44 plants, 4 insects, 1 lizard, toads, and fungi was the count on Seek for my great-nephews! Additionally that doesn’t count the frogs they didn’t get recorded on Seek. This was their first time to use Seek, the iNaturalist app that is kid-safe!
Cooper quickly got started.
The first find that was not a plant. 🙂 They had never seen puffball before! So I explained what it was and the spores that they were about to see!
This was only the first of several firsts for the weekend!
A cool mushroom!
Clark was trying to use the iPad but we discovered it really was not very good for Seek. Cooper recorded a fungi.
Clark’s sharp eyes spotted a Reticulated Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron reticulatum)!
Cooper commented on how picturesque the pond was. I agreed!
Frogs of all sorts were jumping including this Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)!
They both took the opportunity to toss a few!
We continued on. Oh my! 5 or 6 tree frogs on a path going down to another pond.
They both were able to catch one! Neither had ever held a frog before.
Clark got his turn for catching one too!
Then Cooper explained to Clark how to gently pet its back. 🙂
The last notable find was the Lined Buprestis (Buprestis lineata) that landed on Clark!
Besides the morning at the grasslands, they did hunt for the scorpions in the evening with the UV light. I’m sure the count was another world record. 😉 Over breakfast I inquired to what was Clark’s favorite thing. He replied, spotting the Texas Spiny Lizards four times out our backdoor!
Looks like the boys had a great time. Boys do love to throw things. Thats the strangest mushroom I’ve ever seen.
It was an interesting mushroom.
What a great day for the boys – they are pretty creative thinkers – really like the comment about the puffball being like a firecracker!
Such a fun day with your great-nephews! They are lucky to have such an interesting aunt.
What a great time!!