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
Today was First Wednesday. So certainly people were put off by the rain forecasted and opted not to come. However, it was the perfect day! Some low clouds and fog made it just wonderful day to be at the grasslands. Also we tallied 20 bird species! Additionally, we learned from NEON field technicians about the…
After observing the birds for forty-five minutes, the birds moved on. So we did too. Another fabulous day at the grasslands! Just Like Humans – More Intelligent Jays Have This Characteristic Oxford scientists crack case of why ketchup splatters from near-empty bottle Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more…
Maybe after feasting at your tables and giving thanks, maybe some of you took a walk to be thankful for nature. I try to be thankful every day. Now to continue on with the discoveries from the Nov. 22th outing. How the Formerly Ubiquitous Pumpkin Became a Thanksgiving Treat World’s heaviest flying bird uses plants…
It was a grand day on the grasslands. Sights and treasures were abounding! The light brown one is a millipede. The other more lively one is a centipede. To tell the difference between the two, check how many legs are on each segment. Two per section on a millipedes and only one per on the…
The definition of indeterminate has four entries in the Merriam-Webster dictionary: 1: not definitely or precisely determined or fixed or not known in advance 2: having an infinite number of solution 3: being one of the seven undefined mathematical expressions 4: characterized by sequential flowering from the lateral or basal buds to the central or…
The morning started out with the usual morning walk. Of course my eyes are peeled for interesting stuff. Here are today’s catches! Researchers Discover That Wolves Can Show Attachment Toward Humans Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Yesterday, I took a small walk-about in our back field. Here’s what I saw! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Not being able to resist, I headed back to the grasslands this morning! It was not as hot as yesterday even though I had started an hour later. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.