Gallery

White Rock Lake, 10/26/24. Mara got really excited about ducks and the couple decided to try birding.

Delores Fenwick Nature Center, 01/01/25. Took both families on our first birding adventure. First time using binoculars!

Brazos Bend State Park, 03/01/25. Tony decided to buy a camera so that Mara could paint the birds they identified.

Brazos Bend State Park, 04/06/25. Saw a pair of titmice feed each other. It was beautiful. Mara cried.

Huntsville State Park, 05/17/25. Saw a dung beetle! Tony's "ancestral instincts" got us extremely lost.

Lake Houston State Park, 06/28/25. Eaten alive by mosquitoes.

‎⁨Sam Houston National Forest⁩, ⁨07/12/25. First time birding with friends, and we saw an indigo bunting!! Google them, it's worth it.

‎⁨Sandia Mountain Range⁩, ⁨08/16/25. Saw wild mountain hummingbirds of New Mexico!

‎⁨Cibola National Forest⁩, 09/07/25. Went on hike immediately after Mara got off a night shift, so this picture is her only proof that she didn't hallucinate this trip. Saw Stellar's Jays!

Brazos Bend State Park, 09/27/25. Came back to our favorite state park with even more friends!

Brazos Bend State Park, 11/15/25. No, for real, we love this place.

Jesse H. Jones Park, 11/22/25. Saw a northern flicker and a kestrel at this random park next to the Hobby airport? 10/10 would recommend.

‎⁨Stephen F. Austin State Park, 12/20/25. Saw a bunch of songbirds up close. It was beautiful. Mara cried.

‎⁨Lockhart State Park⁩, 12/22/25. Went birding with Mara's brother, Sam, so Tony had to mog. Saw a Red-Shouldered Hawk up close, awesome time.

Palmetto State Park, 01/01/26. Family birding for new years. We saw like one bird but it was a nice walk.

‎⁨Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge⁩, ⁨01/03/26. Anahuac migration birding with friends. Saw Mara's favorite bird, the kingfisher, up close for the first time. It was beautiful. Mara cried.