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The other day I accompanied Prof. Russell Pfau, Tarleton State University, to the grasslands in search of his target species, Anemone ‘pilosa‘. Previously I had scouted the location as I have been watching the Trout Lily progress over the season. So I had already found several of the Anemone ‘pilosa’ locations nearby. We were off…
Continuing on with our search! We watched for a good five minutes. They didn’t grab a meal. However perhaps they were already full and taking an afternoon siesta. 🙂 Neither of us found exactly what we were hunting for that day. But the unexpected was definitely worth the trip. Thank you to the Thomsen Foundation…
We headed back down from the mesa to meet up with Lisa. She filled us in on all the fabulous plans they are making. And gave us a tour of the new facilities. They can be very proud. After the tour, Jeanne and I headed back up to the mesa for we still had barely…
We continued at the ledge before we headed back down the hill to meet up with Lisa. So much to learn! A peek inside the busy home of the Internet Archive This Intrepid Team of Bee Lovers Are Doing Everything They Can to Save Rare Native Species From Extinction Songs of the Dammed Spring 2025…
Yesterday Jeanne and I headed to the Thomsen Foundation. Jeanne was looking for mosses and I was looking for Cymopterus. As we hopped out the car at the bottom of the mesa, I heard the first of season Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and a White-eyed Vireo! And we were just getting started! More tomorrow! This Bat is…
The air traffic is heavy. Where? Outside at our backyard nest box. Traffic Noise Is Changing Birdsong and Fueling Aggression in the Galápagos A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip Spring 2025 Plant Sales…
So it has been working out that I have been going out to the grasslands in the afternoons. When the wind is blowing the hardest. Well, a little wind won’t stop me. FYI, these photos were taken on windy Tuesday. Today would have been great with little wind, but alas I other things to do….
The wind was really whipping as it has for many days. Well, it certainly feels that way. Glad my pack was heavy so I didn’t blow away. LOL. See the year’s fastest sunsets and sunrises around equinoxes Why Do Shorebirds Stand on One Leg? Operation Atacama: The $1m cactus heist that led to a smuggler’s…
Second half of the morning at Wylie’s. It was great to see Wylie’s property again. Thank you Wylie! Nearly Half of the Colorful and Charismatic Heliconia Tropical Plant Species Are Threatened With Extinction, New Study Reveals NASA’s New Satellite Could Change the Way We Farm Forever New Plant Species Discovered in Big Bend National Park…
Jeanne and I were off to visit Wyle’s property in Cooke County. Strangely enough we were returning on the same date as a year ago. And Wyle had time to join us. Additionally we really appreciated the nice transportation to the backside of his property. We continued on searching for a moss, Venturiella. Texas House…