Birds of the Texas Coast

“Birds of the Texas Coast photographer Ron Grimes and environmentalwriter B. C. Robison document more than 200 species that call Texas homefor at least part of the year. It’s a celebration of the region’s iconic birdsthat acknowledges the grave danger these birds face from climate change, particularly as rising sea levels threaten the coastal habitats where theythrive. ‘Will the breathtaking diversity of today’s bird life dwindle to just afew resilient species?’ Robison asks in the book’s introduction. ‘For today, let us enjoy, cherish, and preserve our native birds as best we can.’” –JenniferLatson, Rice Magazine

Ron Grimes is a native of East Texas. After graduation from high school in Woodville, he earned engineering degrees from the University of Houston and eventually retired from an environmental consulting firm. With over forty-five years of photography experience, Ron’s primary area of interest includes the natural history of Texas and the western United States. He currently lives in Fulshear with his wife, Linda, and their cat, Jake.

B. C. Robison is a Houston native, living in Katy, who has spent forty years birdwatching along the Texas Coast. Now retired, he has had careers as a small animal veterinarian and an environmental consultant, and he wrote the “Texas Naturalist” column for the Houston Post.