Billy Sandifer

Billy Sandifer

Midnight Express Part II – The Rest of the Story

Several years before a freighter had sank in the Windward Passage and the survivors made their way to Gitmo on...

American Avocet

-Recurvirostra Americana- Length: 18 inches Wingspan: 29.5 - 32.5 inches Long legs and neck, a chunky body, small head and...

Franklin’s Gull

-Larus pipixcan- Length: 14.5 inches Wingspan: 26 inches I'm receiving e-mails from people living inland reporting concentrations of thousands of...

Midnight Express

I spent three tours of duty (total 4.5 years) in our military stationed down at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - the...

This one is for Joy, and the men who fought at Belleau Woods

I rarely sleep at night anymore so some weeks back I pretty much quit trying. For the most part I...

Barred Owl

-Strix varia- A chunky, dark-eyed brown owl with dark barring on the upper breast and dark streaking below. Common in...

“Retreat, Hell…We Just Got Here!”

The above line from the sci-fi movie Battlefield Los Angeles describes last Saturday's Seventeenth Annual Big Shell Beach Cleanup better...

Burrowing Owl

-Alhene Cunicularia- Slightly larger than American Robin. A long-legged, boldly spotted and barred ground dweller, uses abandoned burrows of other...

Sandhill Crane

-Grus Canadensis- Gray overall, with dull skin on the crown and lores; whitish chin, cheek and upper throat with blackish...

Hammerheads - Part 1

The wind was blowing too hard for a campfire to be safe with everything so dry, so I sat in...

Gulf Coast Kitchen

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

Recipe of the month

Texas Chrome Outdoors Seafood Pasta

Many thanks to Capt. Joey Smith for sharing this delicious recipe. It’s quick and easy as can be, and sure...

Cóctel de Camarones (Shrimp Cocktail)

Matagorda Blues Red Snapper Creole

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