Our cute sparrows are feeding three babies in our lone bird house. All manner of large river birds are building giant nests - seems Easter brings new life for our feathered friends. My house wren is meticulously patrolling her domain and the barn swallows were buzzing our porch all weekend. Locally there are some great programs offered by
Ravenstar to get your kids involved in the outdoors.
Yes, as I "mature", I enjoy my porches and my birds. So far we have around 33 species this spring - give or take, from Hawks to Hummingbirds. Now, this interest is really wrapped around relaxing with a glass of
local wine with no electronic device or meeting to attend. None the less I mark my bird book, that I got for Mother's day two years ago, with great accomplishment.
The May issue of
Texas Parks and Wildlife highlights birding in Texas as well as covering the
Star Parties at the McDonald's Observatory. These are great! We were in the Davis Mts. last Memorial Day and it was stunning to see so many stars. They had five telescopes set up and in one we could actually see the rings in Saturn.
So remember this summer -
See Texas First!
Have a Red-Shouldered Hawk nest in the yard,and have seen Painted Buntings, and of course Cardinals, Robins, Wrens, etc. Visitors always say our birds are so loud...it's cause we have so many ... great birding country!
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