Nest Box Day

Nest Box Day

So it was another day for Jeanne to check nest boxes! Furthermore I needed to be outside so it was perfect. πŸ˜‰ A nice way to spend the morning! Thanks Jeanne! How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago The Human Epoch Doesn’t Officially Exist….

Tis the Season

Tis the Season

Now that summer has settled in, I guess we won’t be getting much more rain for the summer, eh. These Sandhill Cranes Have Adopted a Canada Gosling, and Birders Have Flocked to Watch the Strange Family Saved From the Saw: Conservation Deal Spares 8,000 Acres of Sensitive Land in Alabama From Becoming a Wood Pellet…

Pollinated?

Pollinated?

Indeed I have been thankful for the wind the last few days! So I think I can see the saddle in the movie. Bats live long, cancer-free lives using extra tumor-fighting genes and stable immune systems. This may unlock new ways to fight aging. Thanks Judy! A new study knocks down a popular hypothesis about…

Hopeful

Hopeful

We were seeing good stuff as we walked along on the Dixon’s prairie. So no luck on the Thurber’s Pilostyles this time. But I am hopeful that I will have success and find another population somewhere sooner or later. πŸ™‚ And it is always a pleasure to be out on the prairie! Thank you to…

Golden

Golden

If you remember, I only said we had not walked in this next area before. So we continued on into the unknown at Dixon. Darn I say…the Golden Dalea is having a golden moment this summer. πŸ™‚ More from Dixon tomorrow! Engineers Are Racing to Harness the Dazzling Magic of Feathers. They Haven’t Solved the…

A Beautiful Prairie

A Beautiful Prairie

Today Jeanne and I headed over to the Dixon Water Foundation. My goal was to look for Black Dalea and a parasitic plant that grows on it, Thurber’s Pilostyles. We headed to a spot that I thought might be promising. So I didn’t remember the Black Dalea being there before at this particular location. However…

Renovation Required

Renovation Required

Indeed it is time to update you on the Black Vulture family. On Monday we decided it was time to renovate. The plants were obstructing the view. The plants had to go. On Tuesday afternoon, this parent was persuaded to come out. And with a little more coaxing they flew off to a nearby tree….

Two Nice Finds Today

Two Nice Finds Today

Second day of the Bobwhite survey today. There will be more but I’m waiting until July to conclude the survey. So no Bobwhites today, but I will be hopeful for July. In fact, a person who has a place near units at the grasslands, said there is covey that she sees quite regularly. Indeed that…

Up Early

Up Early

Today Jeanne and I were up early to do the annual survey for Bobwhites at LBJ NG. We had run out of time to stay within the parameters of the survey. No bobwhites were heard this morning. However at each stop we recorded between 9 and 15 bird species. We saw lots of rabbits and…

Saved

Saved

Well, the rain this morning was unexpected, at least for me. And we got 1.47″! Humans Have Smoked Meat For Almost 2 Million Years, Study Suggests Research shows rivers release ancient carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, uncovering a greater role for plants and soil in the carbon cycle Native Seed Libraries Stand Up for Science!…