Fossil Hill (part 9)

Fossil Hill (part 9)

Ooops, if you subscribe via email, I accidentally hit the send button too quick today for the post “Moving to a new area- part 3”. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ I will post parts 1& 2 in a few days. And then part 3 again afterwards. Now back to Fossil Hill. 😊 At this point, we had turned back…

Fossil Hill (part 8)

Fossil Hill (part 8)

Now we were heading deeper into the rocky areas of the woods. The boulders were amazing! Two more posts to go on Fossil Hill! Photoluminescence in the Garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Fossil Hill (part 7)

Fossil Hill (part 7)

There are three families of webspinners that occur in the US. They live gregariously usually consisting of a single wingless female and her brood of young. Most males have two pairs of nearly equally long wings. Furthermore, the webspinners are rare. (Second Edition, American Insects, Ross H. Arnett, Jr., 2000). Now of course, it makes…

Training Video

Training Video

What a lovely spring day, no fooling! Now I did say in the title there was a training video. Well, here it is! I learned this as kid and still enjoy shooting the “bullet”. Instructions: Gather your mature stalks of the Ten-petal Anemones but still somewhat flexible stem. Next choose one. Bend back the stem…

Fossil Hill (part 6)

Fossil Hill (part 6)

In the part 5, we had finished searching the powerline easement. Now we headed back through the woods and rocks. Stressed plants β€˜cry’ β€” and some animals can probably hear them Thanks Judy! Facelift for T. rex: analysis suggests teeth were covered by thin lips Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…

Fossil Hill (part 5)

Fossil Hill (part 5)

The powerline easement is, of course, kept clear of large vegetation. So this leaves an area for some bare spots for easier searching for Tiny Tim (Geocarpon minimum). What it Sounds Like When Doves Cry Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Don’t Stop

Don’t Stop

It was First Wednesday at the LBJNG. Ok, it really isn’t the first Wednesday of the month, but it was necessary to move the outing to a different date because I had other plans next week. Indeed, a great group! And furthermore, another fabulous day on the LBJ grasslands! 1,000-Plus Years of Tree Rings Confirm…

Fossil Hill (part 4)

Fossil Hill (part 4)

Still on the my knees in the powerline easement. At first, of course I did not what this critter ate. But with a little searching I was able to find it a name, Virgin Tiger Moth (Apantesis virgo). It over winters as a cat! Lucky for it, BugGuide had some useful additional information. Caterpillars food…

Prairie Seeker Saturday

Prairie Seeker Saturday

So I am putting a short pause on the Fossil Hill posts. However, I still have seven more posts from Fossil Hill to share. Saturday was the Prairie Seeker class. Indeed the weather was perfect! To sum it up, a great day was had by the Prairie Seekers. For this reason, you may want to…

Fossil Hill (part 3)

Fossil Hill (part 3)

Ok, I did have a mission to Fossil Hill if you remember, Tiny Tim. πŸ˜‰ And we were out about six hours that day. Climate Change: A β€œWin-Win” Between Farmers and an Apex Predator Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know