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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…
Go have some pi because it is March 14th (3-14), Happy Pi Day! Happy Pi Day! Find ways to celebrate here Yesterday I left you on the Anadarche Creek Trail. The rain definitely slow us down. So we look forward to going back to explore further. Definitely a great trip! Thanks Jeanne! Lost for 13,000…
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…
Yesterday was pretty dreary. More exciting bloomings tomorrow. 🙂 US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back 4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Circle Discovered in Denmark This Ancient Culture Drove Nails Into Skulls. We May Finally Know Why. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
Fifty-two degrees felt mighty warm today. Especially after the really cold weather we have had. Now the scoop on my outing yesterday in southern Wise County! We were moving along at a fast clip. Reese still had more interesting habitats to share. So I will continue on with the second half tomorrow! Making Space for…
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…