Dan Pancamo

The Summer of 2012 is winding down.   Kestrel, New Orleans Mask, Destin Vacations and several trips to the gulf coast and stolen truck.    It's been a hot and fast summer, and I'm looking forw...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2012/08/summer-of-12.html

After spending the hot morning with the Dow Skimmers, I headed over to Brazos Bend State Park .   The heat was starting to get to me so I decided to take it easy in the shade with this Little...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2012/06/dow-skimmers-and-little-blue-heron.html

While in Austin a few weeks ago, I decided to stop by Guadalupe River State Park . State parks are getting smart and setting up water features (not working when I was there) for birds which ...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2012/05/painted-bunting-in-texas-guadalupe.html

Thought I would join the craze and go try for some shots of the Tropical Mockingbird in Sabine Woods Sanctuary , which is on the eastern Texas Louisiana border in the middle on nowhere(map ). T...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2012/04/tropical-mockingbird-in-sabine-woods.html

Texas Spring Migration is in full bloom with Tanagers, Vireos, and Warblers scattered along the Texas Gulf coast.  I've yet to hear of a major fallout, but many locations are reporting a fair am...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2012/04/texas-spring-migration-is-in-full-bloom.html

Thinking about starting up the Blog again. While having over 23,000 followers is cool, it just not personal enough.   G+ followers really are not followers, they are mainly just new users tha...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2012/04/thinking-about-starting-up-blog-again.html

HUM Update 3/21/2012  Still random.   Some nights it's very clear and others I can hardly hear it.     I'm starting to think that the wind is playing a part in the strength of the hum signa...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2012/03/world-hum-captured.html

The Pearland Bald Eagles #PearlandBaldEagles are nesting! While observing this morning, the two eagles didn't mind my location that was over 50 yards away to the West.  The female stayed on th...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2012/02/pearland-bald-eagles.html

Blogger posting are now integrated into Google+.    This post was created in blogger.com and automagically synced with my G+ account...   In theory...  Let's see how google+ handles HTML and ...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/12/blogging-to-google.html

Since #GooglePlus arrived in late July, blogging seems somewhat obsolete.   I have been averaging about 100 unique visitors on this blog weekly and 200 views to each posting.   Now I have 310...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/09/blogging-is-obsolete.html

Took my first kayak adventure on Horsepen Bayou out of Bay Area Park with my 300mm tightly stowed in a waterproof bag.  After launching the new Kayak, I headed towards the back waters of Ho...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/07/first-kayak-bird-trip.html

I walked in to the orthodontist this morning to get a braces xray evaluation for my daughter.     I totally expected the usual black and white xray of the mouth, the one that you have a har...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/06/welcome-to-2011-dentist-have-all-cool.html

As the sun rises, black skimmers are very active feeding in the shallow water runs in Quintana. After about 30 minutes, the show is all but over except for a few stragglers. Dang if I wasn't late...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/06/120-miles-early-bird-late.html

During sunrise and just before sunset, Black Skimmers can be seen skimming for mullet in the the shallow waters of Quintana.   While photographing these skimmers, I took several breaks from...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/06/black-skimmers-of-quintana-texas.html

The drought of 2011 is having a major affect on waterbirds in Quintana, Tx.  This weekend almost all the shallow inland lakes that were full of water last year are now completely dry and the sho...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/06/quintana-waters-and-drought-and-wild.html

Not much time to get out this week due to a work event in Austin last weekend, but the nightly Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue BAT BRIDGE is always sure bet for bats during the summer months. �...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/05/austin-bat-bridge.html

Haven't been able to get out to the birds this week, so family shots for now. One of the benefits of having a "fast lens" like the canon 50mm f1.4 is the ability to take photos at night or low...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/05/late-night-baskin-robbins-and-fast-lens.html

Except for a sole Yellow Warbler, Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary was silent this afternoon.  So it's that time to turn to the increasing  number of shorebirds. American Avocet Sem...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/05/warblers-gone-shorebird-time.html

The Bay-breasted Warbler was the main event on Tuesday. Several of these warblers filled the trees in the Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary the day after the front passed over the island. A ...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/05/bay-breasted-warbler-in-quintana-texas.html

While searching for warblers in the Quintana sanctuary, a hummingbird landed just a few feet away in full afternoon sunlight. It took many shots just to get the exposure correct, but luckily ...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/05/hummingbird-preene.html

Migrant fallout out today on the coast after the front came in... Finally got a chance at a Painted Bunting... Now I can sleep :)

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/04/north-wind-blows-painted-bunting.html

OK, enough with the little birds (my first year), warbler season may be over and it's time to put a chicken steak on to BBQ and get back to some real birds.   It's been interesting chasing ...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/04/quintana-shore-birds-are-back-done.html

If you haven't been to High Island Rookery to see the Roseate Spoonbills , this is the time to go!  Not only are the spoonbills stitting on eggs, the Great Egrets eggs have hatched and the chi...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/04/pretty-in-pink.html

This being my first year knowing about the annual bird migration fallout, I was beginning to doubt that this event was real.   For several weeks now is has been real slow and lots of work to...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/04/texas-spring-2011-migration-bird.html

Still working on most of the shots from Galvestons Dos Vacas .    Hoping for a warbler fallout this weekend... Guess where I plan to be!   Added the Green Heron and Orchard Oriole shots t...

http://blog.pancamo.com/2011/04/dos-dos-vacas.html