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Today I got invited to go see a ranch in southern part of the county. Even though the temperature never got above freezing it was a delightful outing. Well, I got some photos to go thru. Thus to find out what I saw today, I will share tomorrow. 🙂 A Green Sea Slug Steals Power…
This was not the forecast for the First Wednesday outing. But that is what we got overcast to foggy. And still it turned out great! A beautiful birding day it had turned out. Light pollution is getting worse, but there is a movement to make our skies dark again Physicists Confirm The Existence of a…
I know we have driven on this road before, but it had been quite sometime. Giant rats could help detect illegal wildlife trade Ants Hold Grudges: New Study Reveals Insects Learn From Negative Experiences Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Tuesday had been another quail (bobwhite) survey morning. We didn’t hear one. 🙁 Fingers crossed for the next survey day. And then we reached the creek. What to do? You will have to wait until tomorrow to find out. LOL. These Cute, Fuzzy Bumblebees Are Precision-Engineered Pollinators Dazzling photos capture the unreal beauty of insects…
This is the second field survey week at the Caddo NG this spring. Two more are planned in May. My goal is find additional patches of the rare orchid, Oklahoma Grasspink (Calopogon oklahomensis). Indeed while just looking we find the most interesting treasures nature has to offer! Do insects have an inner life? Animal consciousness…
April 8, 2024 had arrived! And it was not a certainty that we would be witnessing the magical moment of the 2024 totality. In fact only time would tell. WOW, WOW, and WOW! We never saw the shadow bands on the white poster board. Neither did we notice a change in the red and green…
Once getting back from the field there is a lot work yet to do. Today’s post will be about one of the lichens that I collected and processed. So by now you are wondering what was its name. Did I figure it out? In fact I did this time. This is definitely not always the…
Growing up Wylie and his siblings did much exploring in the creek. Well, what kid wouldn’t, eh. Wylie said the actual name of the creek was Mountain Creek. Of course we wanted all want to go back! Thanks Wylie! It’s Not Just Us: Corals Also Thrive Best in Diverse Company The Great White Shark Inspires…
This afternoon I saw total of about 500 Sandhill Cranes in 4 or 5 flocks. Indeed it is always fun to hear them overhead! And as predicted my Mexican Plum was fully open! The Ten-petal Anemone (Anemone belandieri) also has popped up. Now back to the grasslands… Why citizen scientists are gathering DNA from hundreds…
Well, I left you hanging yesterday. 😉 Sometimes it is just too much to push on and you need to turn back. Perhaps find an alternate route? We had gone as far as we could because the ravine had way too much brush and trees to maneuver through. In fact the backtracking was a bit…