Black-bellied Whistling Duck
-Dendrocygna autumalis-
The Black-bellied Whistling Duck is unique in appearance, rarely confused with other species. Grey face with white eye...
Billy Sandifer
Retired after 20+ years of guiding anglers in the Padre surf, Billy Sandifer (the “Padre of Padre Island” to friends and admirers) is devoted to conserving the natural wonders of N. Padre Island & teaching all who will heed his lessons to enjoy the beauty of the Padre Island National Seashore responsibly.
www.billysandifer.com
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Tarpon and a Whole Lot More
For decades, June was my favorite surf fishing month as it produced the best fishing for big sharks and tarpon....
Offshore Wind Farms and Other Stuff
When I finished seven years, five months, and eighteen days of active military service, I thought my time of fighting...
Gull-billed Tern
-Gelochelidon nilotica-Length: 14 inchesWingspan: 34 inchesOriginally Sterna nilotica, recently reclassified as Gelochelidon nilotica. Colonial breeder, nests in ground scrapes laying...
A Strategic Withdrawal
Well, I turned sixty-four in June and Mother Nature sure is letting me know it in spades. Today is the...
Great Blue Heron
-Ardea Herodias-Length: 46 inchesWingspan: 72 inchesWeight: 5.3 poundsLarge gray-blue heron with a black stripe extending above eye. White fore-neck is...
A Time and Season for All Things, Even Sargassum!
On the table in front of me stands no fewer than twenty-seven customer inquiries stacked in a neat pile. There...
Painted Bunting
-Passerina Ciris-
Length: 5.5"Wingspan: 8.75"Weight: 0.54 ozArrives in Texas from the south in April and nests across most of the...
No, It Ain’t All About Money
This past Saturday, March 19, 2011, a total of 501 volunteers joined together in removing forty-four tons of trash between...
Snowy Plover
-Charadrius alexandrinus-Length: 6.5 inchesWingspan: 17 inchesWeight: 1.25 ozThe color of dry sand with thin dark bill and dark legs. Partial...
