Brown and Orange

Brown and Orange

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Whoa, wasn’t the morning wonderful with the cloud cover? We were not very lucky in the rain department with only .02″. However, Alvord got .55″! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Sharing

Sharing

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Do you have all your appendages crossed for rain? So when you garden, do you plant more than you need? Long ago I read this was the way…plant more than you need. The why is because then you can share. Well, this year I planted a garden (thanks Claire). And my plan all along, was…

Was it too hot

Was it too hot

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This morning we did another quail survey. We have been using the Merlin app to record the species of birds we hear. This morning’s list includes Mourning Dove, Purple Martin American Crow, House Sparrow, Painted Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Painted Bunting, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Carolina Wren, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, White-eyed Vireo, titmouse, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,…

Change of clothes

Change of clothes

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In this hot weather you are probably changing into a fresh set of clothes often. But like other creatures, we are shedding more than our artificial coverings (ie clothes). Humans lose 200,000 skin cells every hour or around five million skin cells in a day. The process is called desquamation. So like other creatures, we…

Screams and Mandibles

Screams and Mandibles

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On today’s walk, several critters brought joy to my day. And hopefully yours as well! I carefully got close to get a close up shot and movie. As you can see, the snake watched Gracie as she walked passed me and the snake. 🙂 Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees,…

Baader-Meinhof phenomenon

Baader-Meinhof phenomenon

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Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is also known scientifically as the frequency illusion. You buy a car and suddenly you see the same model everywhere. Or perhaps get a new plant from the nursery, and now everyone else seems to have them as well. So now we are seeing “what ever” everywhere right. Well, sometimes it happens with…

Up early this morn!

Up early this morn!

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Up early this morn for the quail survey. And we had good luck! Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Up Close

Up Close

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Another hot one on tap today, eh. At least ERCOT did not have to put out an alert. Comet K2 will reach its closets point to Earth tomorrow Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Hot

Hot

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Were you able to stay cool today? Truly, this is some serious heat. Dazzling first images from James Webb Space Telescope Utah’s Great Salt Lake Is Drying Out Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Day two

Day two

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On the second day of the quail survey, I was lucky! Two bobwhites calling. One each on two different units! There are twelve locations which I listen for five minutes at a location. I will repeat this two more times at each location. The following photos are from Sunday after we finished the survey. Researchers…