March is the magical month at Little Piney! In a few short weeks Little Piney transforms from a gray and brown world of bare branches and dry grass into a bright array of greens almost shocking in intensity. Within this green world are little seas of bluebonnets, hot pink phlox, baby blue-eyes, orange-red paintbrush, andContinue reading
Tag: texas birds
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March Magic–Wildflowers, Wood Ducks, and a Beautiful Hawk
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Bald Eagle vs Osprey
Photos of a Bald Eagle attacking an Osprey for his fish and the Eagle catching the fish in mid-air.
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Installing a Pondless Fountain for the Birds
Pondless Fountain Burbling water in a rocky stream, light bouncing off drops and splashes–we are all attracted to flowing water. In addition to the pleasure of sight and sound, fresh water attracts birds and wildlife. Fountains and bird baths provide a water source any where you want to have one but most require frequent cleaningContinue reading
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What the Hawk? Birds of Prey at Little Piney Bastrop Texas
Birds of Prey at Little Piney Bastrop Texas I love to see a hawk fly over, wings and tail aglow with sunlight. When I came to Little Piney two years ago, I couldn’t tell a hawk from a vulture. I’ve been working on that, and now I’m familiar with many of the birds of preyContinue reading
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Painting Birds at Little Piney–Part II
Still Painting Birds Back in August, I posted about painting birds at Little Piney. After a few weeks of making realistic realistic drawings of individual birds I moved on to painting birds interacting with a reference to human dynamics. See Part I. Now it’s December, and I’m still painting birds. In the picnic scene below,Continue reading
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Magical Morning at Little Piney
Magical Morning at Little Piney At 7 am mist floats above the front field. Spiders’ webs fly like white surrender flags in the dawn. The webs hold hundreds of Lynx spiders’ eggs guarded by watchful mothers. Sparrows and Cardinals chip and sing in the tall fading field. A Lincoln’s Sparrow, just back for the winter,Continue reading
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Birds! Bald Eagles! Lake’s Fall Look
Backyard Birds So many birds were hanging out with us at Little Piney this weekend, I could scarcely let go of my camera and binoculars. The birds below were all photographed while visiting the feeders or within view of the feeders in the back yard on Saturday. In addition, a noisy group of Cedar WaxwingsContinue reading