Busy-Birding

08/18/2026

Yup. It's hot outside but these 2 beautiful gardens and their creatures can adapt ... and so can we.

Get outside and see what nature has to offer!

08/09/2026

Standing afront the Art House Cafe while all those binoculars focused up front for our binoculars basics, we now see and understand why birds always fly away. All those eyes!

Join the fun every 2nd Saturday at the Medina River Oaks Courts
https://busy-birding.com/nature-talks

08/06/2026

With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, we'll make a not-so-scholarly determination of how you rate on the experience birder scale.

And … since binoculars are tools of the trade for every birder/naturalist/outdoors enthusiast, we'll cover hands-on tips and tricks on how to properly adjust them and quickly focus on your target. BYOBinoculars or borrow ours for this hands-on portion of the talk. https://busy-birding.com/nature-talks

ALWAYS KID-FRIENDLY & FREE EVENT
We encourage you to support our wonderful host, the River Oaks Courts, with purchased café drinks, breakfast or lunch

06/29/2026

Our priceless treasured friends at Goose Island and Lost Maples who've inspired sooooo many birders and naturalists. We LOVE you both !!!

Les and Jane Hall have no shortage of things to keep them busy in r...

06/25/2026

Hmmmmm...Merlin didn't pick up any giraffes on any of our recent tours but we'll keep our eyes and ears open.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/24/giraffe-missing-texas-gracie/90673285007/

06/21/2026

Summer - and Texas-hot temps - have arrived!
Focus on new arrivals shifts from not new spring migrants but their fledglings.

Butterflies are some of the other 'winged ones' we watch. Passionflowers surprisingly thrive on our limestone hillside when the rains come. Here is our 1st bloom of the season. The plant is our reliable source for the Gulf and Variegated Fritillary caterpillars we've taken for show-and-tell to so many events.

06/03/2026

Laugh of the day :
Beware of any bird guide promising you an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker !

05/30/2026

Nature is : Birds, Butterflies, dragonflies, all sorts of things including ---- CLOUDS!

Did you catch these cool Kelvin - Helmholtz wave clouds over Medina River Oaks Courts yesterday?

05/21/2026

Black-capped Vireos (below), Golden-cheeked Warblers and so, so many migrant and resident birds are waiting to greet you with open arms .....mmm wings..... at Lost Maples SNA. Book a tour today. www.Busy-Birding.com

05/15/2026

A great collaboration for San Antonio Metro Area and as always, a victory for Citizen Science!

https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/2026-final-results
Globally, SA came in 2nd for species (4,816), 2nd for observations (102,653), 5th for observers (1,879) and 3rd for identifiers (1,731 with 65% research grades, higher than 1st and 2nd place).

Keep up the momentum and continue sharing iNat with others and cataloging all nature's creatures year-round : )

The official results of the 2026 City Nature Challenge are in! 💚

Across our 12-county region, 1,879 observers documented 4,816 species in just four days. That includes 69 at-risk species, 99 species found nowhere else, and 54 Texas Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). 65% of observations reached Research Grade.

That's real science. And you made it happen.

Globally, more than 106,000 people across 754 cities and 61 countries took part, making CNC the largest community science event of its kind on the planet.

Results from nature teams across our region will be shared at our Wrap-Up Party this Sunday, May 17. You won't want to miss it!

The numbers reflect the official snapshot taken at midnight on May 10. As more observations get identified, the totals will continue to grow.

Explore the Results: https://citynaturestats.com/project/?project=city-nature-challenge-2026-san-antonio-metro-area

Thank you to every observer, identifier, and community partner who joined us this year. The data you collected is now part of the permanent scientific record!