A slow day… Sept 13
Update: So the insect that was burrowing in the sandstone has been identified by BugGuide to genus. They say there are 5 described species in the U.S and the only two in our area are the Smaller Sand Cricket (Ellipes minuta) and Ellipes gurneyi. So maybe I can catch it and see which it is. Fingers crossed... See post dated 9-11-2020 (Perfect weather for the LBJ National Grasslands) for pics.
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Top side of the mushroom, kinda of rough eh
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But wait this is the same mushroom as above and see that color on the gills. Just stunning!
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When I saw this mushroom, I immediate thought the Poodle-skirt mushroom is what I would name it.
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Same mushroom as above
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This mushroom has such a beautiful pale lemon color
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Common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala) is having a good year.
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Crow-poison (Nothoscordum bivalve) blooms again.
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Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura). It has had a hard life. It was missing a leg.
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Side-oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) blooming pretty in red!
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Red Paper Wasp (Polistes) makes it home in an old bluebird box.
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Elm-leaf Goldenrod (Solidago ulmifolia) is looking mighty pretty in our woods.