3.5-minute video. ShakeUp Music recomposed The Magic Flute Papageno/Papagena Duet into a colourful Mozart bird aria. Listen to an audiovisual Twitterstorm performed by our feathered fellows.
Just Another Day in the Life of Tribe Member Joyce
Just for grins. Today started out as pretty normal, but it’s 2020, so nothing is normal. I woke up early to do the Senior Hours shopping. I’m not a morning person.
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Mike Merchant – Insects in the City blog
I am a stalker of AgriLife guru Mike Merchant. He posted this link and thoroughly enjoyed it. BTW he started his master naturalist journey through BPTMN!
Mike Sills presents Forest Health: The Advance of the Emerald Ash Borer
The emerald ash borer is a destructive non‐native wood‐boring pest of ash trees. Native to Asia, the emerald ash borer beetle (EAB) was unknown in North America until its discovery… Read More →
Clyde Camp – Screech Owls 2020 – Two Failed Nest Attempts
Last year about this same time (late June), I wrote an article entitled Screech Owls in Suburbia describing our (their) success in raising four chicks. This year we, 2020, had another pair but with quite different results. All material, from this year and last, including 98+ videos for 2020, is available as links from http://crcamp.com/owls.
Sally’s Secret Garden
Experience the Sounds of Katydids and Rio Grande Chirping Frogs as Sally Evans does in her secret garden.
Interested in Frog Calls
Interested in frog calls? Here is just one of the many videos available from the Texas Nature Trackers.
Prairie Farmstead
The Heritage Farmstead prairie plot is ablaze with colors, variety and pollinators. We were able to return to care taking on a limited time and number of volunteers a few weeks ago. Amazing how nature has taken care of itself.