Wildlife

By Calvin Finch Ph.D., Guest Author Entice the widest selection of feathered finery with thickets and tangles. The most attractive landscape to the widest selection of birds is one that offers [...]

Before you haul your holiday pine or fir to the brush/compost pile, decorate it one more time — this time as a bird feeder. The weekend after New Year’s Eve is usually when the Christmas tree [...]

Evergreen plants and a few colorful winter performers are all your landscape needs to cast a colorful glow in the colder months. See our list of recommendations. Missing warm color in the garden [...]

Cooler weather is the perfect invitation to explore the great outdoors and take a peek at the pollinators puttering and fluttering about. With the advent of cooler weather, there are a few [...]

Most spiders are beneficial to have around our landscapes. Flies, mosquitos, roaches and other undesirable insects are all appetizing to arachnids. A door orb-weaver, or adore an orb-weaver? Both [...]

If you spot patches of grass with intriguing orchid-like blooms or bold black butterflies hovering about, you’ve likely stumbled upon this native vine. While most butterfly gardens are works of [...]

San Antonio is home to one of the world’s largest bat colonies — a boon for natural pest control since a bat can eat its weight in insects in a single night. Encourage these bug–munching mammals [...]

Explore the dark world of covert pollinators, where moonlit moths eclipse butterflies to rule the night. Make a shadow-savvy garden to attract these nocturnal nectar sippers! Catch a glimpse of a [...]

More than just a perfect hideaway, cenizo’s stems and silvery-green leaves are also savory sustenance for these harmless, low-key larvae. When it comes to Bexar County native plants, few are as [...]

Human concerts may be on pause, but nature’s music never stops. Discover a whole new world of performers in your own backyard — no physical distancing required. If you think this summer [...]