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
This afternoon I saw total of about 500 Sandhill Cranes in 4 or 5 flocks. Indeed it is always fun to hear them overhead! And as predicted my Mexican Plum was fully open! The Ten-petal Anemone (Anemone belandieri) also has popped up. Now back to the grasslands… Why citizen scientists are gathering DNA from hundreds…
Ok, I just made that up. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day by the powers to be. However cord means heart in Latin. And nature is one of the things that makes my heart happy. So why not, eh! 😉 So many hearts in nature. Show your love for Happy Cordate Day! I hope you and your…
Yes, we had hit bottom. 😉 So we were literally down at the creek level in the ravine. It was time to start back up. Bizarre Prehistoric Predator Fish Breathed Air, Had Fangs And Four ‘Limbs‘ Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Well I am not by nature much of a night person. However when at a park I can not resist doing a little bit of night viewing. Especially since I have a UV light. So just imagine what all the nocturnal creatures see every night. Blows my mind every time! Birds with backpacks to help…
We checked out other stuff at the creek too. Nothing escaped our curiosity. LOL Why does Earth have 4 seasons every year? Ants, little but tough Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
On the way to Cooke County most of time we take the road that goes across a low water crossing. And when we do, it is always worth a stop. Indeed it rewarded us with some great finds. Like I said the low water crossing rocked! Fossils Preserve The Original Color Patterns of Insects, Scientists…
After the quail survey on Friday it was time to go check on Shirley’s flowers in Cooke County. Certainly stopping at the low creek crossing always has great finds! Now back in the car to head to Cooke County destinations. One last thing from a recording at our wildlife camera. What if The Loch Ness…
What a lovely day to be in the field with Jeff Quayle! Jeff has been doing a plant survey for the owner of Chalk Mountain Ranch south of Glen Rose for several years now. Jeff organized a field trip and I was lucky enough to join the group. I didn’t get home until 6pm, but…
We had now reached another spot that appeared on the satellite map as a promising habitat candidate for Tiny Tim. No Tiny Tim yet. Snake Discovered That Actually Does Cartwheels, And We Have Pics to Prove It Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you…