Paul Knowles landed this solid speckled trout while fishing with Captain Billy Sandifer in Baffin Bay. May 2008

Billy Sandifer caught and released this 30 inch trout May 30th 2008 in Baffin Bay and lost another one just like it.

A red knot in breeding plumage May 2009. Photo by Tony Amos. This bird had been banded for research studies. The band reads CM3.

This is an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull going into winter plumage. Observed 18.5 miles down the Padre Island National Seashore October 7th 2009. Photo by Billy Sandifer

Two adult sandwich terns with their chick in the middle. The birds were observed on the Padre Island National Seashore on Sept 12th 2009.

A Brown Noddy on Padre Island National Seashore at the 9.5 mile marker on June 11th 2009. There are currently 17 accepted records for this species in TX and since this is the 4th. individual bird I/'ve been blessed to see I guess that must be my 62nd bir

A male rufous hummingbird August 25th 2009 in my backyard. Photo by Billy Sandifer

As I look at this pic of Inca Doves in my yard I realize why my bird seed bill was $142, recently. June 24th 2009.

Jimmy Jackson captured these American Avocets in flight on the Padre Island National Seashore April 17 2007.

May 21st 2009 an immature Masked Booby in heavy molt sitting on the beach at the 26 mile marker on Padre Island National Seashore. Photo by Billy Sandifer.

Jimmy Jackson captured a photo of this Reddish Egret (White Morph) on Padre Island National Seashore April 17 2007.

A fledgling Purple Martin learning to fly on June 20th, 2009 here in my yard.