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I am at home now but going backwards in my photo files to show some more treasures from last week’s Caddo NG surveying. More tomorrow from Caddo NG! Alaska’s Pristine Waterways Are Turning a Shocking Orange Scientists Reveal Why You Should Never Take Pebbles From The Beach Keep looking! The more you know, the more…
Ninty-nine would have been Shirley’s age on Friday (May 24th). And family, old friends and nature nerds were at the Thomsen Foundation on Saturday to celebrate Shirley on the annual Shirley Lusk Day walk. Thank you so much to the Thomsen Foundation, Lisa, Lyle, and Logan for another celebration of Shirley! Indeed Shirley was such…
Continuing on with the Caddo NG adventure! Sexual Parasitism: Yale Scientists Unveil the Mating Mysteries of Deep-Sea Anglerfish What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed The Vital Near-Magic of Fire-Eating Fungi Thanks Judy! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
Time was flying by, but now it was time to circle back thru the woods to the car. Lots of good treasures are found next creeks. But in fact treasures are in many places! How plants mate for life and repel other suit Hoofed animals’ earliest ancestor discovered in Colorado Keep looking! The more you…
Our goal was to reach the creek. Last time we never made it there. Too many good treasures to look at. So I claimed we would not stop to look until we got there. Well, as you saw yesterday we did stop but hey what can you do. Now on to the creek! And you…
After successful relocating the Jelly Babies, our eyes were on alert for new stuff of course! I mean a lot can pop up in just a few days right. The Purple Coral Fungus has only been observed three times near Houston in Texas on iNat! One observation in Oklahoma. There are 3509 observations mostly in…
Back at the Caddo NG on Monday we were heading out to check back on a few spots from the last trip. So sorta of a repeat, but not quite. Besides this time of year everything changes so fast. Indeed it was worth the second look! ‘Dust clouds’ from deep-sea mining endanger marine ecosystems: Study…
Ok, hold on. In fact some of you may think I have already gone batty. 😉 However last night Jeanne and I was out batting at the Caddo NG. Yes, we are back in Fannin County. Altogether, a great batty night! Tomorrow photos from Caddo NG! Many Animals Actually Have a Third, Transparent Eyelid. Here’s…
Sometimes I like to just take time to look at a single species. So I started this series of photos at 11:07am and finished at 11:46am. Thus it was more than a moment. However when you are having fun time flies. And I did see several flies. LOL. Solar storm’s auroras mesmerize, but also warn…
Scouting ahead of an upcoming field trip, Jeanne and I met up at the Thomsen Foundation. Jeanne had nest boxes to check as well. Wonderful sights to behold at the Thomsen Foundation! Up, Up and Not OK: Letting Go of Balloons Could Soon Be Illegal in Florida Vanishing Pollinators: Unraveling the Decline of Bees and…