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One Reddish Egret from Different Points of View
Aug 10

Aug 10 One Reddish Egret from Different Points of View

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Surfside, photography tips

We found an somewhat active Reddish Egret under the Intracoastal Canal Bridge in Surfside recently. He was great fun to photograph and after looking at the results, I want to show you how different the same bird at the same time can look...  from different perspectives. 

Mid-summer Mad Photoshop Skillz
Jul 27

Jul 27 Mid-summer Mad Photoshop Skillz

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mad photoshop skillz

These triple-digit days are too much for getting out and chasing birds. It is amazing what you can do if you let your imagination run wild….

Rockin' the Reddish Egrets
Jun 29

Jun 29 Rockin' the Reddish Egrets

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photography tips, Surfside

And there was the day we found not one but TWO Reddish Egrets! It doesn’t get much better than that!

In Spite of the Rain
Jun 22

Jun 22 In Spite of the Rain

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Bryan Beach, Surfside, Freeport wetlands

Sometimes the weather forecasts are right… and sometimes they are not.

Awesome Anhingas
Jun 15

Jun 15 Awesome Anhingas

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Brazos Bend

OMG. What is that? And what is it doing?

Photo Art and Image Manipulation
Jun 8

Jun 8 Photo Art and Image Manipulation

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photo editing, mad photoshop skillz

What to do when it is too hot to get outside and take new photos? Well, you can work on the old images and make something completely different.

A Black-crowned Night Heron
Jun 1

Jun 1 A Black-crowned Night Heron

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Brazos Bend

We found a bit of this and that at Brazos Bend, nothing remarkable until we turned the corner from Warbler Alley onto the trail around Elm Lake. Just at the edge of the water was a beautiful Black-crowned Night Heron.

Not all Nests are in Trees
May 25

May 25 Not all Nests are in Trees

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Brazoria Wildlife Refuge, Surfside, behavior

The baby Willet in the image above ran under our parked truck and then into the bushes. He is trying to get back to his calling parent. The world looks huge when you are a tiny chick. 

The Shy and Secretive Sora
May 18

May 18 The Shy and Secretive Sora

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Brazoria Wildlife Refuge

Soras are very tiny members of the Rallidae family, kin to Clapper Rails, Purple Gallinules, Moorhens and Coots. They are shy and secretive, generally found in fresh water marshes and wetlands among the cattails and reeds. You hardly ever see them. Except this year...

Sorta-kinda Sunny Day at Anahuac
May 11

May 11 Sorta-kinda Sunny Day at Anahuac

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Anahuac

It was supposed to be cloudy, and of course we believe our weather forecasters especially when they say what we want to hear. But the clouds had mostly dissipated by the time we got to Anahuac National Wildlife Reserve.

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