Billy Sandifer

Billy Sandifer

Cattle Egret

-Bubulcus ibis- One of Nature's winners, the cattle egret is one of the few birds that I have encountered everywhere...

Ring-billed Gull

Yellow bill with a complete black band encircling it mid-length. Yellow legs and feet. Breeds on prairies and lakes of...

Dolphins

Ten species of ocean dolphins (family: delphinidae) are found in the Gulf of Mexico. Two species of porpoise (family: phocenidae)...

American Oystercatcher

Exclusively coastal from Cape Cod to Chile. Found on beaches and shell bars where it feeds on mollusks, crabs and...

Pompano, Winter Sharks, “Reel Legends” and More

I would say that 2007 turned out to be a most unusual year from start to finish. Sargassum was present...

Osprey

Also known as fish hawk. Dark brown above, white below, with a white head and a prominent dark eye stripe....

Becoming a Better Fisherman

Sometimes I hate my daily log book. Just when I had about justified inconsistent daily catches and the lack of...

"Out here, nothing changes ‘til something changes… and when something changes, everything changes."

Every now and then you hear one of these profound pearls of wisdom that stays with you all your life....

Peregrin Falcon

Crown and nape are black; black wedge extends below eye, forming a distinctive helmet. Highly migratory; abundance in our area...

Brown Pelican

A common sight on beach fronts nowadays but it has not always been so. In 1978 Texas' entire brown pelican...

Gulf Coast Kitchen

Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.

Recipe of the month

Hashbrown-Crusted Breakfast Casserole

Hashbrown Crust 1 16-oz bag frozen shredded hashbrowns3 Tbs olive oil1 Tbs butter Breakfast Casserole 1 16-oz package turkey sausage1...

Randy VanderNaillen’s Shrimp Salsa

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