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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…
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…
It’s another season at the Caddo NG! Jeanne and I will be here for the week. Indeed it was a bit nippy this morning. However with the sunshine we quickly warmed up. It’s great to be back in Fannin County! Scientists Reveal “A Fundamental Process in Nature” – The Environmental Rules That Plants Cannot Break…
We continued at the ledge before we headed back down the hill to meet up with Lisa. So much to learn! A peek inside the busy home of the Internet Archive This Intrepid Team of Bee Lovers Are Doing Everything They Can to Save Rare Native Species From Extinction Songs of the Dammed Spring 2025…
Yesterday Jeanne and I headed to the Thomsen Foundation. Jeanne was looking for mosses and I was looking for Cymopterus. As we hopped out the car at the bottom of the mesa, I heard the first of season Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and a White-eyed Vireo! And we were just getting started! More tomorrow! This Bat is…
Second half of the morning at Wylie’s. It was great to see Wylie’s property again. Thank you Wylie! Nearly Half of the Colorful and Charismatic Heliconia Tropical Plant Species Are Threatened With Extinction, New Study Reveals NASA’s New Satellite Could Change the Way We Farm Forever New Plant Species Discovered in Big Bend National Park…
Jeanne and I were off to visit Wyle’s property in Cooke County. Strangely enough we were returning on the same date as a year ago. And Wyle had time to join us. Additionally we really appreciated the nice transportation to the backside of his property. We continued on searching for a moss, Venturiella. Texas House…
Trails can go for miles. Hikers and bike riders can cover the distance. However, I’m in for the slow and observing mode of exploring. 🙂 This was a very interesting trail! The truth about dinosaur behavior from hints in fossils See Magnificent Monkeys From Around the World in These Shots From the Smithsonian Magazine Photo…
We were moving forward even if it was slowly. It was hard to keep moving with all the cool lichens and mosses, but we did. LOL. More from the trail tomorrow. Scientists Hope This Tool Could Identify Tiny Fossils on Mars, Revealing Hints to Potential Early Life on the Planet Inside the Herculean Effort to…
After Tucker Tower we headed back to camp for lunch. Energy would be needed for an afternoon hike on the Anadarche Creek Trail. More goodies from the trail tomorrow! The Ecologist Who Made Biodiversity Count 7,000+ new species discovered in Earth’s deepest ocean trench Butterflies are disappearing from the U.S. at an alarming rate Stand…