wildlife

AN INVASION IN NEW WAVERLY Have you seen the Alfred Hitchcock movie, “The Birds”? My daughter in New Waverly says she feels like she’s...

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...

Creature Chronicles: The Top Dog As youngsters, we are told to be afraid of the “big bad wolf” but in reality, wolves don’t see us...

Be More Like Rudolph When Santa needs help guiding his sleigh, who does he turn to? Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, of course. How else would...

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...

Love is in the Air Yep, it’s that time of year. White-tailed bucks are checking out the girls. They aren’t very particular, however, and certainly...

A LITTLE CHICKEN ON THE PRAIRIE They once ranged across coastal Texas and Louisiana and are one of the rarest and strangest species of birds...

LEAPIN’ LIZARDS Growing up in the Midwest, I had one as a pet. I referred to it as a chameleon. I’ve also heard this critter...

Tree Frogs The first and only time I’ve seen one of these critters was on my living room wall. Don’t know how he got there...

Please Don’t Feed the Animals! As our area continues to become further developed, many more people are coming into closer proximity to native wildlife.  It’s...