Blue Bunting Lodge

Blue Bunting Lodge A birders' retreat in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

08/30/2026

8/30/26 Handicap accessible unit update: floor grout, backsplash, glass shower wall and grab bars installed!

My love/hate relationship with climbing milkweed shifted a bit in the positive direction today when the flowers attracte...
08/22/2026

My love/hate relationship with climbing milkweed shifted a bit in the positive direction today when the flowers attracted this enormous beauty: a Mexican Tarantula-hawk! Here with a Queen butterfly for proper scaling. The hum of its labored flight was louder than a hummingbird! We've had plenty of its flashy, orange-winged cousins, but this one is a new bug for Blue Bunting Lodge.

Today's project, getting one more bed finished for the north butterfly garden! Hopefully, there'll be something to show...
08/12/2026

Today's project, getting one more bed finished for the north butterfly garden! Hopefully, there'll be something to show for it in time for the Texas Butterfly Festival this November!

08/12/2026

Project Update, Hummingbird Hacienda, 8/10/2026

Found this tiny flash of scarlet on the back wall of the house this week. I'm still learning my odes (Odonates, or drag...
07/07/2026

Found this tiny flash of scarlet on the back wall of the house this week. I'm still learning my odes (Odonates, or dragonflies and damselflies,) but recognized him as Amelia's Threadtail, one of the South Texas specialties. Odonate maven Cindy McKee confirmed the ID, and further confirmed that it's a "nice yard bug!"

06/30/2026

Signs are up! Thanks to Casas de Reyes crew for building the walls and mounting these fantastic signs from Cavazos Welding!

06/28/2026

Progress report: Kiskadee Cottage walkthrough today!

Nothing terribly rare, just a fine assortment of (mostly) black-and-white butterflies at the lodge right now.
06/18/2026

Nothing terribly rare, just a fine assortment of (mostly) black-and-white butterflies at the lodge right now.

First butterfly to welcome us home from Mexico: LANTANA SCRUB-HAIRSTREAK. Appropriately, in the lantanas by the drivew...
06/14/2026

First butterfly to welcome us home from Mexico: LANTANA SCRUB-HAIRSTREAK. Appropriately, in the lantanas by the driveway.

Floor tile going in!! Love this Saltillo hex.
06/02/2026

Floor tile going in!! Love this Saltillo hex.

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2415 Mile 6 North
Mercedes, TX
78570

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