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
It was a morning spent at the grasslands in a creek bottom and the nearby bottomland. However you will have to wait for that until I get it all sorted and named. Insect bites: The future of snacking is looking a little buggy NPSOT 2023 Fall Symposium Click to Register! – Prairie Seekers – Fall…
So what did you spot today? Here’s what I found. 🙂 It was a very energetic little thing! Late last night I ID’ed as a Sunflower moth (Homoeosoma electellum)! And appropriately it was on a sunflower. Historic dam removal poses challenge of restoring both river and landscape The Glowing Secret That Mammals Have Been Hiding…
It was another delightfully cool start to the day at 56F. However it did warm up this afternoon to a toasty 94F. Just that time of year, eh! fall cleanup with ecology in mind, with doug tallamy Unlocking Ancient Climate Secrets – Melting Ice Likely Triggered Climate Change Over 8,000 Years Ago Red Fire Ant…
A little warmer than yesterday with high of 82f. Still was pretty darn pleasant out, eh! On the way out the back door I stopped to check the smartweed. A small black wasp bore watching. It was very interesting seeing it curl and unfurl its antenna multiple times. So why? For sure it knew why….
Still no rain today. 🙁 Unless you count the few drops that fell. Fingers crossed for the chances forecasted this week. The creek post continues now. I did not grow up in Texas. So Sesbania was new to me when I moved here. Hence I did not know about this fun trick that Jeanne was…
So it has been a while since we have had any substantial rain in North Texas. But Monday morning (28th) was fairly cool relative to recent mornings. So Jeanne and I headed over to the grasslands to check it out. More tomorrow! Don’t forget there is a super duper blue supermoon tonight. And the show…
There are a lot plants that are finished with their colorful blooms. Yet to me they still hold value. Some maybe providing homes for insects. Others may have seeds for wildlife as well as the plant’s own future survival. Thanks Jeanne for sharing your photos! Homegrown National Park by Dr Douglas Tallamy (A Cross Timbers…
The last few days have certainly been hot. We have however witnessed a few drops of rain on Monday and again today! We are very happy for any rain we get. Perhaps a bigger rain will come soon. Fingers crossed. Two Baby Condors At Pinnacles National Park Are Healthy, ‘Adorable Fluffballs’ More than half of…