Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
What is it? The Texas Invasive Bird Project (TIBP) is a citizen-science project that initiated in June 2008.Ā TIBP evaluates status of invasive or introduced species of birds in the state of Texas.Ā Coordinated by Daniel Brooks, Ph.D. since 2008 at the H…
Read MoreEditorās Note: Dr. Dan Brooks, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology recounts recent adventures off the shores of Panama with local fishermen of the Embera people. In my last blog, I discussed a recent trip to a remote, pristine part of Panama, just north of t…
Read MoreItās fitting that as director Paul Phelan speaks to us from the windswept, idyllic west coast of Ireland, decompressing with his family between film projects, one of his children will soon leave the nest. āSea Lions: Life by a Whisker,ā his newest natu…
Read MoreIt’s springtime, and we all know what that means! Bright and cheerful flora; adorable, baby animals; a newfound will to embrace the mentality that life is a breath of fresh air/a box of chocolates/any other idiom that instills hope and wonderā¦ Bu…
Read MoreThe blog about the stray woodpecker in a cemetery was such a smash hit, that the clever folks in our PR dept. proposed taking it to the next level. My mind raced with possible sites to visit that would fall under the general theme of āCool birds in str…
Read MoreGuest blog by Cathy Hou Editorās note: Cathy interned with Dr. Dan Brooks, HMNS Curator of Vertebrate Zoology. Her hard work culminated with publication of this article on Mute Swans in our beloved Lone Star state: https://www.hmns.org/wp-content/uploa…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was co-authored by HMNS Accessibility Programs Manager Matti Wallin and Marcia Moore, OD, FCOVD, ABO Diplomate of Bellaire Family Eye Care. Nearly everyone enjoys wildlife, but sometimes it can be challenging to get go…
Read MoreWhile the title of todayās blog perhaps sounds like the introduction to a bad bar joke, these three things really do share something in common besides ambling into a bar or being on a Cessna short of a parachute. The thing they all share in common is t…
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