Time flies by like a bird, and while I have rough drafts of exactly 5 blog posts in my files, I haven’t published a post since September. For this Little Piney update from Bastrop, Texas I’m covering some of the birding highlights of the past 5 months. American Kestrel One of our most beautiful birds,Continue reading
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Little Piney Update–Part I
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Fall Light at Little Piney
Fall Light at Little Piney I love the light of late fall and winter when sunset illuminates the trees and fields with stunning color and contrast. Here are my favorite photos from this weekend. River of Light On the Road Spotlight on an Old Cedar Cool Green and Long Shadows Wildlife
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Piney Creek, Bastrop, TX–Part II
Piney Creek originates in the Northeast part of Bastrop County, then heads South and West through Camp Swift, under FM1441 and wraps itself around Little Piney before heading through town to the Colorado. At some point–maybe at FM1441–the creek becomes Sanders’ Lake for a mile or so. Sanders’ Lake is basically a wider area ofContinue reading
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Winter to Early Spring at Little Piney
Cedar Waxwing Finale As we slip from winter to early spring at Little Piney, there are a few surprises. The Cedar Waxwings are usually gone before the trees leaf out, so I am accustomed to seeing their saucy forms silhouetted with bare branches. But not this year! This morning a small flock fed and preening inContinue reading