Early Morning Dance
Sure was humid out this afternoon here. A forecasted cold front will be welcome tonight. It will be perfect weather for the Shirley Lusk Day tomorrow! However I certainly think the summer heat will be here soon enough. 🙂
A fine dancer the male Painted Bunting. The gal did not seem to pay him much attention. I could not see if there was a romantic encounter because they were out of view for a few moments. The female did follow him as he left. I don’t recall witnessing a male Painted Bunting doing a dance before. Indeed a special treat!
Decolonize your garden: This long weekend, dig into the complicated roots of gardening
To Pay Rent in Medieval England, Catch Some Eels
Keep looking!
The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
A brain yes. Love the video. Hope he was successful in getting the girl.
Really neat to catch that courtship dance!
Have you ever seen Colorado Venus’ Looking Glass Triodanis coloradoensis which is endemic? I had one plant come up in a flower bed that had plants from a nursery and soil purchased locally to raise an area. Since I have never seen one before I am guessing it came in with something. It is endemic to TX in the “Edwards Plateau and adjacent areas”. I am hoping the one plant spreads to multiple just because it isn’t the common one. Our common species perfoliata is rarely showy. Some plants seem to grow but never show their flowers, so they just look weedy. Like only the cleistogamous flowers ever do their thing (had to look that up in Flora – I wasn’t that smart).
Kathy, that is neat you got a cool plant in the soil. Not often I bet to get a great native from brought soil, eh. No I have never seen it. I had to look the plant up. Pretty. The T. perfoliata is having banner year around our house. FYI, I too have to look up the words all the time. I tell myself I will remember, but mostly I don’t. Ha ha!
So lucky to see the dance – wow
Wow, so lucky to catch the bunting dance on video! I saw it happening once long ago, before having a camera in your phone was a thing. I’m sad to miss the Shirley Day today – looking forward to your report!
So special to those nature moments for sure We missed you too.
Thanks for double-checking the venus looking-glass sap for me – that was so unexpected!
Nature! Love the surprises! You are welcome.