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
Now that summer has settled in, I guess we won’t be getting much more rain for the summer, eh. These Sandhill Cranes Have Adopted a Canada Gosling, and Birders Have Flocked to Watch the Strange Family Saved From the Saw: Conservation Deal Spares 8,000 Acres of Sensitive Land in Alabama From Becoming a Wood Pellet…
So don’t get too excited. It was not the vultures. đ There’s an Invisible Line That Animals Don’t Cross. Here’s Why. Strange Metal From Beyond Our World Spotted in Ancient Treasure Stash What to know about stinging Asian needle ants detected in 20 states June 14, No Kings Sanger TX, 1:30pm – 2:30pm, Sanger Square,…
My mission today was to gather flowers for the Bonham State Park Outdoor Expo tomorrow. And successful! Maybe I might see you tomorrow? Our teeth have strange origins in ancient fish Elusive LSD Fungus Finally Discovered on Flower New research shows how solar arrays can aid grasslands during drought The Gutting of Americaâs Medical Research:…
As I mentioned yesterday Denise invited us to see two more places. And we were happy to go! Denise’s family has really been a great land steward to their family’s legacy in Cooke County. Thank you Denise for sharing! Catherine and I headed off towards one more destination before heading home. Bone collector caterpillar adorns…
Every day you can expected to find the unexpected in nature. At least it is always a hope to see something new, right? Very cool to see and learn! Experts have candid advice for national park visitors this summer Thanks Judy! Mexican burrowing toad looks like a deflated balloon Bizarre âFairy Lanternâ Species Discovered in…
It was Elm Fork Master Naturalist field trip at LBJ Grasslands today. The trip was organized by Master Naturalist Jerry and I was along for the fun. It was a great morning! Thanks to Jerry for inviting me along. The Great Dinosaur Deception: Fossil Gaps Rewrite Extinction History How the Misrepresentation of Tomatoes as Stinking…
The time is right to get a closer look at the plants. Moreover not just for the plants but for the friends that dwell on them! Yep, time to look closer for our small friends! The murderous cat you live with is a murderous cat, a study shows Botanical Gardens are the Last Bastions for…
The Ladonia units at Caddo are in the Blackland Prairie. What to know about Texasâ looming water crisis Thanks Suzanne! A Revealing Look Into the Surprisingly Tricky Sex Lives of Birds Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
Now I was going a round-about way back to the car on level ground again. Indeed it had been a great warm Thursday afternoon. Now the cold is here…again! Scientists Unearth the Oldest Tadpole Fossil Ever Found, and Itâs a 161-Million-Year-Old âGiantâ Footprints Reveal Two Early Human Species Walked the Same Lakeshore in Kenya 1.5…
Always something good can be found in nature. So I will go back again in a few days to see how they are progressing. Repeat visits are definitely not boring. đ New Federal Grant For U.S. Hwy 64 Crossings Could Save Endangered Red Wolves And Other Wildlife Thanks Judy! Archaeologists Are Finding Dugout Canoes in…