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It had been four years since Dr. Kira Delmore and her students had been at the house. As before Kira and her students were here to catch the hummers. Here in Wise County, we are in a hybrid zone for the Ruby-throated and Black-chinned hummingbirds. Unlike the multi-generational hybrid titmice we have, the hybrid hummers…
Did I mention what a fun day we had on Shirley Lusk Day? Let me just restate, it was great! Indeed what a great day to honor Shirley! And of course many thanks to the Thomsen Foundation! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you…
Oh boy, did you miss a fantastically beautiful day at the Thomsen Foundation today! In fact, it was cool enough that I even put on a light jacket in the morning! So many caterpillars and fun stuff. More on the Shirley Day tomorrow! I know you are already sorry you couldn’t join us, eh! Keep…
Sure was humid out this afternoon here. A forecasted cold front will be welcome tonight. It will be perfect weather for the Shirley Lusk Day tomorrow! However I certainly think the summer heat will be here soon enough. 🙂 A fine dancer the male Painted Bunting. The gal did not seem to pay him much…
This afternoon I toured the Thomsen Foundation with Lisa Bellows, Executive Director, by truck to catch up on the latest plans. This was in preparation for the Shirley Lusk Day which is on Saturday. If you would like come, check out the details in the Trinity Fork’s April newsletter. The weather forecasted looks to be…
Animals are the masters of hiding in plain sight. When someone points at a bright bird like a cardinal and you still can’t see it? Happens all the time to me. How did you do at spotting all the critters? Listen to one of the largest trees in the world Butterflies originated in North America…
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…