Category Archives: Texas

East Texas Butterfly Trip

Posted on May 25, 2016 by joeschelling

Just back from a delightful butterfly trip with a few friends all last week to East Texas, and have gotten through all the pictures that made it home with me. Rebecca and I first flew to Houston where we met … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Road Trip

Posted on November 14, 2015 by joeschelling

Whoa, it’s been nearly a month since my last blog update and time to catch up. I’ve been on the road since October 23 first visiting my mother in San Antonio and then driving down to Alamo, Texas in the … Continue reading →

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Big Bend Road Trip

Posted on May 15, 2015 by joeschelling

Most of last week had me on the road down to the Davis Mountains State Park and Big Bend National Park in Texas where Rebecca and I met up with our Houston butterflying friend, Steve, in search of some of … Continue reading →

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South Texas Sightings

Posted on November 25, 2013 by joeschelling

Almost two weeks ago , my butterflying friend Rebecca and I returned to the Lower Rio Grande Valley in South Texas for a week. I’d only been there once before just over two years ago. On that trip, we saw … Continue reading →

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South Texas Ramble

Posted on November 6, 2011 by joeschelling

During the last week of October, my friend Rebecca and I took a fabulous trip in search of birds and butterflies centered around Alamo in south Texas. Leaving the Harlingen airport at about noon on Wednesday in our tiny Fiat … Continue reading →

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Texas in April

Posted on April 24, 2011 by joeschelling

Just back from a fabulous two-week roadtrip to Big Bend National Park, the Hill Country, and San Antonio, highlights of which included my target birds of scissor-tailed flycatcher and painted bunting, but also added nesting Gray Hawk and Eastern Screech-Owl, … Continue reading →

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