New work from Big Bend Vistas

Bewick's Wrens are busy building a nest in the metal squid sculpture in the yard.

The "Collared Peccary", also known as Javelina are ubiquitous in the Big Bend region. They are mistakenly referred to as "pigs" , but are actually more like large rodents. They travel is small herds and forage on cactus, desert plants and they especially love to eat bird seed that has fallen out of our seed tray feeders.  

Several species of hummingbirds migrate to Fort Davis in early spring and stay all summer until migrating south in the fall.  Blooming ocotillo in the Big Bend area coincides with their arrival in the spring, but some ocotillo in higher elevations (like ours) blooms later.  By mid-June, the bloom are declining, but the hummingbirds are still interested. 

Greasewood Gallery at the Hotel Paisano will feature area photographers Jean Northington, Lesley Brown-Villareal and Mike Darr in a group exhibition July 1 - September 30. Located on the corner of Highland and Texas Streets in Marfa. Gallery hours are 8-8 Monday-Saturday and 8-6 Sunday.

This May, a variety of colorful visitors arrived in Fort Davis.  Because of the recent drought conditions, they have concentrated in large numbers at the bird pond and feeders. The most popular feeders are filled with grape jelly, oranges, and suet cakes. 

Big Bend Vistas are featured at Gallery on the Square in Alpine, Texas.   The mission of this co-op gallery of the Big Bend Arts Council is to encourage creativity by providing a venue to local area artists for the purpose of selling & displaying their work and to promote Alpine as an art destination.  

Almost 30 local artists show paintings, jewelry, clay arts, photography and more at this wonderful gallery.  We all work at least once a month at the gallery and I'm here today!

Gallery on the Square
115 West Holland Ave.
Alpine, TX 79830

432-837-7203

Hummingbird migration in west Texas usually begins in late July and continues into September.  They stop for rest & nectar on their long journey to Mexico for the winter months. 
So far, we've had 5 species visit our feeders during migration. 

Lucifer

Rufous

Black-chinned

Broad-tailed

Calliope