IT’S YOUR NATURE
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  • Examples of my work
  • Plant information & lists
    • Why Native Plants?
    • Deer resistant plants
    • Freeze resilient plant List
    • Shade Tolerant Plants
    • Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown >
      • Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
  • Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
    • Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
    • Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
    • Mosquito control newsflash!
  • Dealing with Deer
  • Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
    • Checklist birds of the region
    • Checklist Birds of Sun City
    • Recent referrals/recommendations
    • Birds of Central Texas Gallery
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
    • My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
    • sparrow ID
  • Gardening tips
    • The case for leaving leaves
    • Planting a Butterfly Garden
    • Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
    • Garden Tips for Wildlife
    • Is your lawn making your pet sick?
    • Garden alternatives to non-native plants
    • Gardening for bats
    • One Option in Bare shady areas?
    • Green Waste and Mulch
  • Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
    • Bird Friendly Native Plants
    • Attracting Birds to Your Garden
    • Bird Feeding Tips
  • Sun City Activity Center Plants
  • My movie
  • Fun Photo Galleries
    • Photographer of the month candidates gallery
    • New England Trip
    • Some of my favorites gallery
    • Flight and Fancy
    • Gallery from the Great Freeze
    • After the freeze Gallery
    • Hints of Spring Gallery
    • Birds of Spring in Central Texas
    • Late spring central Texas life Gallery
    • Summer 2021
    • A sampling of my subjects
  • Presentations
    • Composting presentation
    • Leaf and groundcover presentation
    • Earth and pocketbook-friendly gardening
  • My Blog
  • Reviews
It's Your Nature...
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
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E.B. White
​Hi! My name is Martin Byhower, and I split my time between enjoying and exploring the natural environment while doing what I can, both professionally and personally, to preserve and protect all things wild. I'm a native Californian, where I taught science, restored habitats, worked as an advocate for wildlife, and guided small and large birding groups for decades before, my passion for nature brought me to the incredibly rich and diverse central Texas bioregion. When not out birding, photographing nature, and "botanizing", I spend as much time as possible sharing my passions with YOU, helping you create a wildlife friendly garden, helping you find the remarkable avian fauna in this region, or giving presentations to your group, club, or organization. When not doing the preceding, I enjoy chilling with my lovely wife and our dogs and exploring the rich music, dining, museums, parks, and entertainment in Austin and Georgetown TX.
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MORE ABOUT ME
-Native Plant Retailer and Consultant (TDA License #0735971)

-Professional Birding Guide
-Co-chairman, Sun City Nature Club Bird SIG (Special Interest Group)

-Presenter of Workshops, slideshows, lectures, and more on a variety of topics
-Certified all (4) levels Native Plant Society of Texas Landscaping Workshops
-Texas Master Naturalist
-Senior University Lecturer
-Board member:
• Sun City Recycles

-Award-winning lifelong Science Educator
-Degrees from University of California Santa Barbara, in biology and geology

-Georgetown resident (Sun City)

Contact me:
avitropic@sbcglobal.net
310-487-3353

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  • Martin Byhower home
    • My landscape service fees
    • About Me
    • Contact me
    • Other Services
  • Plant Photo Gallery
    • Large / Shade trees
    • Ornamental / small to medium trees
    • Perennial Flowering shrubs
    • Flowering Perennials
    • Evergreen shrubs
    • Vines
    • Cactuses, yuccas & agaves
    • Ornamental, Xeriscape and Turf Grasses
    • Groundcovers
    • Annuals/wildflowers
  • Examples of my work
  • Plant information & lists
    • Why Native Plants?
    • Deer resistant plants
    • Freeze resilient plant List
    • Shade Tolerant Plants
    • Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown >
      • Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
  • Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
    • Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
    • Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
    • Mosquito control newsflash!
  • Dealing with Deer
  • Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
    • Checklist birds of the region
    • Checklist Birds of Sun City
    • Recent referrals/recommendations
    • Birds of Central Texas Gallery
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
    • My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
    • sparrow ID
  • Gardening tips
    • The case for leaving leaves
    • Planting a Butterfly Garden
    • Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
    • Garden Tips for Wildlife
    • Is your lawn making your pet sick?
    • Garden alternatives to non-native plants
    • Gardening for bats
    • One Option in Bare shady areas?
    • Green Waste and Mulch
  • Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
    • Bird Friendly Native Plants
    • Attracting Birds to Your Garden
    • Bird Feeding Tips
  • Sun City Activity Center Plants
  • My movie
  • Fun Photo Galleries
    • Photographer of the month candidates gallery
    • New England Trip
    • Some of my favorites gallery
    • Flight and Fancy
    • Gallery from the Great Freeze
    • After the freeze Gallery
    • Hints of Spring Gallery
    • Birds of Spring in Central Texas
    • Late spring central Texas life Gallery
    • Summer 2021
    • A sampling of my subjects
  • Presentations
    • Composting presentation
    • Leaf and groundcover presentation
    • Earth and pocketbook-friendly gardening
  • My Blog
  • Reviews