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Another First Wednesday outing had rolled around on March 5th. It was sunny, though a bit chilly with a pretty good breeze. I had picked a spot that was on a hilltop. It had been a grand outing on the hilltop! The Oldest Laurasian Dinosaur: New Discovery Rewrites Dinosaur Origin Story These Portuguese Libraries Are…
Happy November 1st! And what a wonderful day with the rain and a cooler temp! Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree? How the Famous Lucy Fossil Revolutionized the Study of Human Origins Why you should get rid of your black plastic spatula immediately Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and…
Today features three photos from friends! So glad that they did. Thank you all for sharing your finds with us. I do enjoy seeing them! Thanks to Kathy, Christy, Suzanne, and Steve! The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology Astronomers Uncover the Origin of Most of Earth’s Meteorites, Shedding Light on Our Solar System’s Past Keep…
Kathy sent me some adorable movies of a native gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) family. I know you will agree. What fun they were having! Let’s play more! Over here guys! Let’s play leaf frog! Up the tree! They really are a precious family. Also as I watched the videos I saw additional wildlife that caught…
Now a look at the critters we found on our short visit to False Foxglove (Aureolaria grandiflora)! Others were there for example the ants. However these were the only ones I took pics. Don’t Just Walk In The Woods—Touch, Smell, and Taste Them, Too Thanks Claire! Spider Species Uses Male Fireflies as Ghastly Puppets to…
The rest of the box checking was by car. Yes, I could have walked but I had already spent three hours lollygagging along the other boxes. So up the road! More boxes to check so onwards up the road! Meet the Taxidermists Who Care for the Animals at Your Favorite Museums To Save Life on…
It had been awhile since I had been in the ravine. I hoped that the path I normally took was not completely overgrown. The Rough-leaf Dogwood was fairly thick along the edge. Multiple places had active seeps running. The ripples in the sandstone were just beautiful! So these clouds wrapped up our day. And actually…
On April 14 I invited a guest to live inside with us. It took 12 days before it was time for it to leave us. Thank you to the Variegated Fritillary for enriching our lives. Now it will join its mates! A woodpecker’s interest in a doorbell leads to headache for homeowner First glowing animals…
Many of you will know what FOS is shorthand for; first of season. Already there has been many FOS. So I have mentioned a few of them this season like the Cymopterus (January) and Black Swallowtails (March). As we transition from winter many plants and critters will be making their appearance. Exciting! And it will…
That is how a lot of photographers usually describe the light at dawn and full daylight respectively. To me the harsh part sounds like a bad thing. However I think daylight is illuminating, not harsh. 🙂 Every part of the day’s light are special to me! Textbooks say most birds can’t smell. Scientists are proving…