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Well it has been awhile since my last post, and since the wind wont let me get out and take any bird photo’s thought I would take some at home. I was looking at nature photographers.net and noticed people taking photo’s with a black background. I went down to my local flower shop at...
Goober Stotler caught this bird hanging out at the entrance to the El Maso Ranch in McCook Texas. Did you know it is the state bird of Oklahoma? Read more on this unique bird below and thanks for nabbing the photo Goober. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus L 13″ (33cm) Photo by Larry Ditto. There...
Boat Building Class Adventure posted by Wild Ed at Wild Ed’s Texas Outdoors – 5 days ago All my life I have wanted to build a boat but never really gave it much effort. My uncle and I started a boat building class yesterday in Austin, Texas. We each started our first real boat....
For several days, I have been leading workshops, photographing the Valley’s World Birding Centers and chasing after fresh images of migrating and breeding birds. Most of last week was spent doing the annual South Padre Island Photo Tour with California photographer, Charles Raines (http://web.mac.com/chuck459/iweb), Randall Ennis, Paul Denman and Dr. Alberto (Beto) Gutierrez. We had a fallout of birds on...
Turkey Time in Texas – Russell Graves I went out to see how things in turkey land are shaking out and sure enough, the breeding season is in full swing. Here are a few from Saturday morning. MORE Number of View :210
Road Kill, It’s What’s for Dinner posted by Wild Ed at Wild Ed’s Texas Outdoors – 1 week ago How many times have you seen a fresh killed deer on the side of the road and wonder why it is not being utilized for food? The number of deer killed on our public roads...
Spring Flowers & Birds Things have been pretty hectic in recent weeks. So much so that I’m way behind schedule on this newsletter. I’ve been preparing for a hummingbird workshop which we just finished this past weekend at the Barnhart Q5 Ranch near Berclair. The ranch was beautiful, our hosts were gracious and the wildflowers were blooming.MORE...
Bay Fishing with Bait 101: Fishing A Low Tide 5th of 5 Articles This is the last in a series of articles I’ve written for the average bay fisherman who is interested in a professional fishing guides perspective on selecting how to fish, where to fish and what bait to use during a day...
Maybe I Will Build a Boat posted by Wild Ed at Wild Ed’s Texas Outdoors – 1 week ago Have you ever gotten the urge to do something off the wall or completely foreign to you? I am not a craftsman by any means even though I have built a few storage sheds and...
The Best Dill Pickles You Ever Ate posted by Wild Ed at Wild Ed’s Texas Outdoors – 4 days ago The following is a recipe for some of the best crispy dill pickles you will ever eat and you make them yourself. They are ready to eat in just one week. They are simple...
Mike Leggett, Commentary Mike Leggett/AMERICAN-STATESMAN Enlarge Photo Whooping it up: A pair of whooping cranes keeps watch on a shoreline at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge north of Rockport. The cranes winter in Texas, where they feed mostly on baby blue crabs..MORE Number of View :710
Letter to General Sam Houston February 25, 1836 posted by Wild Ed at Wild Ed’s Texas Outdoors – 3 days ago ** ** ** ** ** *To Major-General Sam Houston February 25, 1836 * *HEADQUARTERS, FORT OF THE ALAMO: Sir; On the 23rd of Feb., the enemy in large force entered the city of...
Well this weekend I went out to my little spot to get some Wood Duck photo’s. I thought that the sun was going to break out and shine so I left my apartment without my flash (yes big no no). But I did make do with what I had, this weekend the ducks were...
Learning to be a Predator Hunter posted by Wild Ed at Wild Ed’s Texas Outdoors – 1 day ago I get emails and calls from people all the time that have decided they want to learn to call predators. Many believe that you just buy a call and go out and start shooting coyotes,...
Check out this beauty of an elk that took a swim across an Oregon Lake. Here is the quote from the email: 7 point Elk swimming across Fish Lake Southern Oregon fishing opportunity. Imagine catching this guy on a fly rod. Somebody got pictures of a 7 point Bull swimming across Southern Oregon’s...
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