Subject: Forest Birds

  • Beautiful Fall Weekend: Friends, Festival & Nature

    Beautiful Fall Weekend: Friends, Festival & Nature

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    Rich Horner
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    Upper & Lower Rhymes Lakes, My favorite, and Patty’s go-to spot, Ward Bayou. On Friday, we drove up to Upper & Lower Rhymes lakes (1) in George County, MS. This is one of my favorite locations within 55 minutes of home. It is absolutely beautiful, quiet, and peaceful. These are oxbow lakes, previously part of…

  • Clay Point Park 10/28/25

    Clay Point Park 10/28/25

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    Rich Horner
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    Seeking birds in Biloxi Patty heard there was a Clay-Colored Sparrow sighted at South Clay Point Park, so yesterday morning, we headed across the bay and down Back Bay Blvd. It was a gorgeous Fall Mississippi Coast morning, with lots of birds but no Clay-Colored Sparrow. We also stopped by the Drain Pipe to find…

  • Morning at Ward Bayou 10/17/25

    Morning at Ward Bayou 10/17/25

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    Rich Horner
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    A relatively quite morning. Lovely Fall Morning at Ward Bayou Friday morning at Ward Bayou, and it started out great. At the entrance, Patty was seeing and hearing quite a few forest birds, mostly deep into the trees where it is difficult to photograph. Normally we have Ward Bayou to ourselves but it is hunting…

  • First week of October and signs of Fall

    First week of October and signs of Fall

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    Rich Horner
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    Ready for Fall and a bit of Rain Patty is home, and Holly Berry, her dog companion, is so pleased! While getting settled, we have not done a great deal of exploring. We checked out Clower Thorton Park in Gulfport the other morning, and Jones Park while we were there. Yesterday morning, after breakfast at…