Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
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Melanerpes carolinus, or better known to most of us as the Red-bellied Woodpecker. They will build cavities both for roosting and nesting. In the case of Red-bellies, the dad will start the hole for a nest. Then mom puts the final touches in the nursery. In fact, they build a new home each season in…
Did y’all get some snow last night? We probably got a half inch of snow plus a total of .55″ in the rain bucket. Very nice!! So talking about birds, an irruptions refer to the movement of northern species to the south for food. Snowy Owls and Redpolls are among the species that will irrupt….
The prescribed burns have started on the grasslands. So you may want to check before going. Today’s burn was on unit 31. Jeanne took this video a few days ago of a jumping spider with its prey, a stinkbug. Love nature in action! Thanks Jeanne! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…
When shooting any subject, slow, steady, and lots of shots need to be taken. All hoping that one will be a decent or acceptable photo. Inching ever closer, I wondered, was this Black Vulture Edgar? And as you can tell, this sunny post was from Dec 5th. We have gotten .95″ today so far! Real…
Hearing from several of you, I found that not many got any real rain yesterday. And that was disappointing with all that buildup, eh. Indeed, I took a lot of photos today of interesting stuff. So this will be all today until I can sort through the photos. 🙂 Keep looking! The more you know,…
Today’s post will sum up Edgar’s time at his nestling home, our well house. Including never before seen photos and movies of Edgar’s nestling-hood! Sounds dramatic eh 😉 LOL Thank you Edgar for the fun memories! Wave at Edgar next time you see him. I know I will. 🙂 And thanks to Judy for lending…
Further down the road, more treasured plant friends. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Every time I see a mushroom, I am amazed. Not just because it is beautiful, but the strength it must take to push its way out of the hard dry earth. And some of the dirt it pushes through is pretty darn hard. So the next time you take that spade to dig, think how…
