From the easy to spot to the hard to see. It is all there waiting for us at the Garnett Preserve!
A Rusty Blackhaw bud. Pretty rusty, eh!
Another angle! Looks like a birthday candle!
A gnarly tree!
Starry Night!
Funny little branch!
Bright red and black tipped Greenbriar thorns.
A delightful quartz rock! Did you know some round rocks were used by dinosaurs to break down food? These rocks are called gastroliths (stomach stones or gizzard stones). I do not know if the rounded rocks I find around here are really gastroliths. See the link below to read more about some gastroliths. However, most of the round rocks I find do not occur in creek beds, but in sandy red clay. Certainly it is fun to think about. 🙂
Finally, the Common Green Stink Bug was crawling along in the leaf litter. It was hard not to see it. 🙂
The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
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Rock looks like a papoose and funny little limb a snake hatching. Great pic of thorns. Never noticed how pretty they are. That happens lots with your pics. Thanks
Fascinating article about gastroliths. Somehow I’ve missed ever learning about these before. Makes complete sense though since birds need stones for their gizzards.
Rock looks like a papoose and funny little limb a snake hatching. Great pic of thorns. Never noticed how pretty they are. That happens lots with your pics. Thanks
BTW chickens for one eat tiny rocks to grind food.
I know about chickens. As a kid, I was the gutter when we killed our chickens and had to clean the gizzards. 😊
Fascinating article about gastroliths. Somehow I’ve missed ever learning about these before. Makes complete sense though since birds need stones for their gizzards.
I knew about the rocks but not the name – gastroliths.
The rusty blackhaw bud is so fuzzy looking!