A little over a month ago marked the end of our first Family Big Year. That year ended with a smaller flurry of activity than we had anticipated probably because the Big Year exceeded all expectations, including finding the Pink-Footed Goose early in November. We had originally dreamed that we would be driving and hiking …
Driving through the flat desert leading into and through Big Bend, Jackson and I noticed random windmills, not turbines, in the distance. Sometimes they were near a farm. But more often than not, they were solitary towers amongst small stands of trees and scrub. Not seeing the need for electricity, the best answer seemed water. …
After a sleepless night in both car and tent, with lightning crashing down around us, it was difficult rising Saturday morning for our 10-mile hike to find the only pair of Slate-Throated Redstarts in the country. So we dragged our heels to the Pinnacle trailhead near the Chisos Basin Visitor Center, missing the opportunity to …
The Year of the Green Kingfisher 