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“Some Things to Think About”
Since I run some distance offshore regularly in my 25-foot Panga with only one outboard I do everything possible to...
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
www.billysandifer.com
Tricolored Heron
-Egretta tricolor-White and rufous line down neck onto chest and wings. Slate gray on head, neck, wings, back and tail...
Kindness from Friends, D.C., and Red Tide
What a chaotic month October has been. It started with us sight casting twenty-five pound jack crevalle with fly rods...
Wood Stork
-Mycteria Americana-White with much black in wing and with dark-colored, naked head. Long, thick, decurved bill. Found in marshes, lagoons,...
Old Spirits and New Research
Several years ago longtime turtle patroller, Linda Morehead, pulled up on her ATV and asked whether I had made the...
Green Heron
-Butorides virescens-Colorful, small and stocky bird with relatively long, straight bill. Captures fish along wooded steams, ponds, swamps and marshes. ...
“Do you remember when we were boys and girls?”
The words of that country song have been running over and over in my head lately. "Do you remember when...
White Ibis
-Eudocimus Albus-
Locally abundant in coastal salt marshes, swamps and mangrove thickets. White plumage with black tips on primaries which...
Heroes of Conservation and More
I have been nominated for Field & Stream magazine's prestigious Heroes of Conservation award and further honored as one of...
Piping Plover
-Charadrius melodus-Very pale above; the color of dry sand. Orange legs and bill in breeding plumage with a black tip...
