Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
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Hard to keep up with the new life that is waking up now. Indeed wildlife needs our help now! Getting Struck by Lightning Actually Helps This Tree Thrive Cuttlefish Mesmerize Prey With Hypnotic Moving Stripes Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most US States Spring 2025 Plant Sales in Texas Stand Up…
After finding the Anemone ‘pilosa’ we headed over to two additional grasslands units. These were the highlights. So whatever you choose for a common name will work just fine. Furthermore ‘Hey You’ might be just fine too. Certainly works on me. LOL. And this concludes our treasures we saw on the outing with Russell. 🙂…
Russell was trying to gather at least four whole specimens. Additionally he required just the leaves from other Anemone ‘pilosa’. So we continued on to the second spot that I had found earlier in the week at the same general area. Russell was pretty happy with specimens at this location. So now twas time to…
The other day I accompanied Prof. Russell Pfau, Tarleton State University, to the grasslands in search of his target species, Anemone ‘pilosa‘. Previously I had scouted the location as I have been watching the Trout Lily progress over the season. So I had already found several of the Anemone ‘pilosa’ locations nearby. We were off…
Continuing on with our search! We watched for a good five minutes. They didn’t grab a meal. However perhaps they were already full and taking an afternoon siesta. 🙂 Neither of us found exactly what we were hunting for that day. But the unexpected was definitely worth the trip. Thank you to the Thomsen Foundation…
We headed back down from the mesa to meet up with Lisa. She filled us in on all the fabulous plans they are making. And gave us a tour of the new facilities. They can be very proud. After the tour, Jeanne and I headed back up to the mesa for we still had barely…
We continued at the ledge before we headed back down the hill to meet up with Lisa. So much to learn! A peek inside the busy home of the Internet Archive This Intrepid Team of Bee Lovers Are Doing Everything They Can to Save Rare Native Species From Extinction Songs of the Dammed Spring 2025…
Yesterday Jeanne and I headed to the Thomsen Foundation. Jeanne was looking for mosses and I was looking for Cymopterus. As we hopped out the car at the bottom of the mesa, I heard the first of season Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and a White-eyed Vireo! And we were just getting started! More tomorrow! This Bat is…
The air traffic is heavy. Where? Outside at our backyard nest box. Traffic Noise Is Changing Birdsong and Fueling Aggression in the Galápagos A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip Spring 2025 Plant Sales…
So it has been working out that I have been going out to the grasslands in the afternoons. When the wind is blowing the hardest. Well, a little wind won’t stop me. FYI, these photos were taken on windy Tuesday. Today would have been great with little wind, but alas I other things to do….