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A cool weekend trip to Oklahoma. The patches of Loosestrife (Lythrum) were really buzzing. There were quite a few of the Tangle-veined Flies (Neorhynchocephalus volaticus)! Thanks Claire, Paula, and Briar for the tour of one of your special places. Solving a Paleontological Puzzle: Why Do We Find So Much Amber in Cretaceous Rocks? Meet the…
Continuing on from yesterday’s nature nerds’ outing. A gentle poke got our friend to move just a little. Scientists Reveal Why Asp Caterpillar Stings Are So Excruciatingly Painful A Popular Fish Found in Aquariums Is Actually a Whole New Species Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
Today’s post will include a few more shots from yesterday short walkabout. Plus I brought home a tiny treasure. 🙂 More Than a Pest – The Importance of Saving Moths An Explosion of Life Happens on Earth Every 36 Million Years. Now We Know Why. This Fake Beach in the Canary Islands Is a Baby…
Up early for the second quail survey. I would say bright-eyed and bushy-tail but I was not. LOL Finished with our last survey point we took a short walk. Great morning! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
It was a “cold” morning. Well at least that was what one critter thought. So when I took my morning walk it was cloudy and about 74F. Additionally we were lucky and got .12″ of that wet stuff. If I remember correctly it goes by the name of rain. 😉 More rain chances for the…
Quail surveys start at sunrise. Additionally the protocol says we must be finished by 8am. Each survey point should be done three times. So this will take a couple of weeks to complete the whole survey. After the morning survey there will be time to do a hike or a driving tour before it gets…
Yesterday was the First Wednesday outing. Guess how many were there…three, Jeanne, Jerry and myself. Call us glutens for nature. LOL Even though I had been to the same area several days ago I saw different stuff. Nature is just like that eh! So my best find for me yesterday will be featured in another…
July 1st was such an amazing day with the low temperatures at Black Creek Lake. Yes, I still am hoping for another one of those days soon. However it looks like the forecast is predicting HOT. A wonderful place to visit Black Creek Lake on the LBJ NG! Everyone stay cool! Some Newts Lay a…
Yesterday was a wonderful day to be at the grasslands. The morning was cloudy, cool and with a few raindrops sprinkled in. My bird list of 19 species included the following: American RobinCarolina Chickadee – sawCarolina WrenEastern Wood-PeweeGreat Crested FlycatcherGreen Heron – sawIndigo Bunting – sawLouisiana Waterthrush – sawMourning Dove – sawNorthern Cardinal – sawNorthern…