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Category Archives: Wildlife

We Have A Bluebird Nest!

I didn’t think it would happen, but it actually did.  We have our first Eastern Bluebird nest!  Of course, of the 3 nesting boxes I have set up, 2 of them have cameras on them and the one the Bluebirds chose was the one without a camera.  Oh well, at least it’s a nest:-). The…

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The Birds Of Quintana Texas Part Two

This is part two of my vacation to Quintana, Texas.  The following pictures weren’t actually taken at the Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, but instead were taken at either the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge or the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge.  Both are very close to where I was staying in Quintana so that is why…

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The Birds Of Quintana Texas Part One

I just got back from vacation in Quintana, Texas.  I went to take pictures of the Spring bird migration at the Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary.  I was fortunate enough to again meet up with Greg Lavaty, who is one of the premier bird photographers in Texas. The first day was rather overcast, and I wasn’t…

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Purple Martins In The Morning Bonding And Examining New Gourd House

As promised I took a few videos this morning that show my Purple Martin colony as well as their attempts to figure out what to do with this new gourd housing unit I bought them. After the Martins did a little bonding a few decided to explore the new gourd housing.  They appeared to enjoy…

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Male And Female Eastern Bluebird Arrive For An Early Romantic Dinner

I’m so conditioned to the calls of the Eastern Bluebird that as soon as I hear them off in the distance, I run inside to get the meal worms.  More often than not, within 5 minutes the male and female Bluebirds will appear. I’ve not really studied the behavior of Bluebirds, but I have started…

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Male Eastern Bluebird And Two American Goldfinches Sharing Tree Branches

This might be one of the coolest bird pictures I have taken.  I had just set up the new Bluebird House with the hidden BirdCam and I heard the distinctive call of the Eastern Bluebird.  I ran inside to get some mealworms as I figured the Bluebirds would be coming to visit soon. Sure enough,…

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Purple Martins vs A Hawk

As of yesterday we had 9 Purple Martins flying around, but it was almost 8. While the Martins are flying around and chatting, I noticed some type of Hawk land in the tree behind my house.  I remembered thinking this is not going to be good. No sooner had I said that when  Purple Martin…

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