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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It is always fun to observe new things in nature. And hardly a day goes by that I don’t see something I have not seen or known about. So wonderful! At first I didn’t think the younger instars had developed the osmeterium. I had always just petted their heads of the older larvae for the…
After the sun sets a whole another crew comes out. So I got out my trusty UV torch in search of the glowing creatures! This cutie was hanging from a silk on a Post Oak. Also now a member at the Curry Foster Home. What can I say, I am a larvae hoarder. LOL So…
So we always have a wonderful time. And sometimes the heart rate might race a bit. Of course, we had to see! Now this guy really made Jeanne’s heart race. She said it curled up in a tangled ball and shook it fist (ie tail) at her before they both parted ways. However, I had…
On our adventure to the bottomlands on the LBJ NG, we certainly found a lot of cats. Furthermore, did you know a group of caterpillars is called an army? I didn’t. LOL Also while searching for the term I found a group of cats (the feline kind) is called a clowder or a glaring. And…
It was cloudy the day we went out. But that didn’t matter much since we in understory. Cloudy days however do make it harder to keep oriented in the right direction. Leaving grass to grow is easier, looks good, and supports pollinators A Scientist Says He’s Solved the Bermuda Triangle, Just Like That Keep looking!…
No place like home, eh! And certainly the LBJ grasslands feels like home to me. Especially since I have been exploring there since 1990’s. Here’s what Kathy found today… Thanks Kathy for sharing your great find! Night Flight: Tracking Data Reveal When and Why Songbirds Begin Their Massive Journeys and How They Decide to Leave…
Today will be photos and movies from Jeanne and Anonymous (ie Jim). Both got a real treat that they are sharing with us! Next up was Jeanne’s find while she had been out in the kayak. It was a Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer) that had caught a catfish! Second movie! Third movie! Jeanne said…
For the second and final stop, Jeff led us to another limestone barren. And the treasures were just as great the first stop. 🙂 What a wonderful field trip. Thank you Jeff! ‘We Were Gobsmacked’: Giant Study Reveals Why Moss Is Vital For The Planet ‘Dark Earth’ Buried in The Amazon’s Past Could Help Save…
Jeff Quayle led a field trip this morning. His field trips are always so informative and fun. We had two stops. First stop will be today’s post. Jeff delivered a fantastic first stop! This Frog May Be the First Amphibian Known to Pollinate Flowers Scientists reveal face of 10-foot ‘killer tadpole’ that terrorized Earth long…
It is always nice to be back home. And in the spring so much has grown. Additionally it is interesting to see which plants appreciated the late winter and spring rain schedule nature provided. So many animals appreciate the Prairie Parsley (Polytaenia nuttallii) from bees to butterflies and more. Also it is the host plant…