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Birding at the Old Tunnel State Park

March 30, 2013
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Birding at the Old Tunnel State Park

Just at the entrance of our subdivision is a great place to go birding. Two rare golden-cheeked warblers were sighted on March 15th along with some other beauties. See http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13400461 Keep an eye out for this little fella From Wikipedia: The Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) is an endangered species of bird that breeds in Central Texas, from Palo Pinto County southwestward along the eastern and southern edge of the Edwards Plateau to Kinney County. The Golden-cheeked Warbler is the only bird species with a breeding range confined to Texas. Golden-cheeked Warblers nest in ashe juniper and live oak trees in ravines and canyons. They use bark and spider webs to build their nests. Females lay three to four eggs. Warblers eat insects and spiders and the adult warbler can reach a length of 4.5 inches. They winter in southern Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The warbler is endangered as many…

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Purple Martins are Back

February 27, 2013
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Hope your martin houses are up. We put ours up 4 days ago and withing 30 minutes the purple martins were  claiming their apartments. Only problem is that the sparrows…

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Happy New Year

January 1, 2013
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Make it a good one.

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Happy Holidays Y’all

November 27, 2012
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Happy Holidays Y’all

Merry Christmas Around the World: Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees Afrikander: Een Plesierige Kerfees African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja: Rehus-Beal-Ledeats Albanian:Gezur Krislinjden Arabic: Milad Majid Argentine: Feliz Navidad Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari…

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 22, 2012
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Happy Thanksgiving

May you and your loved ones have a joyful and peaceful holiday. Click to Enlarge Image Thanksgiving Etiquette Table Setting Guide

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Rain!

September 17, 2012
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At last, we’ve received some respite in the form of rain. Looks like We had 3.8″ on Thursday and 1.8″ on Sunday. Furthermore, the temperature has moderated and the burn…

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Meteor Shower this weekend August 10-11, 2012

August 10, 2012
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Meteor Shower this weekend August 10-11, 2012

The following is from Meteor Showers Online. Where to look? The whole sky, actually. The shooting stars will seem to come from the constellation Perseus, in the northeastern sky. But…

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Snow-on-the-mountain and the International Space Station

August 3, 2012
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Snow-on-the-mountain and the International Space Station

Mark your calendars for September 12th. That’s the target date for our first significant cool front. Roving reporter, David Mesch says that a reliable source (Joan O’Brian) claims that the…

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More to the story about town named Bikinis

July 21, 2012
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By Roy Bragg, Express-News columnist Updated 11:08 a.m., Saturday, July 21, 2012 BANKERSMITH — It was worldwide news when an Austin entrepreneur bought this abandoned ghost town in Kendall County from…

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Bankersmith, TX renamed Bikinis, TX

July 20, 2012
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Bankersmith, TX renamed Bikinis, TX

The founder and CEO of a restaurant chain notorious for its scantily-clad female wait staff has decided to get some more exposure for his brand by purchasing a deserted Texas…

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