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The LBJ grasslands pulled me back. And lately, I have been pulled to the barren areas. Large swarms of insects can generate as much electrical charge in the air as thunderstorms New Insecticides Were Supposed To Be Harmless to Bees – But They Can Be Devastating to Honey Bee Health ‘Conan the Bacterium’ Has What…
Yesterday, I told you about Gracie’s fun which included a lot of sniffing! I certainly do not possess an olfactory organ that is worth a hoot, even for a human. LOL. So of course, my fun is more of a visual thing. Amazonian ‘zombie’ fungus bursts through fly’s body in grisly, contest-winning photo Keep looking!…
What a wonderful day with nine nature loving friends! And Happy Birthday again Jeff. I wish you the best in the year ahead! Remembering America’s Forgotten ‘Fish Evangelist’ What Do Grasshoppers Eat? Startling Similarities Discovered Between the Mouths of Grasshoppers and Mammal Teeth Bacterial Enzyme Makes New Type of Biocompatible, Biodegradable Polymer Keep looking! The…
I got the Dixon Water Foundation posts out of order and this really is the last one for November 9th. So as promised earlier, this post is about the fossils. These were all found on the DWF outing on November 9th. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you…
Oh my gosh, the Dangelmayr Prairie is so beautiful! Thank you so much to Denise and her daughters for showing us your special prairie! The Shooting Stars were amazing! The land has been in the family since 1893! These were really dark! And then there were a couple of white Shooting Stars. You don’t see…
Today I went on a NPAT (Native Prairies Association of Texas) field trip to the historic Barnett Ranch. The Barnett family has operated the cattle ranch since around 1887. The Barnett Ranch is recognized as a Family Land Heritage Ranch. Before we headed out to see the ranch, we saw his barn. Skip told us…
It was pretty good day for birds yesterday. On the grasslands outing, I had my FOS of White-eyed Vireo. I didn’t see it, but certainly heard it. Also heard the Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Black and White Warblers! The best bird seen was the bobbing tailed waterthrush! Hard to tell whether it was Northern or Louisiana….
We took a hiking and driving tour yesterday in Montague and Cooke counties. Today’s post will be the hiking part on the Garnett Preserve. This is now owned and managed by the Thomsen Foundation. Always a delight to visit this wonderful preserve with 469 species of plants. The Redbuds are just spectacular! This is a…
More good stuff 🙂 Pussy toes (Antennaria parlinnii)! Did you think it was going to be a kitty cat? 😉 This was a favorite plant that Shirley liked to show me in Cooke County. It was certainly easier to see there since it was on the roadside. Pussy Toes (Antennaria parlinnii) are in the Asteraceae…