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If you like splashy color, now would be great time to head to the prairies on the LBJ NG. No matter what color you like best, you will certainly find your favorite color now in the prairies or the roadsides! 🙂 Herds of Mysterious ‘Glacier Mice’ Baffle Scientists Walled Off Study of 616 Languages Identified…
Today we got more rain. I thought it was supposed to wait until tomorrow. Well, we got another 0.31″ today. Sure makes the plants happy! More rain tomorrow. Perhaps its time to get the oars out. LOL. This Secret Mathematical Rule Has Shaped Beaks For 200 Million Years Lens of Time: Bumper Bees Bird science…
So on Tuesday morning we set out for a unit that hosts a special friend. Plus my other goal beside the special friend was to find bumblebees (Bombus). Lots of great moments with the catches of the day! The Real-Life “Hobbits” of Flores: Smallest Arm Bone in Human History Sheds Light on Mysterious Hominin Species…
Yesterday Jeanne and I were back in Fannin County for another spring survey at the Caddo NG. We camp at Bonham SP for the comforts of home. 🙂 We got there around noon so we checked out what’s new at the park. What a great start to our week in Fannin County! Earth’s Rotation Is…
Spring is such a wonderful time. Everything is springing to life. And yeah, there is no stopping it. Indeed nothing was going to slow down the first one! Slime Sense The Mysterious Falcon Decline: Why America’s Smallest Raptor Is at Risk Most Bees Nest in The Ground. Offering Rocks And Gravel Is a Simple Way…
Catherine and I left Denise’s and headed to the Becker Prairie, also in Cooke County. This prairie is always worth a stop! Indeed it had been a lovely day with Catherine and visiting Denise’s prairie too! Lights out tonight …Migration Alert for the night of 26 Apr 2025 Please consider turning your light off every…
Every day you can expected to find the unexpected in nature. At least it is always a hope to see something new, right? Very cool to see and learn! Experts have candid advice for national park visitors this summer Thanks Judy! Mexican burrowing toad looks like a deflated balloon Bizarre “Fairy Lantern” Species Discovered in…
Thank you to all the rain dancers because it worked. LOL. Our total today was 0.84″. It was glorious! Hopefully more tonight. Fingers crossed and dance again. This lovely friend made a complete circle around the house. Somehow the leaves got stuck on their tail. So did you stay in all day? Or did you…
Yep my fingers are crossed that we all get some rain tomorrow! Do your rain dance tonight! U.S. Drought Monitor Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Several Mammal Species in the Texas Panhandle Researchers Solve “Cocktail Party” Mystery of Bat Echolocation 300-Million-Year-Old Iridescent Fossil May Be One of Earth’s Rarest Prehistoric Gems That Little Extra…
First thing in the morning, drink tea and read emails. Usually no one is sending texts that early. First text message I got this morning was from Suzanne with a movie of a hawk moth. Very delightful! The potted Missouri Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) came from one of Suzanne’s native plant friends. The friend grew it…