Crested caracaras used to range no farther north than Texas’s southern tip, but now they’re expanding across the state—perhaps because of climate change and habitat loss.
Birding
The fierce black birds have been terrorizing the UT campus. But that’s nothing new.
The Bolivar Peninsula is for the birds. Literally.
The Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is a world-class site for birding and . . . ocelotting?
A Pflugerville man learns you that if it dies on your property it isn't free to eat.
Victor Emanuel can find you a hooded warbler, a horned guan, or maybe even an Eskimo curlew. But his real genius is that he can get you to really look at a grackle.
The senior editor on embracing enthusiasm, going birding with Victor Emanuel, and wading through tall grass.
For many travelers, this far West Texas town is a last-chance pit stop before heading south to brave the wilds of Big Bend National Park. But, this past spring, after driving 407 miles (that’s roughly 7 hours and 143 country songs) from Austin to…
Where it is: 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr., MissionWhat you’ll do: Look at birds. Eat. Look at birds. Sleep. Look at birdsWhere you’ll sleep: Book a spot at a local RV parkWhat you’ll learn: Chachalacas are named for their call, a rowdy cha-cha-lac We imagine that a…
Victor Emanuel describes what he likes about these beautiful birds that can be found in Texas.
Birds resemble art in more ways than one, especially when they force us to address questions of ineffable provenance.