May 22 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade We are so lucky to have such a wonderful tribe of dolphins that calls the Laguna Madre home. They have been here for so long that they have actually become smaller than the offshore tribes. They know how to navigate the shallow waters of the bay, heading north …
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May 15 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Summer is just around the corner and we are wishing for some blue water this year. Last year was lacking in clear snorkeling water around our favorite places such as the jetties and the old causeway. It just didn’t happen. Usually we get a few days of clear …
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May 08 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Twelve days straight of birds, birds, birds – this year has been the most amazing year for all of us to witness the phenomena of winged migration. It was the perfect storm, all the elements of nature lining up to put down tens of thousands of birds on …
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Apr 24 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Putting water out for the birds that are migrating north right now is critical to their survival with the drought that we are having. Please help the birds along their arduous journey. Water is the most important thing that they need. Also be sure to visit trailoftrees.org. In …
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Apr 10 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Last week I wrote an article about trash in the bay. The photos were small and hard to see. This week I say less so you can see more of the photo. This is in the shrimp boat basin of Port Isabel. A dolphin was close by which …
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Apr 04 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Dolphins play, and how we enjoy watching them. The tribe of local dolphins is lucky as they have a beautiful home, the lower Laguna Madre. A home that is safe and clean. Well, I take that back. Not clean. It was beautiful. But now more and more trash …
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Mar 27 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade For years I have shared stories of rare bird sightings here in the Valley. In the birding world if you see a very rare bird, a photo is a must to believe it. Of course it helps if everyone else gets to see it, too. That is the …
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Mar 13 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Our dolphin tribe, the tribe of the lower Laguna Madre area, are experts at catching fish. They don’t even use their eyes to do so. They use their built-in radar, sonar. Because of this super human power, you will find them in the muddiest water feeding. If there …
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Mar 06 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Just watch Rozzi and you will know where to point the camera. The dolphins know him well and they like him. Rozzi often steals the show and has been featured in many magazines, talk shows and television shows. Being featured in the BBC Wildlife Magazine was one of …
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Feb 27 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade It was just right there at the swing bridge by Long Island Village. There were about four mothers and a few youngsters milling around and around chasing something. Then we saw a thrash, a splash and swoop, a huge sheepshead fish flew out of the water only to …
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