Living in the harsh arid lands of western Texas can be quite challenging. All sorts of creatures depend on and compete for the minuscule amounts of shade and water that exist here. But regardless how ...

Living in the harsh, arid lands of western Texas can be quite challenging. All sorts of creatures depend on, and compete for, the minuscule amounts of shade and water that exist here. But regardless ...

It has been a glorious summer at our nectar feeders. The hummingbirds have been plentiful. We’ve seen variations that include black-chinned, broad-tailed, Calliope, rufous and even a magnificent. In ...

DEAR JOAN: We enjoy our backyard “wildlife” — hummingbirds, squirrels, alligator lizards and more. We have a birdhouse for small birds, finches and the like, above our deck. The other day we noticed ...

Listen carefully to the chirping outdoors. You just might be able to pick out some baby birds. Plenty of baby birds around our place are demanding to be fed these days. In January this column ...