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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Darn, it was cloudy this morning. Certainly I have my fingers crossed for a clear morning tomorrow (Jan 4th). And here Jeanne shares her armadillo encounter. She told me it made her jump! Just watch, I would have too. 🙂 Researchers Observe Wolves Hunting Sea Otters and Seals How Plant Diversity Boosts Farming Yields Keep…
I love sunrise here at the Pollinator Ranch! Each morning brings something new. Just like a snowflake no two are the same. And the kid in me love the different faces of the clouds. So this is where I stop today. Tomorrow I will share my day with the Master Naturalists that I had tagged…
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…
I didn’t take my umbrella on the afternoon walk even though I heard it rumbling. I thought it might help bring some rain. 🤞🏼 Why were the Ringed Paper Wasps (Polistes annularis), Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida), and the flies swarming the spot? Thanks Jeanne for sharing your wasps and lily! 35 times more species…
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…
No Bobwhites were heard on this morning survey. Maybe tomorrow we will have better luck. Fingers crossed. However despite no the quail it was a great day. It was another drive-about after the survey with a couple of nature nerds. Oh goodness it was a great day. Thank you nature nerds, Jeanne and Suzanne! Birds…
Up early for the second quail survey. I would say bright-eyed and bushy-tail but I was not. LOL Finished with our last survey point we took a short walk. Great morning! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Ok, I changed my mind, you get a bit more from Monahans Sandhills State Park. LOL Here was the night outing with the UV torch. What a fun night! This paragliding gecko is new to science Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Have you ever seen or heard of fogbow? Fogbows are caused by the small droplets inside fog or a cloud. These droplets are smaller than raindrops which makes a rainbow. However just like a rainbow, you will only see a fogbow facing away from the sun. So the next time fog rolls in, watch for…