Surrounded by amber-colored grasses, Joe Watkins trekked steadily through the Atascosa Mountains in January as he followed a rugged, decades-old trail. Winter rains had swept through the vast expanse of
Just as orchids receive recognition as icons of beauty in the plant world, hummingbirds likewise possess status as icons of beauty in the bird world. Seeing some hummingbirds recently embedded this notion in my mind.
Over the weekend, as the local area shifted from rain to sunny weather, people took to the outdoors of Santa Cruz County to get their nature fix – from the
Surrounded by amber-colored grasses, Joe Watkins trekked steadily through the Atascosa Mountains last Thursday as he followed a rugged, decades-old trail. Winter rains had recently swept through the vast expanse