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Today Jeanne and I finished the second half of the second round of the LBJNG quail survey. Indeed the avian breeding season is almost over. Thanks Judy and Miguel for sharing! Scientists discover giant 3,000-year-old trees never before seen by humans Thanks Judy! 2,000 ‘plastivore’ caterpillars can gobble a stubborn plastic bag in 24 hours…
Today I decided to go Windmill Lake. So I was hoping to find my sunglasses that I had lost last week. I had now gone half way on the trail I went last time. Still no sign of my sunglasses. More tomorrow… Shells Tell an Epic 500-Million-Year Tale of Ocean Survival Geographic Distribution of Tickborne…
Another warm summer day, eh. Certainly you will choose to wear something cool. Sometimes I feel a little guilty watching another creature do their things. But none has protested. So I suppose it is OK. 🙂 Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert Plants Grow Hidden Second Root System – And It’s Helping Fight…
44 plants, 4 insects, 1 lizard, toads, and fungi was the count on Seek for my great-nephews! Additionally that doesn’t count the frogs they didn’t get recorded on Seek. This was their first time to use Seek, the iNaturalist app that is kid-safe! This was only the first of several firsts for the weekend! They…
Back to winter like, eh. Well I didn’t go out to the grasslands today. I had home chores. So these pics are from the sunny day outing. 🙂 Humpback Whale Song Shares a Key Pattern With Human Language That Might Make It Easier for the Animals to Learn Here’s How the Los Angeles Wildfires Are…
We were headed down hill where the owner had told us there was dry creek. What can I say… Are plants intelligent? It seems to depend on how you define it A heart-shaped mollusc shell’s striations resemble fiber optic cables Little Books with Big Subjects Gift ideas for the youngsters in your life. Keep looking!…
This First Wednesday outing was a bit unusual because we ended up going two and half miles! By this time we were all getting a bit hungry. Well, in fact I was more than a bit hungry. And off we headed to lunch at the Greenwood store! A wonderful cool crisp morning helped all of…
Yesterday was absolutely delightful weather for July. Certainly I was a bit disappointed that we only got 0.05″ of rain. However the creatures seen were pretty darn good! A nice variety of life! Tree Climbing Lions Perched Near Grazing Zebras in Tanzania Texas Bird Hunters Helped Fund a New Drug That’s Saving Wild Quail Many…
Yesterday was the First Wednesday outing and eight of us braved the heat. Well, nine including Briar. Everyone survived the morning! Indeed Briar had the right idea for the hot morning. Happy 4th of July! The science of fireworks Humans to Blame For Megafauna Extinctions, New Study Suggests Wildlife Diversity Webinar Series – Digitizing Texas’…