Little butterfly what do you know Where do you come from Where do you go As fast you flit From flower to flower Each second a lifetime A lifetime in an hour If we don’t save the planet we all live in, treasures such as this, will be gone
Category: Blogs
May 31st Is World Parrot Day
I am a parrot, I cluck I squawk. I have a will of my own. And I do not always talk. I eat like a piggy, throwing food all about. In the wild that is what we do, so new plants will sprout. Sometimes I am broody, sometimes I take a nip or two. Sometimes […]
Taking the Song out of the Songbirds – A USACE Project
Songbirds, those cute little birds- that are sometimes so small you might not see them hidden in the vegetation are commonly found along Avenue A and River Road along the San Antonio River located in Brackenridge Park next to a quaint little neighborhood of Historic homes. Passerines: Songbirds represent a group of birds known for […]
Bird City San Antonio goes Postal on Migratory Birds
Boom, Boom, Boom, explosives sounding all too much like gunshots heard in city park. It was violent, savage, cruel, disturbing, and wicked to those of us who care about our migratory Birds. The big question is why? Why when the birds were in a forest away from the public? @1agbirdladysa #gone #postal #bird #city #sanantonio […]
April 3rd Is World Aquatic Animal Day
Our waters are a not so secret paradise That we should protect and cherish Wouldn’t that be nice.
Journey of the Migratory Birds in San Antonio – a Journey Cut Short Part 2
January 2020 – Elmendorf Lake Park – Bird Island: The USDA’s Wildlife Service continues their assault on the Egrets and Herons on Bird Island. Volunteers bang two by four boards at the birds while a USDA employee shoots EPCD’s or Explosive Pest Control Devices out of blank 22 handguns at the birds. The explosives are […]
March 21st Is World Budgie Day
It’s not about the size of the bird, It is about the depth of the heart. For the littles and those that love them.
Journey of the Migratory Birds in San Antonio – A Journey Cut Short – Part 1
Brackenridge Park: As I held a rescued newly hatched Egret chick in my hand back in 2021, I should have known what lie ahead for the migratory birds-a future of harassment, destruction of habitat, and most likely death. Years ago, I overheard someone with the City of San Antonio (COSA) say “they had an Egret […]