I have spent the better part of the summer outside and traveling even with these high gas prices to try to find some wildlife that I have never seen or just wanted to photograph again. Having said that, these first photos are from my backyard. Hummingbird migration is really picking up so I have been able to find a few more hummingbirds now than all year.

These are three ruby throated hummingbirds, probably females or young juveniles.







Now down to far south Texas...In Brownsville, Texas, my wife's family's town, I tracked down the famous green parakeets that are native to Mexico but are also well established in the Brownsville area. These photos were taken on Washington Avenue, a street where my wife's grandparents lived, just about 700 feet from the border and a place that will be affected by that stupid wall if it goes in.







Still in south Texas, but now in Edinburg, Texas, I spent some time a ranch dedicated to native land conservation as well as wildlife conservation. It is called the Martin Refuge. John Martin, one of the owners along with his wife, started this other foundation promoting the conservation of land and wildlife through photography, http://imagesforconservation.org/front

First bird is the colorful green jay whose range just makes it up to south Texas.




The next bird is the very loud and boisterous Great Kiskadee, another south of the border bird that makes it to the southern tip of Texas.






One more and I will end this post and post some more later. I have so many photos from this summer. Anyhow, to end, this is a Groove Billed Ani. It is yet another south of the border bird and a member of the cuckoo family.




Thanks for looking and remember to support your local wildlife!