Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine - May 2015

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May 2015 - Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine

Learn about twelve of Texas’ most famous and admired feathered beauties. Know how to identify venomous vipers. Plan to create art in a park. Learn about unfussy camping and how to enjoy owls without leaving home. Read tips on how to take better wildlife photos and how to get your kayak to go where you want it to go. And P.S. - don’t touch the prickly poppy.

Feature Articles

The Twelve Most Beautiful Birds in Texas

There are plenty of lovely avian contenders for the list.

By Cliff Shackleford

Whoever came up with the phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” was quite a diplomat, but I had to throw diplomacy out the window when selecting our state’s 12 most beautiful birds. Just think, Texas has nearly 640 species, and only 12 of them, or less than 2 percent, could make the cut! Read more.

Venomous Vipers

Snakes can be frightening, but only a handful are dangerous.

By Michael Smith

Somewhere in the woods, a small coil of reddish-tan scales shifts, snuggling up closer to a fallen oak branch that stretches through the leaf litter. A pale red tongue flicks out, testing the air. The copperhead waits patiently for a mouse or a frog to wander close enough to become its next meal. Completely silent and able to remain essentially motionless, the little reptile blends perfectly into the mosaic of leaves on the woodland floor. Read more.

Art in the Parks

This state park program unleashes the artist in all of us.

By Chris Holmes

"There is an artist in everyone, Daddy,” my 8-year-old son Charlie informs me one day as I struggle to comprehend how he could produce such a masterpiece in his art class.

“Art is everywhere, but it’s best in nature,” he explains patiently and profoundly. “That’s why I love going to the parks.” Read more.

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