fishing hole nature

Fishin' Hole Nature:Wolf Creek Park, Perfect Place for Nest Boxes   In 2014 the Piney Wood Lakes Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists received permission from...

Fishin’ Hole Nature: Winter Bird Rafts – A Collective Harmony “Birds of a feather flock together”.  That’s the saying, but it’s not always the case. ...

The Dazzling Colors of Feathers Birds can be such glorious colors…reds, blues, greens, oranges, yellows, and some are even iridescent!  We humans see a particular...

Fishing Hole Nature: Celebrating Our Local East Texas Bald Eagles! We celebrate our country’s independence next month, and what better way to honor the...

Fishing Hole Nature: Mean as an Old Coot Coots, also known as mud hens, have fierce red eyes, black heads, dark gray feathered bodies, a...

Fishing Hole Nature: Snake Bite! We are fortunate to have worldwide experts in venomous snake bite treatments in our area. Some doctors and veterinarians work...

Fishing Hole Nature: Vultures – The Big Uglies!   Historically called buzzards, the vultures we most often see in our area are either turkey vultures or...

Fishing Line Recycling Bins – “Reel Anglers Recycle” If you fish, you probably have monofilament fishing line on your reels, and unfortunately way too much...

A Happy Rookery A wild bird rookery is a wonderful place because it emanates a strong sense of peace and well-being.  There may be hundreds...

Common House Sparrows. Angry, Angry Birds! “Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow.” –W.L....