Texas – Page 9 – Through Brazilian Eyes

Juniper Hairstreak butterfly on Redbud tree

Chasing the First Pollinators of Spring in Central Texas

As winter loosens its grip and the first trees break into bloom, one of nature’s quietest spectacles begins — the return of the pollinators. This featured image was captured at Balcones District Park in Austin, TX, where an Eastern Redbud … Read More

Extreme close-up macro photograph of tiny translucent ice pellets scattered among dried autumn leaves and bright green leaves, creating a jewel-like winter scene on the ground.

Frozen in Time: Macro Magic from a Texas Winter

February 2022 brought our second freeze of the season: three quiet, cold days of ice and snow blanketing everything in stillness. After the trauma of 2021’s catastrophic storm — when millions of us lost power and water for days — … Read More

A shallow, rocky stretch of the Rio Grande flows through a wide channel bordered by golden dried grasses and reeds, with a rugged volcanic mesa rising against a clear blue sky in the background. A sandy island of sparse dry vegetation sits mid-river, splitting the current into riffles. Photographed along FM 170 (El Camino del Rio) in the Big Bend region of West Texas.

Wild Water, Ancient Land — The Rio Grande Along El Camino del Rio

If you’ve ever driven FM 170 in West Texas — also known as El Camino del Rio, the River Road — you already know it’s one of the most breathtaking stretches of highway in the entire country. This shot was … Read More

Queens of the Equinox: In the Garden with a Queen

The spring equinox arrives quietly — not with fanfare, but with wings. On a visit to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, I was surprised that my late arrival would give the gardens almost all to myself, the beautiful blooms, … Read More

Moto2 rider Darryn Binder (#40, Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) leans deeply into a sweeping corner at Circuit of the Americas, captured with a panning technique that blurs the red and white curbing in the background and conveys a strong sense of speed. April 2024.

Burn Rubber, Not Time: MotoGP is Back at COTA

MotoGP 2026 comes back to the Circuit of the Americas March 27-29. COTA doesn’t just test riders — it tests photographers. The elevation changes, the sweeping corners, the sheer unpredictability of a MotoGP weekend mean you’re constantly making split-second decisions: … Read More

Pollinating in the Winter

Suspended in a split second between flower and flight, a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) hovers above a rose bed in search of a winter meal. Cold-season pollination is an opportunistic affair — honey bee colonies remain semi-active through winter, and … Read More

A Great Blue Heron stands upright on a muddy bank at the water's edge, its long neck extended and orange-yellow bill pointed forward, reflected in warm amber and gold autumn-toned water.

Too Hot to Handle: How Great Blue Herons Keep Their Cool

When most people think of a Great Blue Heron, they picture a stoic figure standing at the water’s edge. But sometimes that stillness gives way to something unexpected: a wide-open bill aimed skyward, holding perfectly still. It looks like a … Read More

A honeybee collecting nectar from the vibrant pink blossoms of an Eastern Redbud tree in a sunlit orchard, symbolizing the harmony between pollinators and plants in spring.

Nature’s Harmony: Bees and Blooms

As spring blooms, a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) is seen busily gathering nectar from the vibrant blossoms of an Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), creating a beautiful connection between pollinator and plant. In this perfect moment of spring, flora and fauna … Read More

A cool-toned monochrome landscape of the entrance to Closed Canyon, with a flat-topped mesa and a rounded hill flanking a dark rocky cleft, surrounded by sparse desert scrub under a dramatic, streaked sky.

Stone Cold Serenity: Finding Your Calm at Closed Canyon

Lens-Artists Challenge #389: Time to Relax For this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge, Anne wants to know what relaxes us. She writes: “What gets you away from the stresses of daily life. What’s your passion?” The short answer for me is nature. … Read More

Pipevine Swallowtail

The health of pollinators is critical to our environment and ecosystems. Each pollinator plays an important role in transferring pollen and enabling plants to produce fruits and seeds. It is through this pollen transfer from plant to plant that genetic … Read More