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Today was the Bonham State Park OutDoor Expo. If you didn’t come you missed out on fun and an educational day! Here is a bit of what you missed. Indeed what a fun day! Now you may want to make plans to attend next year! New Research Reveals That Chimpanzees Are Capable of Complex Communication…
My mission today was to gather flowers for the Bonham State Park Outdoor Expo tomorrow. And successful! Maybe I might see you tomorrow? Our teeth have strange origins in ancient fish Elusive LSD Fungus Finally Discovered on Flower New research shows how solar arrays can aid grasslands during drought The Gutting of America’s Medical Research:…
Yesterday I posted the cute toad. Today is the rest of our finds! We all enjoyed the unusually cool June First Wed morning. Indeed good stuff! US science is being wrecked, and its leadership is fighting the last war How conservation icon David Attenborough holds onto hope They Walked? 160-Million-Year-Old Footprints Rewrite Pterosaur History Mosquito…
First Wednesday! And of course meant it was a totally great day! Another was caught. This one was tail-less. Well they looked like they still had a nub. Toadly a fun day! More tomorrow on what we saw. He Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He’s in Line to Lead the Forest Service. Why…
The Black Oil Sunflower feeder was going down by half or more each night. Our feeder is about 40 inches off the ground hung on a branch above. Now we know some squirrels can make the leap. However seed was disappearing in the night. So it couldn’t be a squirrel. So I am not sure…
What’s not to love about spending a day at home. The Dickcissels were singing and scolding me. I think I was near their nest. However I didn’t locate their pretty blue eggs. And I ran out of patience before they did. LOL. Indeed, a day at home is always nice. Happy Pride Month! After nearly…
We had a lovely start to our morning! Our little friend was very bold! Blackberries are in the freezer. It was a good day. “We’ve Barely Scratched the Surface”: Scientists Reveal Only 0.001% of the Deep Ocean Has Been Imaged Three-Eyed “Sea-Moth” Predator From 506 Million Years Ago Stuns Scientists Mosquito Bucket Challenge June 7th,…
It has been a week since I had checked the nest boxes for Jeanne. And what an absolute gorgeous day for checking again! Thank you to Jeanne! The platypus is a mix of animal parts and talents “Living Fossil” – Elusive Insect Thought To Be Extinct Rediscovered After 40 Years Mosquito Bucket Challenge June 7th,…
Now I was heading into the woods! Indeed, it had been a great day! Science in War, Science in Peace: The Origins of the NSF Amazing Fossil Preserves Teenage Tyrannosaur’s Last Meal New Research Reveals That Chimpanzees Are Capable of Complex Communication – And We’re Finally Listening Mosquito Bucket Challenge June 14, No Kings Sanger…
I continued on with my walk in the field. Tomorrow I will take you in the woods. Vets Borrow a Horse’s CT Scanner to Fit Giant, 302-Pound Sea Turtle and Get a Nice Surprise Thanks Claire! Forests “Talk” Before a Solar Eclipse: Study Reveals Mysterious Electrical Communication Funding Cuts Are a ‘Gut Punch’ for STEM…