Some Herps of the Edwards Plateau of Texas
In late April I helped out with an event at Inks Lake State Park in central Texas. My task was running a metamorphosis activity for kids, at a table pleasantly located in the… Continue reading
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Castor Canadensis and Castor Fiber
Whenever I am researching for a nature presentation, I come across great resources that beg to be shared. This is from The History of Four-footed Beasts, Serpents, and Insects, 1658, which was mostly… Continue reading
Take a Good Look: The Numbers Game — July 11, 2024
I am a little late in adding a post to the Numbers Game this week, because Hurricane Beryl came through on Monday. The storm was not a big one and it moved fast,… Continue reading
The Numbers Game — July 1, 2024
I am again joining in with the Numbers Game from Judy Dykstra-Brown, this week looking at files with the number 149 in them. But I am going to stretch the limits of the… Continue reading
By the Numbers
I am going to play along with Judy Dykstra-Brown’s Numbers Game #27. Her number is 148, and she asks us to pull from our photos that have the number 148 somewhere in their… Continue reading
Another One Joins the Bird World
Two years ago I talked my sister into moving closer to me, into a slightly less urban area than she was used to. It has been fun for me to get her take… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #30: The Moon
I don’t often take pictures of the moon. When I got my current camera, I went outside, took a picture of the moon as it looked from where I was standing, then zoomed… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #29: Spiders
The photo challenge set before us on September 20 was Spiders and Their Webs. I like to take pictures of spiders because they usually stay still long enough, and their behavior is interesting… Continue reading
Exotic Animals in Texas
This is the third part of my submission for the Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild Animals. In my first post on this topic, I explained about our two family properties in very different… Continue reading
Native Animals of North America
In our travels, we have seen some iconic North American animals. You can see more animals from the Elk Refuge at my post here. It was fun to revisit old travels for this… Continue reading