http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/ Growing up on the upper Texas Coast, there were many reasons to regard the region as the state's armpit: 'skeeters the size of pelicans, ocean water color best described as washing-machine brown, the irksome effect of sweating in place (in winter, in the shade...) ,among others. Then I discovered birding. Yessireebob, it all started innocently enough in the front yard. A curious, dwarf-sized, dapper black and white pecker-wood excavating a nest hole in an exhausted mimosa tree captured my attention- less than half a foot in lenght, it seemed, but all feathers and frenzy. Chiseling away, day after day, oblivious to onlookers, this little dynamo had to be one of nature's most single minded inhabitants. Just what kind of critter was this, anyway? A quick trip to the local bookstore, and a thumb through Roger Peterson's "Birds of Texas" solved the mystery- the little flying buzzsaw was called a "Downy Woodpecker". That was in 1978- 30 years and 1100 or so species later, I now realize it's a privledge to call this little corner of Texas home. It's one of the continent's top destinations for studying and photographing birds. Hopefully in these pages there is something to hold the attention of nature lovers in general, and wild bird fanciers in particular. Not a great photographer, mind you, but improving (hopefully) as I go along. Nothing to write home about, image wise, but the galleries may give traveling birders an idea of what can be found at these locations. Oh and some family kinda stuff too! http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:23:13 -0800 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:46:57 -0800 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-birds-7-06/OnTheTrail-GDedited-1/247141411_G4APJ-Ti.jpg http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/ http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Costa-Rica-11-08/7167928_MAPdG <p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com">mtns2molhilz</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Costa-Rica-11-08/7167928_MAPdG">Costa Rica 11 08</a>'</p><p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Costa-Rica-11-08/7167928_MAPdG" title="Costa Rica 11 08"><img src="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Costa-Rica-11-08/11-05-080399/460125551_cjAiq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Costa Rica 11 08" title="Costa Rica 11 08" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:46:57 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (mtns2molhilz) http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Costa-Rica-11-08/7167928_MAPdG http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Panama-2005/4840249_7Bnhc <p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com">mtns2molhilz</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Panama-2005/4840249_7Bnhc">Panama 2005</a>'</p><p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Panama-2005/4840249_7Bnhc" title="Panama 2005"><img src="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Panama-2005/S-Llorona-lodge-22/288177718_cLWkh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Panama 2005" title="Panama 2005" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Wed, 07 May 2008 13:45:59 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (mtns2molhilz) http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Panama-2005/4840249_7Bnhc http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/El-Cielo-Birding-and-Butterfly/4534393_nVdVD <p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com">mtns2molhilz</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/El-Cielo-Birding-and-Butterfly/4534393_nVdVD">El Cielo Birding and Butterfly Festival, February 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/El-Cielo-Birding-and-Butterfly/4534393_nVdVD" title="El Cielo Birding and Butterfly Festival, February 2008"><img src="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/El-Cielo-Birding-and-Butterfly/El-Cielo-1/267030345_uUkxB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="El Cielo Birding and Butterfly Festival, February 2008" title="El Cielo Birding and Butterfly Festival, February 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:42:04 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (mtns2molhilz) http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/El-Cielo-Birding-and-Butterfly/4534393_nVdVD http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Fork-tailed-Flycatcher-Sabine/4527511_68bbU <p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com">mtns2molhilz</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Fork-tailed-Flycatcher-Sabine/4527511_68bbU">Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Sabine Pass, Texas, March 16, 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Fork-tailed-Flycatcher-Sabine/4527511_68bbU" title="Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Sabine Pass, Texas, March 16, 2008"><img src="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Fork-tailed-Flycatcher-Sabine/FrkTail-FC-1/266588223_CYYjt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="79" alt="Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Sabine Pass, Texas, March 16, 2008" title="Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Sabine Pass, Texas, March 16, 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:46:37 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (mtns2molhilz) http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Fork-tailed-Flycatcher-Sabine/4527511_68bbU http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-June-2005/4387177_VsLxt <p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com">mtns2molhilz</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-June-2005/4387177_VsLxt">Ecuador June 2005</a>'</p><p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-June-2005/4387177_VsLxt" title="Ecuador June 2005"><img src="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-June-2005/San-Jorge-lodge-7/257623526_R8ZjN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ecuador June 2005" title="Ecuador June 2005" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:38:49 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (mtns2molhilz) http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-June-2005/4387177_VsLxt http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Travel/Playa-del-Carmen-and-Yucatan/4352954_vQPpP <p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com">mtns2molhilz</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Travel/Playa-del-Carmen-and-Yucatan/4352954_vQPpP">Playa del Carmen and Yucatan, December 2007</a>'</p><p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Travel/Playa-del-Carmen-and-Yucatan/4352954_vQPpP" title="Playa del Carmen and Yucatan, December 2007"><img src="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Travel/Playa-del-Carmen-and-Yucatan/Church-scene/255474164_8HCmZ-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Playa del Carmen and Yucatan, December 2007" title="Playa del Carmen and Yucatan, December 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:02:45 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (mtns2molhilz) http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Travel/Playa-del-Carmen-and-Yucatan/4352954_vQPpP http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Yucatan-Birdtrek-12-07/4227426_sUtKM <p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com">mtns2molhilz</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Yucatan-Birdtrek-12-07/4227426_sUtKM">Yucatan Birdtrek 12 07</a>'</p><p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Yucatan-Birdtrek-12-07/4227426_sUtKM" title="Yucatan Birdtrek 12 07"><img src="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Yucatan-Birdtrek-12-07/Boca-del-Puma-18-BCFl/247252495_8GmnL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Yucatan Birdtrek 12 07" title="Yucatan Birdtrek 12 07" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:41:32 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (mtns2molhilz) http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Yucatan-Birdtrek-12-07/4227426_sUtKM http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-birds-7-06/4225598_dfCWf <p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com">mtns2molhilz</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-birds-7-06/4225598_dfCWf">Ecuador birds 7 06</a>'</p><p><a href="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-birds-7-06/4225598_dfCWf" title="Ecuador birds 7 06"><img src="http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-birds-7-06/Papalacta-Pass-Guango-61506015/247139958_AyJTy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Ecuador birds 7 06" title="Ecuador birds 7 06" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:56:41 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (mtns2molhilz) http://mtns2molhilz.smugmug.com/Nature/Ecuador-birds-7-06/4225598_dfCWf