need a snack. Spring Migration at High Island and Sabine Woods: Where...
3 min read (Header photo is a Prothonotary Warbler at Sabine Woods) Every spring, like clockwork and magic combined, the Texas Gulf Coast...
1 min read If You See This Camper, There’s a Birder Inside (And Maybe Snacks) Texas Birder is hitting the road.Soon, I’ll again...
4 min read Few words cause birders’ eyes to glaze over with faraway longing quite like “High Island.” Mention it in a group...
4 min read I’ve led more birding trips than I can count—some small and quiet, others lively and full of eager new faces....
3 min read Almost every bird photographer has that bird. The one that dances just out of reach. The one that mocks you...
3 min read I’ve been a nature show junkie for years. My DVR is packed tighter than a birding vest with episodes of...
5 min read Now, I’ve never been much of a New Year’s Resolution guy. That’s not because I’m against goals—I love goals. In...