Our game camera got some nice shots last week. First, a Bobcat (Lynx Rufus), kindly identified by my friend and fellow Master Naturalist, Tom Hausler, based on the spots on its legs. In 4 months of operation, this is the … Continue reading →
Here’s a couple of neat items I noticed while doing some of our nest box walks recently. First is a photo of tadpoles, or pollywogs, in our wet weather ponds. They’re very small, probably less than 1/4 inch. This photo … Continue reading →
My friends and bird experts, Jaci Kroupa and her son, Jesse Huth, were kind enough to confirm my tentative identification of the Black-crested Titmouse in one of our nest boxes. Here’s the photo again, taken on April 1st. I think … Continue reading →
Now that there are eggs in most of our nestboxes, I’ve been checking them weekly to see how they’re doing. Here’s a photo of one of our two Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) nests. It looks like two of the eggs … Continue reading →
My nephew, Cuauhtemoc, who lives with his family near Floresville, spotted some rare white, or albino, bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) in his backyard. Are they still called bluebonnets? Is it a case of a “A rose by any other name would … Continue reading →