Beware: Poison Plants Ahead
On your treks through the woods pay attention to plants that can poison you and your pet through touch, smell, and taste. Continue reading Beware: Poison Plants Ahead
Category: Naturalist
The Demise of the American Bumble Bee
What do the ecosystems of Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming and Oregon have in common? … Continue reading The Demise of the American Bumble Bee
World’s Largest Tree Being Eaten Alive
What and where is it? Located in the Wasatch Mountains on Utah Route 25 lives a stand of quaking aspens, … Continue reading World’s Largest Tree Being Eaten Alive
Have You Seen Steller’s Sea Eagle?
Have you ever gotten lost? Did you follow that GPS through a wrong turn? If so, did you wind up … Continue reading Have You Seen Steller’s Sea Eagle?
What NOT To Feed Birds
Love your birds by not feeding them toxic foods. Birds visit your feeder more often in the winter. That is … Continue reading What NOT To Feed Birds
Can You Name the 13 Birds of Christmas?
Winter time brings a variety of animals into our thoughts like reindeer, polar bears, and snow rabbits. Even birds come … Continue reading Can You Name the 13 Birds of Christmas?
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Our 2021 summer travels took us to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. We stayed at … Continue reading Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Common Birds Across the U.S.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) You can readily identify these medium-sized birds by their rusty orange bellies and gray-brown backs (seen … Continue reading Common Birds Across the U.S.
Willow City Loop
We drove over to Fredericksburg for a couple of days in early May hoping to catch fields of wildflowers, especially … Continue reading Willow City Loop
Got Ticks?
I love being outdoors, even in the Texas heat. Nothing better than tromping down a hiking trail at a state … Continue reading Got Ticks?
Gardens of the Ozarks
We took a short trip up through Western Arkansas to explore three gardens. In early April the chances of seeing … Continue reading Gardens of the Ozarks
Where Are You?
With a graduate degree from Texas A&M University-College Station (WHOOP) I consider myself an educated man. I know what I … Continue reading Where Are You?
Wade Village 