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
Oh goodness was it nice out today. So of course, I just had to go the grasslands. And I know you are dying to know what the bird was. 🙂 Winter is still here, however spring is trying its best to get its foot in the door. 🙂 He found a clam on a Florida…
With 20,250+ acres on the LBJNG, of course I have not covered every inch. So on this outing, this was a new area for exploration. Scientists discover fossils of oldest known potential pollinators See Thousands of Sandhill Cranes Gather in Nebraska Sea birds now accustomed to dodging offshore wind turbine blades, says study Keep looking!…
Today, I went to Ft. Worth to take in the “World of Orchids”. However, I know nothing about orchids except for our local native species in the Spiranthes genus. None of those were at this exhibit. A great exhibit, even if you don’t know a thing about orchids like me. For me, there was an…
What a great day as we usher in March! Life is starting to emerge from the winter sleep. A really great beetle, Buttercup Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus). It is easily recognized by the short wings. The little guy will secrete a toxic oil if stressed. They are in the blister beetle family so refrain from…
So many wonders to find on the grasslands! In win for butterflies and loss for Texas Republicans, feds move to protect rare plant This Strange Ancient ‘Fossil’ May Not Have Been Left by Any Living Thing The Predatory Slime Mold From The Last of Us Isn’t Actually a Fungus – It’s Weirder Keep looking! The…
Without delay, we continued on with our adventure! Finally, I hope everyone survived the storm last night without any damage. So all we got was a 40mph wind gust (thank goodness) and .06″ of rain. New images offer rare glimpse of the DMZ between North and South Korea where wild animals find peace and flourish…
I would guess most folks look at things from the easiest way possible. And usually that is at your eye level or just looking down. We Now Know Why Zebra’s Stripes Are So Effective Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Over the weekend (Feb 20th), Suzanne, Kate, Michelle and Vince went to an amazing festival. They participated in a fossil dig. The following are photos from that trip. Definitely, this is place you too might want to visit if you like fossils. Certainly, is on my list now! Thanks to Suzanne, Kate, Michelle, and Vince…
Turning at the small grotto, I worked my way along the east hillside above the ravine. This was one I wanted to watch for a moment, the Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata). Its little antennas were so wiggly. At the end of the seedhead, it stayed only a moment longer. Then it headed back down….