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
Certainly this weather warrants getting up early! Our fingers are crossed. We will check back in on them in week. Everyone hates wasps. But this scientist wants us to love them Rare dinosaur tracks surface in Texas after July 4 storms Why Prices Are Soaring in the Country’s Largest Grid Region, Explained in 5 Charts…
August certainly is setting up to be a hot one! We were just shy of 100 today. So yes August has “snow”! 😀 Panacea for Pain Is Abundant in the Fields in North Texas Traditional Uses, Pharmacological, and Phytochemical Studies of Euphorbia: A Review ‘Things keep evolving into anteaters.’ Odd animals arose at least 12…
The song birds are still laying eggs. And these bluebird nestlings are the only ones I have right now. It was hatching! So the process took about 8 minutes for them to get free from the shell. I sped up the mp4 800x. What a wonderful privilege to witness! Mutualism Under Pressure: New Research in…
The quail survey for 2025 has concluded. Wasn’t the worse count I have had in all my years of doing it. All 5 calls by Bobs were in the second site visits. We can hope next year will be better. Scientists Solve Decades-Old Photosynthesis Mystery A mysterious fossil and the evolution of skin and feathers…
The Bob (Quail) survey season is almost over. This was from yesterday’s survey points. Today was the last. A very nice day even though we heard no Bobs. If you know Irene Hanson, she was in a car accident a few days ago. Wishing her a speedy recovery! More Than 90 Percent of the World’s…
Yesterday we found some neat wildlife. Not the furry kind, never the less…pretty darn cool! While editing and naming my photos I heard someone banging on the window. Wonderful day! These Fruit Trees Turn COâ‚‚ Into Stone – And Might Just Save the Planet ‘Nothing Short of Magical’: Scientists Discover a Dinosaur Bone Nearly 800…
Today Jeanne and I finished the second half of the second round of the LBJNG quail survey. Indeed the avian breeding season is almost over. Thanks Judy and Miguel for sharing! Scientists discover giant 3,000-year-old trees never before seen by humans Thanks Judy! 2,000 ‘plastivore’ caterpillars can gobble a stubborn plastic bag in 24 hours…
I don’t go far because there is always something that will stop me. So fun to stop and watch. Like I did for this Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura) chowing down. Common Farm Chemical Is Accelerating the Insect Apocalypse Neanderthals boiled bones in ‘fat factories’ to enrich their lean diet Oregon Backyard June 24-29, 2025…
Yesterday I was back checking nest boxes. And what a nice day to do it with the over-casted sky! A great finish to the morning! Brown Bear Alaska LiveCam Rethinking Human Origins: Study Debunks Theory of Climate-Driven Evolution in Africa One statistical analysis must not rule them all Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend…
So I’m sad to tell that the Black Vulture family didn’t make it. First let me tell there were no predators involved. However I am showing step by step what they did. Moreover I thought it was very touching, though sad watching them taking of care of the now dead embryos. Now nature moves on….