Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
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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…
The time is right to get a closer look at the plants. Moreover not just for the plants but for the friends that dwell on them! Yep, time to look closer for our small friends! The murderous cat you live with is a murderous cat, a study shows Botanical Gardens are the Last Bastions for…
Beautiful day and not so hot today. Loved it. The six legged friends were out too. Glad to see our six legged friends were doing their thang! For plants, urban heat islands don’t mimic global warming Bonobo chatter shares a unique feature with human speech NOAA Scientists Double as Janitors After Service Contracts Expire Stand…
The Ladonia units at Caddo are in the Blackland Prairie. What to know about Texas’ looming water crisis Thanks Suzanne! A Revealing Look Into the Surprisingly Tricky Sex Lives of Birds Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
We got home today. Indeed I still have more photos to name. So I will share more tomorrow from Caddo NG. It’s heroic, hardy and less than a millimetre long: meet the 2025 invertebrate of the year Shy mice are more persistent problem-solvers Spring 2025 Plant Sales in Texas Stand Up for Science! Our lives…
Paula defended today and became the newly minted Dr. Paula in ornithology! We had enough signal to watch her presentation. And it was very good about her study on Long-billed Curlews. Great job! So since Jeanne and I watched via zoom we had a late start heading out to the field today. We found more…
Day three at the Caddo NG. We each made a number of collections. Furthermore we encountered multiple friends today. We took one final walk when we got back to camp (Bonham State Park). And we encountered this beautiful Rat Snake. They rattled their tail and turned to warn us away. Indeed it was special! Thanks…