Six-lined Racerunner

I've written about these lizards before and they are always popping up when I visit our paradise in the woods.  It seems that each time they show up.....they taunt me.  Yes that's right....they taunt me.  I'll be sitting there minding my own business when one will literally run out from under the porch right in front of me.  It will then gaze at me, come a little closer, and the act as if it is daring me to try and catch it.  From experience I know that these particular lizards are as fast as hell and almost impossible to catch by hand, so I just sit and watch it, not taking its dare.  One day though I'll catch one and when I do I'll laugh in its face.

Texas Birding Hotspots Map

I was reading a post on the TEXBIRDS listserv and came across a post by Gary Hodne who put together a series of maps using Google Maps showing birding hotspots in Texas. The maps, in 12 different regions, not only mark the hotspots but also allow you to get directions to them from where ever you are. He will soon be importing all of this data into Google Earth. If you're planning on doing any birding in Texas you need to check out the links below.

eBird Hotspots Upper TX Coast

eBird Hotspots Central TX Coast

eBird Hotspots Rio Grande Valley

eBird Hotspots South Texas

eBird Hotspots East TX / Pineywoods

eBird Hotspots South Central Texas

eBird Hotspots North Central Texas

eBird Hotspots Edwards Plateau

eBird Hotspots Travis Co.

eBird Hotspots Rolling Plains

eBird Hotspots Panhandle / Llano Estacado

eBird Hotspots West TX/ Trans-Pecos