Texas Panhandle
Bird Nerd

In the fall of 2023, the Amarillo area hosted several rare birds--ones that don't reside in the Texas Panhandle or even migrate through,

Summer in the Texas Panhande brings the joy of watching our local nesting birds produce the next generation. And feed them--over and over.

Long-billed Curlews are the largest shorebirds in North America. They are easily recognizable by their size and their crazy downturned...

Bald Eagles are nesting in the Texas Panhandle in the 21st century, which they haven't done since 1916.

Photographs of interactions between an intruding Swainson's Hawk, two fierce Western Kingbirds and an Orchard Oriole on a Texas backroad.

After a long winter and an extremely slow start, spring migration is finally bustling at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. While the...

Birding and business in the Texas Panhandle were the topics of discussion between Jason Boyett and me on the Hey Amarillo Podcast.

Some birds, like Ferruginous Hawks and Bald Eagles, only spend the winter months in the Texas Panhandle.

Photographing landscapes on the flat plains of the Texas Panhandle is challenging, but Palo Duro Canyon and our big skies help.

A juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk made a photogenic meal out of Prairie Rattlesnake.

Northern Harriers soar over the agricultural fields of the Texas Panhandle all year, but they are particularly populous in our area...

Tips for Better Photography is a presentation both by video and PowerPoint slide show that provides six easy tips to taking better pictures.

Red-headed Woodpeckers have found something they really like at McClellan Lake in Gray County (just off I-40 near McLean). I don't know...