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After being on the edge we moved down to the upper tier of the hillside. Artificial light messes with insects’ ability to tell up from down Thanks Claire! World’s Smallest “Fanged” Frogs Found in Indonesia Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
We were still on top but had moved to a brushy area. The habitat at the edge had more fallen trees. Tomorrow’s post will be just below the top edge. How NASA Got Involved With Parachuting Beavers Thanks Judy! How DNA from the Dead Is Helping Boost Species on the Brink Keep looking! The more…
We had been in the bottomland and near the creek for most of the outing (Jan 18th). Then we finally came to a shallow ravine or maybe you would call it a ditch. At most it was only four or five deep. It is great to get back to a lichen! Indeed! Pollution in cities…
I had forgot my coat and thus I was glad we went back to fetch it. It had been cloudy and cool in the understory of the woods that day (Jan 4th). Last photos from Jan. 4th outing. And when the sun came out it felt good! This Might Look Like a Spider, But You’re…
Ahh, the new year, 2024. Definitely I have high hopes for new discoveries! But first I promised the white thing in yesterday’s post would be revealed. Squeeze under. You can do it! I was able to go over that time. 😉 Thanks Claire for letting us keep Briar for you! Rodent DNA Reveals a Centuries-Old…
Briar kinda, ok really likes going to the grasslands! But who doesn’t. 🙂 This was Briar’s third outing while staying with us. Well, stay tuned. It will be revealed tomorrow. Happy New Year’s Eve! We thought we’d find 200 species living in our house and yard. We were very wrong See Claire’s count in her…
Briar and I headed back to the same grasslands unit. I was out scouting for the upcoming hike on Wednesday. But certainly we both enjoyed our time exploring. 🙂 The Quest for a Crocodile Dictionary Snuggling Up For Winter
Another sunny day but it wasn’t quite as warm as yesterday. So here we go with more of yesterday’s (Dec. 26th) outing with Briar! Kathy and Gary were out doing trail maintenance. “We were cutting a mesquite limb that was too low on our nature trail and it was spurting liquid like crazy. By the…
So on our last night (Dec. 19) at the park we headed out to get the other half of the Lost Creek Trail. It was slowing go at night with the roots, rocks and steps that lie in the trail. Jim led the way with the flashlight. And I was a bit behind. And that…
It is another world after dark. It was time to go back to the Lost Creek Trail in the dark! It looked like that some the lichens have superpowers like Superman. Mild manner in the daylight. Then pop with super colors under the UV! Hope everyone is getting a little bit of rain today. (Dec….