Black Vulture: How to Identify This Bold Southern Scavenger

July 15, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) The Black Vulture is one of those birds people notice before they appreciate. It may not ...
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Nine-Banded Armadillo: The Armored Oddball of the Texas Gulf Coast

July 12, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) The nine-banded armadillo is one of the strangest mammals in North America. It looks part piglet, ...
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Bobcat: How to Identify North America’s Secretive Wild Cat

July 12, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) The bobcat is one of North America’s most widespread wild cats, yet many people never realize one ...
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Green Heron: The Tiny Heron with a Big Personality

July 11, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) The Green Heron is one of North America’s smallest herons, but its compact size hides an ...
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Least Bittern: The Tiny Heron You Never Knew Was There

July 11, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) The Least Bittern may be North America’s smallest heron, but it is one of its most ...
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American Bittern: The Secretive Heron Hidden in the Cattails

July 9, 2026 Naturalist Cris
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) The American Bittern is one of those birds that makes you question your own eyesight. One ...
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Roseate Spoonbill: The Pink Wading Bird of the Gulf Coast

July 8, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) The Roseate Spoonbill is one of the most eye-catching birds found along the Gulf Coast. With ...
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Cattle Egret: The Little White Egret of Fields and Pastures

July 8, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis) The Cattle Egret is a small, stocky white heron best known for hanging around cattle, horses, ...
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Reddish Egret: The Dancing Egret of the Coastal Marsh

July 8, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) The Reddish Egret is one of the most entertaining wading birds along the coast. While many ...
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Tricolored Heron: The Colorful Coastal Heron With a White Belly

July 7, 2026 Naturalist Cris
Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) The Tricolored Heron is one of the prettiest wading birds along the Gulf Coast. Adults have ...
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