June 2020 Squirrelfish By Stephanie Boyd Squirrelfish (Holocentrus adscensionis) have compressed ‘perch-like’ bodies and large ‘squirrel-like’ eyes with red irises. They are typically reddish-pink with a... Read More
May 2020 The Three Kings: Pt 2 By Stephanie Boyd Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata Common in the American tropics, the ringed kingfisher was considered rare north of Mexico until the 1960s.... Read More
April 2020 The Three Kings: Pt 1 By Stephanie Boyd South Texas has three coexisting kingfishers in the winter, when the medium-sized belted kingfisher arrives to join the small green... Read More
March 2020 Southern Stargazer By Stephanie Boyd The stargazers are a family of fish characterized by eyes on the top of their heads. There are about 50... Read More
February 2020 Whale Sharks By Stephanie Boyd Whale sharks are the world’s largest living fish species. They hail from the order of carpet sharks, Orectolobiformes – a... Read More
January 2020 Whooping Cranes By Stephanie Boyd Reaching up to five feet in height, and with a seven-foot wingspan, whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North... Read More
December 2019 Sailfish By Stephanie Boyd Reaching just over ten feet, sailfish are one of the smaller members of the billfish family. Their most identifying characteristic... Read More
November 2019 Osprey By Stephanie Boyd Ospreys are large, distinctively shaped hawks whose diet and affinity for coastlines have earned them the nicknames “sea hawk” and... Read More
October 2019 Magnificent Frigatebird By Stephanie Boyd Birds are the most accomplished aeronauts the world has ever seen. They fly high and low, at great speed, and... Read More
September 2019 Sea Spiders By Stephanie Boyd Few invertebrates from land or sea play the sinister role as often as the spider. Luckily for arachnophobes, sea spiders... Read More