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Indeed, the Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex) was my best find on the First Wed outing. I found it at the very end of the outing. So she was just traveling along slowly. Most of the time I find the Rainbow Scarabs in a pile of poop. So since she was nowhere near a pile, I…
When photographing the critters, it pays to go very slow as you approach. Sometimes they will stay put, but more often than not they leave. There are lots of missed shots when going in for the close shot. 🙂 Hey we all have a personal space right? Weird, Rare, and Everywhere Keep looking! The more…
It was almost time to head home after exploring for six hours. So half way down the driveway, we stopped to look at one last place. Just like me it was time to head out like this dung beetle scurrying quickly away. So I am sure you will agree with me, Jeanne and Wayne have…
There are three families of webspinners that occur in the US. They live gregariously usually consisting of a single wingless female and her brood of young. Most males have two pairs of nearly equally long wings. Furthermore, the webspinners are rare. (Second Edition, American Insects, Ross H. Arnett, Jr., 2000). Now of course, it makes…
What a lovely spring day, no fooling! Now I did say in the title there was a training video. Well, here it is! I learned this as kid and still enjoy shooting the “bullet”. Instructions: Gather your mature stalks of the Ten-petal Anemones but still somewhat flexible stem. Next choose one. Bend back the stem…
What a crisp and delightful day out with the First Wed group today. The First Wednesday group of nine had a wonderful morning at the grasslands. Indeed many tidbits of new information were shared. Thank you all! Save these Dates for Prairie Time in North Texas (Fort Worth chapter of NPAT) Keep looking! The more…
T’was a frosty morning on November 17th! However, it soon warmed up and was the perfect day for collecting plants. In addition to the aforementioned plants, I collected these as well; Willow-leaf Sunflower, skullcap, Hypericum, seeds of Silphium laciniatum. Now I just hope to keep them alive. Wish me luck! 🙂 Today, November 20 was…
Still at the base of mesa, we slowly made our way along. We did not want to miss anything! 🙂 But of course, there will be plenty more to discover each time we visit. Scientists Have Developed a New Explanation for Consciousness New Evidence Indicates That Bears Are Not Carnivores 439-Million-Year-Old Fossil Teeth Overturn Long-Held…
Today, I saw quite a few Sleepy Oranges flitting about. A week ago, it was the Hackberry Emperors that were most numerous. Before that the Common Wood-nymphs were the abundant ones. Of course, you could slip in the some monarchs for a few days. However, they have not been as numerous as these other aforementioned…
Well After the recent rains, I have been on alert for new fungi. However, these beauties popped up overnight! Naturally my focus had to shift today. 😉 Nature does not wait. My new count was fifteen plants after learning more about the rain-lily. So each grouping probably was just one bulb. Indeed, definitely a fun…