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A Morning at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
As we walk along the trail heading north back towards the nature center, we heard bird calls that were louder than usual, and saw a couple of people threading their way through a side trail ahead where the noises were coming from. As we came upon the intersection, I realized why the noises were so…
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Nature’s Surprise
Most years, we try to go on a First Day Hike. All fifty states have participating state parks that participate in this initiative to get people outdoors and active. For us, it is a way to start the year doing something we love. This year, we decided on Huntsville State Park because 1) our friends…
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Geocaching: Year in Review
I was looking at a post on the Houston Geocaching Society’s forum regarding last year’s New Year’s resolutions, caching style. These were my goals from last year that I posted: 1) Work on finding the caches near my house. Specifically, I would like to see the first page of unfound caches be further than 3…
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A Year of Birds on the Brain
It’s Christmas day, and I am ridiculously excited about two of the presents I received – an audio CD of bird songs from Jason to learn how to identify species by ear, and a birding journal from my mom. “It’s so funny that you got so into this bird thing,” he says, “considering you’re so…