Who Left THAT There?
In my walks around our farm, I come across plenty of small mysteries — Mystery #1: What snake left its skin in this hay bale? Mystery #2: Who scattered these pond mussels on… Continue reading
Category Archive: wildlife
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Hill Country Animals
Here are some of the animals caught on camera in the dry creek bed of our family property in Central Texas.
Birds on a Water Break
This past week we were at our place in the Texas Hill Country, and I had been working near a water trough for about an hour, when suddenly birds started flying in. This… Continue reading
Wildlife Cam 2017
My daughter and son-in-law put a wildlife camera in the creek bed at our property in Central Texas. That place is about 300 miles to the west of us, in a region that… Continue reading
Smith Oaks Rookery
Six years ago I went on a birding bus trip and got to see the Smith Oaks Rookery in High Island, Texas. It was amazing to see of hundreds of giant nests stacked… Continue reading
Twelve Days of Christmas, National Elk Refuge Style
In March of 2013, my husband and I took a trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and we took a tour of the National Elk Refuge. I finally got around to editing those photos,… Continue reading
Snakes So Far This Year
When my dog, Harper, was younger, she barked indiscriminately at every animal she found. Then she figured out that if it was a snake, I would make her come away from it, and… Continue reading
Biodiversity Walk May 2016
Wildlife everywhere! But too busy to stay still for my camera. Here are some of the creatures I spotted during a 3-hour walk. Now I’m going to cheat a little bit — I… Continue reading
A Whole Day of Photographic Delight
On Saturday I got to spend a whole day at our place in the Texas Hill Country — with nothing to do but take pictures! What heaven! Now since I don’t get out… Continue reading