Loop Road and Shipp/Stagners Lake, Smithville, Texas For great birding in Bastrop County, try birding Loop Road and Shipp/Stagners Lake! Loop Road is a beautiful country drive crowned by Shipp Lake on the eastern end. The 6 mile loop starts and ends at Highway 71 at points about 2 miles apart.. At the eastern pointContinue reading
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Bastrop County Hotspots–Birding Loop Road and Shipp/Stagners Lake
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Birding Bastrop Hotspots-Sayer’s Road
Birding Bastrop Hotspot Sayer’s Road Bastrop, Texas is an excellent birding destination, and one of the best places to find birds is Sayer’s Road, a designated eBird birding hotspot. Most”birders know how to look up “hotspots” on eBird. Hotspot information includes a map, birds ever seen, birds likely to be seen, a bar chart ofContinue reading
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Another Spring at Little Piney Bastrop TX
It Has Been a Long Time I never thought I’d be the blogger writing “it’s been a long time since my last blog” blog, but here I am. That said, I will skip the ramble about how life gets in the way of writing and go straight to what’s happening at Little Piney now. SpringContinue reading
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Winter Sparrows at Little Piney, Bastrop, TX
Winter Sparrows at Little Piney The winter sparrows are back at Little Piney. Some of them are plentiful and easy to spot, while others are shy and more elusive. Here are ten sparrows that have found their way to Little Piney and posed for the camera. I’m still on the lookout for the other eightContinue reading
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Living Right with Nature
Living Right A Facebook friend and wildlife biologist commented on one of my recent posts that I must be “living right” because I see such wonderful things at Little Piney. I don’t know if I’m living right–I think I’m doing okay– but, I feel very, very blessed to have this little place in theContinue reading
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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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Through the Window: A Hunting Red-shouldered Hawk
Hawk Watching Some of our best wildlife viewing happens through the windows of our little house as we go about our day. Last weekend I caught the flash of a hawk’s wings as he dove into the field. A few minutes later, he was perched on a fence post studying the ground. He glancedContinue reading
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Spring Migration at Little Piney Bastrop TX
Morning Light Last week Little Piney was so alive with spring migration that I was up before sunlight listening to birds. Spring migration at Little Piney Bastrop TX is an exciting time! Up early every morning, I also got to see the sun rise through backlit trees. Spring Migration at Little PineyContinue reading
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Some Days Are Just Strange
Full of Surprises Life in the country is full of surprises, and some days are just strange. You never know what you will see or hear. My friend Lisa and I were walking on Saturday morning and heard–as Lisa put it–“something being murdered” in the creek bed. Screeches and squawks went on for a goodContinue reading
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Beautiful Birds of Winter: American Kestrel, Song Sparrow, Green Kingfisher
Beautiful Birds of Winter As the landscape evolves from verdant to gray, summer birds quietly leave and winter birds (not so quietly in the case of Robins and Cedar Waxwings) take their place. We welcome them back with full feeders and delight. In the past two weeks, an American Kestrel, a Song Sparrow, and aContinue reading