Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
With 20,250+ acres on the LBJNG, of course I have not covered every inch. So on this outing, this was a new area for exploration. Scientists discover fossils of oldest known potential pollinators See Thousands of Sandhill Cranes Gather in Nebraska Sea birds now accustomed to dodging offshore wind turbine blades, says study Keep looking!…
Today, I went to Ft. Worth to take in the “World of Orchids”. However, I know nothing about orchids except for our local native species in the Spiranthes genus. None of those were at this exhibit. A great exhibit, even if you don’t know a thing about orchids like me. For me, there was an…
What a great day as we usher in March! Life is starting to emerge from the winter sleep. A really great beetle, Buttercup Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus). It is easily recognized by the short wings. The little guy will secrete a toxic oil if stressed. They are in the blister beetle family so refrain from…
So many wonders to find on the grasslands! In win for butterflies and loss for Texas Republicans, feds move to protect rare plant This Strange Ancient ‘Fossil’ May Not Have Been Left by Any Living Thing The Predatory Slime Mold From The Last of Us Isn’t Actually a Fungus – It’s Weirder Keep looking! The…
I would guess most folks look at things from the easiest way possible. And usually that is at your eye level or just looking down. We Now Know Why Zebra’s Stripes Are So Effective Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Turning at the small grotto, I worked my way along the east hillside above the ravine. This was one I wanted to watch for a moment, the Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata). Its little antennas were so wiggly. At the end of the seedhead, it stayed only a moment longer. Then it headed back down….
Yesterday, I left you looking at the hillside. In the open, I was working my way back to the other side of the ravine. Tomorrow, I will finally be on the east side of the ravine. Furthermore, I will reveal if the Trout Lilies were sprouting yet on February 19th. Chemical signals from fungi tell…
On the west side of the ravine, I continued on with my search for emerging Trout Lilies. Of course, I had my eyes open for other good stuff. Suzanne shared a few of her trail photos from the Fairfield Lake State Park. Last chance to visit the park is Feb. 28th. Thanks Suzanne for the…
A friend of Suzanne told her the Trout Lilies at Tandy Hills Natural Area were blooming now. To be or not to be as Shakespeare wrote, so were they poking up here yet? Sunday the 19th and off I went searching for the Trout Lilies on the grasslands. Moreover, the water leads to the small…