south texas - Birds of color

I created this page to showcase the colorful songbirds that are either residents of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas or migrant species that pass through each spring and fall. Birding is a popular activity here. This area is home to a variety of bird species found nowhere else in the United States. This is because it’s a central bird migration corridor, so an abundance of Northern species migrate here to avoid the winter cold and take advantage of northern breeding habitats. So the area is unique, and I wanted to share this beauty with you all.

Birds are often overlooked - most people are just not looking up to notice these tiny crayon-colored beauties zipping around. There are so many diverse species and I have not captured all of the good looking songbirds that fly through our area. I know it will take a long time to snap them all, and at the rate we are losing our wild places here in South Texas, I feel even more of an obligation to make sure that I do, before many of them decide not to return, due to this habitat loss. We are already seeing a decline in the amount of birds that migrate through our area each year, which is devastating.

Sharing with you the amazing wildlife that is part of the land where I grew up is important to me so I thank you for taking the time to visit our website and view these images. This album will continue to improve as I continue to grow my portfolio of images. I am always hoping to take better-looking pictures of these beauties, so the album will continue to evolve. For now, here are some of the photos I have collected.

I truly hope you enjoy it.

Thank you for the visit. See you out in the world, somewhere… anywhere.