Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
What’s not to love about spending a day at home. The Dickcissels were singing and scolding me. I think I was near their nest. However I didn’t locate their pretty blue eggs. And I ran out of patience before they did. LOL. Indeed, a day at home is always nice. Happy Pride Month! After nearly…
We had a lovely start to our morning! Our little friend was very bold! Blackberries are in the freezer. It was a good day. “We’ve Barely Scratched the Surface”: Scientists Reveal Only 0.001% of the Deep Ocean Has Been Imaged Three-Eyed “Sea-Moth” Predator From 506 Million Years Ago Stuns Scientists Mosquito Bucket Challenge June 7th,…
It has been a week since I had checked the nest boxes for Jeanne. And what an absolute gorgeous day for checking again! Thank you to Jeanne! The platypus is a mix of animal parts and talents “Living Fossil” – Elusive Insect Thought To Be Extinct Rediscovered After 40 Years Mosquito Bucket Challenge June 7th,…
Now I was heading into the woods! Indeed, it had been a great day! Science in War, Science in Peace: The Origins of the NSF Amazing Fossil Preserves Teenage Tyrannosaur’s Last Meal New Research Reveals That Chimpanzees Are Capable of Complex Communication – And We’re Finally Listening Mosquito Bucket Challenge June 14, No Kings Sanger…
I continued on with my walk in the field. Tomorrow I will take you in the woods. Vets Borrow a Horse’s CT Scanner to Fit Giant, 302-Pound Sea Turtle and Get a Nice Surprise Thanks Claire! Forests “Talk” Before a Solar Eclipse: Study Reveals Mysterious Electrical Communication Funding Cuts Are a ‘Gut Punch’ for STEM…
Goodness gracious I hope y’all are getting outside before the weather turns hot! Sometimes genus is as good as gets! And I’m fine with that. 🙂 Mosquito Bucket Challenge Science in War, Science in Peace: The Origins of the NSF These Plants Protect Larvae From Wildfires Humans moving to ancient cities sent bedbug numbers soaring,…
The sunshine and the temperature made for a great day! We got 2.55″ yesterday. The Kern’s Flower Scarab (Euphoria kernii) chowing down! Indeed nature always has a twist! To Reduce Human and Grizzly Bear Conflicts, Both Species Must Change Their Behavior Scientists Peered Inside The Echidna’s Mysterious ‘Pseudo-Pouch’ Harvard researchers devastated as Trump team cuts…
Another good rain for us last night. We got 2.41″. Also I am starting to see more bumbles! The queens must now have workers starting to help them. Left: unpollinated Western Horse Nettle (Solanum dimidiatum), center American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) on Texas Thistle, right pollinated Western Horse Nettle (Solanum dimidiatum). Scientists Peered Inside The…
What do ants, dung beetles, and vultures have in common? Of course we will be setting up a camera soon. Indeed what else would you expect. 🙂 Moreover you now know what I think an ant, a dung beetle, and a vulture have in common. They are part of nature’s cleanup crew! Salmon in the…
Today would have been Shirley’s one hundredth birthday! Family and friends gathered at the Thomsen Foundation to celebrate her. If you are not familiar with the late Shirley Lusk, read about her in the BRIT journal. Indeed Shirley was mentor to many of us. Furthermore you will find her name mentioned ten times in the…