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
I bet many of you in North Texas watched the birds today out your window. And with the cold, sleet, thunder, and small hail, it certainly was a good day to watch! Sixteen species were seen at my feeder this morning. Additionally, on my walks I had a Red-shouldered Hawk, crows, and Blue Jays. Squabbles!…
The bottomland was definitely interesting but now we headed upwards. Newly Discovered Fossil Reveals Hundreds of Teeth ‘Never Seen Before in a Pterosaur’ Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
The bottomlands main interest that day definitely was the trees. And what we found on or beneath them. Some of you may not have gotten an email notification yesterday. I have no clue why not, but assumed that it was a WordPress hiccup. Hopefully today’s notifies. Why Aren’t All Black Bears Black? Astronomers Just Discovered…
The bottomlands have interesting trees. And many bottomland trees are mysteries to me. I am learning but it may take a few more years until I can remember them. LOL Natural Things Thanks Alan for sharing this article. Some young sea spiders can regrow their rear ends Army of pest-munching ducks keep South African vineyard…
It was a chilly January 24th, but Jeanne had brought along some handwarmer packets. So it wasn’t bad at all. More tomorrow from the January 24th outing! This Species of Carnivorous Plant Evolved Into a Toilet And Is Now Winning at Life Ants can ‘sniff out’ cancer tumors in urine, says new study Keep looking!…
Did y’all get some snow last night? We probably got a half inch of snow plus a total of .55″ in the rain bucket. Very nice!! So talking about birds, an irruptions refer to the movement of northern species to the south for food. Snowy Owls and Redpolls are among the species that will irrupt….
The Clouded Sulphur emerged on January 21. Of course I was ready for it since the chrysalis changes colors as you saw in yesterday’s post. So with cat out of the bag, it was time to release it! Spring will be here before you know it. Of course today feels more like winter. We even…
So I am happy to report that I have released a critter from my shelf. Oh darn I must have bumped the camera so it was not quite in focus. Definitely have to try to come up with a better setup. Oasis in Parched Land Green energy is cheaper than fossil fuels, a new study…
A few more of our found things from Thursday. Some good and some not. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Luckily we went to this unit on Thursday. The RX burn was at that unit the next day. A happy rock can always bring a smile to my face! Scientists Uncover Nearly 100 Dinosaur Nests in Fossilized Hatchery Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…