Common Loon
"The woodland lakes would be solitudes, indeed, did they lack the finishing touch to make the picture complete – the...
Fishy Facts
Gulf Stone Crab
The species of stone crab local to the Texas coast is the Gulf stone crab, Menippe adina. It is very...
Anhinga
Gliding just beneath the surface of the water, at first glance, it appears to be a snake. But upon closer...
Lesser Electric Ray
You’ve done the Stingray Shuffle, but what about the Electric Slide?~Padre Island National Seashore Facebook
Every regular beachgoer in Texas...
Eyespots
Eyespots, also called false eyes or ocelli, are color patterns which consist of roughly concentric rings of contrasting colors and...
White Ibis
The white ibis, Eudocimus albus, stands about two feet tall and has a wingspan of three feet. Its plumage is...
Nurse Shark
It’s definitely not qualified to care for hospital patients, so how did this barbel-faced bottom dweller get the name “nurse”...
Tongue-Eating Lice
It’s the stuff of science fiction: a parasite that eats, and replaces, the tongue of its host. That’s the very...
Tar Lilies
If you’ve never heard of a tar lily, you’re not alone. Few have been discovered in our oceans, but two...
Black Swallower
The black swallower, Chiasmodon niger, is a small deep-sea fish found in the North and Southwestern Atlantic, including the Gulf...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
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Recipe of the month
Wild Duck Crostini
Many coastal fishermen are also avid waterfowl hunters. Wild duck; mallard, pintail, gadwall, wigeon, and teal, can be highly delectable...
