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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  It all starts with a few strands of plant fiber and some string attached to the uppermost branches of a chaparro prieto, but in three weeks of steady work this Altamira oriole will create an intricately woven nest some two feet in length that is constructed securely enough to withstand the gusty winds of Deep South Texas.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Tucked into their tiny cup of a nest four little hooded orioles pop up expectantly with the imminent arrival of a meal delivered by their mother.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Imagine for a moment, the remarkable odyssey of the ruby-throated hummingbird.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Carefully removing a Lincoln sparrow that has just flown into his mist net, Mark Conway of Harlingen will next band the bird and record a series of measurements before releasing it.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Colorful birds are everywhere as the spring migration thru South Padre Island hosts thousands of exhausted songbirds stopping over to rest and feed after winging it some 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico.

Monday, April 22, 2013  It's the peak of spring migration thru America's most critical migratory corridor here in Deep South Texas, and colorful songbirds such as painted buntings and rose-breasted grosbeaks' are briefly stopping over to rest and refuel on their flight to breeding grounds throughout North America.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Fire crews battled heat exhaustion as they worked to put out the massive blaze that consumed most of the home on the 800 block of Cortez in Pharr.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Despite the drought, South Texas birds... are sporting their colorful spring plumage... and in this music video, composer Mario Aleaman of Weslaco accompanies Richard Moore's video as the bird's beauty speaks for itself.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Easter sunrise is fast approaching, and while it is early in the South Texas outdoors for most birds to be laying eggs some like the great blue heron are already incubating.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A black-throated sparrow proclaims his territory from atop a spiny yucca, while nearby a cactus wren sings from a thorny branch.

Monday, January 07, 2013  If you are want to enjoy the sights and sounds of wild geese, then Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is the place to go.  Richard Moore takes us out where the call of the wild resounds.

Monday, December 31, 2012  Huge rattlesnakes, majestic bucks, colorful birds and trophy trout…yes, it has been a spectacular year in the South Texas wildlands.  Richard Moore looks back at 2012 in the outdoors.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  A wetlands restoration projects could bring both birds and tourists to Tio Cano Lake just north of La Feria.

Monday, November 12, 2012  A new and exciting series for the Animal Planet on birds of prey is being shot here in the Rio Grande Valley.  Richard Moore gives us a worldwide exclusive on the upcoming adventures of The Bird Hunter.

Monday, October 22, 2012  A pit bull killed about thirty birds, neighbor is afraid kids could be a target.