Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Before the conference we started the day exploring more of the trails! Certainly a great way to start the day. More tomorrow! How we discovered a rare giant millipede fossil on a beach – and why it matters US team discovers winged reptile that took powered flight with early dinosaurs Stand Up for Science! Our lives…
I am down in Austin for the Texas Plant Conservation Conference. Furthermore I had never been here so I am excited to see the center! The talks today were wonderful of course. Learning alot! It’s late and I’m pooped. Tomorrow more learning and more time to enjoy the grounds! This Fungus Appears to Be Able…
Still unbelievable how cool the weather is, eh! Forecast says not for longer. One rescued to live another day! Neanderthal ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Discovered in Belgian Cave NASA Just Flew Through the Sun’s Atmosphere – And What It Saw Is Jaw-Dropping A Massive Underwater Fossil Find Includes Remains From Ancient Human Ancestors Stand Up for…
Jeanne and I went back to search for more of the non-native Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) at LBJ NG that was spotted on the First Wed outing. This needed to be nipped in the bud before it spreads. None had ever been documented on the grasslands before. Luckily our search yielded no more of the…
Yesterday we found some neat wildlife. Not the furry kind, never the less…pretty darn cool! While editing and naming my photos I heard someone banging on the window. Wonderful day! These Fruit Trees Turn CO₂ Into Stone – And Might Just Save the Planet ‘Nothing Short of Magical’: Scientists Discover a Dinosaur Bone Nearly 800…
Today Jeanne and I finished the second half of the second round of the LBJNG quail survey. Indeed the avian breeding season is almost over. Thanks Judy and Miguel for sharing! Scientists discover giant 3,000-year-old trees never before seen by humans Thanks Judy! 2,000 ‘plastivore’ caterpillars can gobble a stubborn plastic bag in 24 hours…
This morning started the second site visiting for the LBJ Quail Survey. The goal is to visit each survey point three times a season. So how did the survey go? The post title says it all. 🙂 At three of the six points we heard a total of five lovely Bobwhites calling. Music to our…
What do you grow in your garden? Do you grow veggies for you and your family? Or maybe you are growing a pollinator garden for the insect friends. Perhaps you do both. Great! Moreover each year I have been waiting for a Five-spotted Hawk Moth (Manduca quinquemaculatus) cat to show up. Someday I hope. Until…
I don’t go far because there is always something that will stop me. So fun to stop and watch. Like I did for this Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura) chowing down. Common Farm Chemical Is Accelerating the Insect Apocalypse Neanderthals boiled bones in ‘fat factories’ to enrich their lean diet Oregon Backyard June 24-29, 2025…
The other day you may recall I was at the Windmill Lake. Well, after I finished looking for my sunglasses I went further. Capturing the crab spider takes more than a few shots. So I’m twisting the flower around when I get another cat too! Never miss a chance to explore the LBJ NG! Orcas…