We are gearing up for a summer of listening and learning at Camp T.A.L.O.N! If your child is curious about wildlife and the intricacies of the natural world, our weekly camps may just be the experience they're looking for. 🐦📷☀️Registration is open at www.mcallenparks.net - Use the code to find out Nature Discovery Camps (263007) and save your child's spot today! #naturediscoveerycamps #quintamazatlan #summeratquinta #ornithology #learningwithbirds #sooouthtexasecology #naturebasededucation #mcallenevents

We are gearing up for a summer of listening and learning at Camp T.A.L.O.N! If your child is curious about wildlife and the intricacies of the natural world, our weekly camps may just be the experience they're looking for. 🐦📷☀️Registration is open at www.mcallenparks.net - Use the code to find out Nature Discovery Camps (263007) and save your child's spot today! #naturediscoveerycamps #quintamazatlan #summeratquinta #ornithology #learningwithbirds #sooouthtexasecology #naturebasededucation #mcallenevents

Meet Our May Bird of the Month, the Golden-fronted Woodpecker! These strikingly colored woodpeckers are the most common ones we see in the Rio Grande Valley and are resident year-round. FUN FACTS 🤓 🟡 Golden-fronted woodpeckers don't usually excavate to feed. Instead, they tend to pick insects from vegetation (aka, "gleaning"), or may peck or probe. 🟡 If you see one with purple stains on its face, it's likely been eating prickly pear fruits. They also go for hackberry, agarita, and persimmon, among other native plants. 🟡 The red crown is what most easily sets males apart from females. The male's nape is also more yellow-orange vs. just yellow on females. 🟡 They do excavate trees or poles to create a nesting cavity. Did you know a woodpecker's head can strike a tree's surface at speeds up to 13-15 mph, at over 100 strokes per minute? That's like a person crashing head first into a tree while running at top speed! Learn more from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://bit.ly/4kcerxj HOW TO ATTRACT 🟡 They especially love Wild Bird Unlimited's exclusive Bark Butter® products! https://bit.ly/3F6QwAG 🟡 They'll also visit feeders for seeds or nuts, and will even go for bananas and citrus fruit! HOW TO DETER 🟡 Loud drumming against your home in springtime is likely just for marking territory or attracting a mate, and typically stops once breeding starts. 🟡 The experts at Cornell Lab have great advice if you have a nuisance bird: https://bit.ly/3qUfIjN Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding experts! ❤️🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas #birding #birds #shoplocal #supportsmallbusinessowners