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Rancho Cardinalis is located in the Texas Hill Country outside the village of Center Point that rests on the Guadalupe River. We acquired the ranch in 2005, built temporary living quarters in 2006 and our home in 2009. Our ranch is managed under a State wildlife plan. The focus is on Near-Artic and Neo-Tropical migratory & breeding Hill County birds. We also manage for small mammals and butterflies. The ranch is named after our most abundant bird – Northern Cardinal - cardinalis
Texas Forest Stewardship award
In 2007 we received a Texas Forest Stewardship award. L-R; Susan Sander, Sherry Collins, Clay Bales, Tom Collins
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Wildflower Heaven
Until recently I would have rated the spring of 2010 the best ever Wildflower season we've had here on the ranch. But this year is certainly giving 2010 a challenge for the abundance and continued blooming period The two big rains this year starting with a mid-March 3 inches that got the wildflowers going and then followed up by a early May week total of over 6 inches regenerated the blooming season into what can only be described as a landscape of yellows, reds, white and blues. So dense is the wildflower cover that it is impossible to walk the ranch without every step landing on a solid mat of wildflowers. Truly amazing sight that without sunglasses, the brilliant colors will make your eyes water as they reflect back their colors. Unless we get another rain, I believe we have seen the zenith of the wildflowers for 2012.
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