Six minutes

Six minutes

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…

Dark sky

Dark sky

I am still blown away that there are so many bat species here in Wise County. So my bat surveying continues. Finally the thunder was overhead. Indeed that was our cue to pack it in for the night. We only got a drop of rain. However it sure was pretty! Luna moths use their tails…

A little rain

A little rain

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…

Waiting in Line

Waiting in Line

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…

Second survey day

Second survey day

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

Still a slow connection

Still a slow connection

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.

A Rainbow’s Rare Sibling

A Rainbow’s Rare Sibling

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…

Pods

Pods

The word pod has several definitions. A group of people who have limited contact with other people outside their pod, you remember the pandemic right… A seed container that grows on some plants, for example legumes An insect egg case (never heard of that one before) A number of animals clustered together And there are…

A Day in the Field

A Day in the Field

Hearing from several of you, I found that not many got any real rain yesterday. And that was disappointing with all that buildup, eh. Indeed, I took a lot of photos today of interesting stuff. So this will be all today until I can sort through the photos. 🙂 Keep looking! The more you know,…

Night magic

Night magic

For the last month or so we put out our wildlife cameras. We have had deer, bobcats, armadillos, skunks, opossums, birds, squirrels, and moths. It has been great fun, but of course not all were worth showing. However today’s post is a few edited videos of some of the best shots. Keep looking! The more…