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
Do you have a nature bucket list? I do. It was working hard swaying its head back and forth. I wish I could tell you the species of the two grass skippers (Hesperiinae). However in the Wagner guide it says the only reliable way to know for sure is to raise them. I didn’t have a container…
Some days are more remarkable than others. But certainly there are always treasures to find! The First Park Visitor Center Celebrating LGBTQ+ History A Fossil Mystery, Solved by a Spin Redefining Planets Across the Universe Globally Renowned Ancient Rock Art in the Negev Desert Faces Imminent Destruction Keep looking! The more you know, the more…
Definitely not as warm today with the cloud cover. Indeed it wasn’t half bad taking my afternoon walk. Today’s high was ten degrees cooler than yesterday’s 101F. This Tiny Species of Birds Has a Remarkable Spatial Memory That’s Even Better Than Humans – New Research Explains Why Get to know the Garden’s new flagship Texas…
Certainly Toxicodendron radicans is very familiar to all of you I’m sure. So if the scientific name isn’t, the common name will be… Poison Ivy. Moreover it is a plant that I have been monitoring for friends. Ok, my non-human friends. LOL. Now should I raise one? Maybe I will. So I hope they like…
A reprieve from the heat today and I’m not complaining. 🙂 And so all of this was on just a couple of plants. Plus I had only barely stepped out the door. Lego-pushing bumblebees reveal insect collaboration dynamics Stripey stick insects show evolution can repeat itself—predictably Arid Deserts Are Devouring Earth’s Rangelands, Threatening Billions Keep…
Every time I write ‘First Wed outing’ in a text, it wants to autocorrect to wed(ding). LOL. So on with the show now from May 1st, the First Wed(nesday) outing! And this was only the first half of the show of the First Wed outing! Second act tomorrow! Klamath River Reservoirs Drained for World’s Largest…
Nature uses many ways to deceive for many purposes. It might be to lure or an avoidance tactic. Mimicry is one way which is the close resemblance of plant or another animal. An example is the Viceroy butterfly mimicing a Monarch. Others go for camouflage. Spiders masquerade as ants to scare predators away, study finds…
Jerry shared a few of his photos yesterday. So first I will start by sharing a couple of Jerry’s photos with you. Now none of the above was about a relocation. Relocation efforts follow. 🙂 So a lot of folks worry about the aesthetics of the tent. Additionally the leaves that are eaten leave the…
Our next stop was at Rhodes Lake. It also is a popular lake for duck hunters. The lake has many kinds of creatures in addition to water birds. For example, we heard the rattle call of the Belted Kingfisher across the lake. Hmmm, I hope I didn’t scare the frass out of it. Pedal to…
What a gorgeous fall day, eh! Were you lazy? Or did you get outside to enjoy it? Fundamentally Altering Previous Thinking – Two Bee Species Have Become One New coral reefs and seamounts discovered in the Galápagos Surprise Discovery Reveals a Whole New Source of Evaporation Caring stink bugs and tangled octopuses: European Wildlife Photographer…