Welcome to B3 — Be a Better Beetle!! I’ve been trying to catch one of these guys for 2 years out in Davis Mountains!! Finally nabbed one with a butterfly net. Photographed and released. They are super swift and maneuverable!! I believe it’s called an Emerald Euphoria, which is such a great name for these…
The dulcet tones of the Scott’s Oriole.
Some of you from Gulls Class may remember that we discussed the labryinthine taxonomy of the Herring gull complex. The Europeans consider the American Herring to be a separate species from the European Herring. Likewise the Vega Gull. While the AOS currently considers American Herring and Vega to be a subspecies of European Herring. A…
You gotta love a woman who responds with a huge enthusiastic grin, gets her shoes on, and follows you outside when you say “We have dung beetles!!!!”!! We were delighted to see 3 of these little dudes rolling their business at our place near Fort Davis!!!
Started off my morning here in Davis Mountains with some bad iphone pix of Montezuma Quail. Then did a walk on roads south of Davis Mountains — glad to hear lots of singing birds and see water where I’ve not seen it before!!! And finally I thought these (tentatively IDed) Velvet Mites were interesting and…
Ever hear a Cara Cara vocalize? They tilt their heads back onto their backs, clack their beaks and emit a kind of a growl !!
I strongly recommend this very good book to any naturalists of CetnTex!!! Concise, pointed, easy read and just enough of the subject to bolster your cocktail party repartee’!!! We are reading it outloud to each other. It’s the heir to the classic “Adventures with a Texas Naturalist” by Roy Bedichek Thanks to Kitty Coley for…
UPCOMING CLASSES: Next class Eric Stager and I will be teaching is “Fall” Shorebirds. We are working on the schedule but will be August/September likely into October. Then I’m planning to do Gulls again November-January. Finally, Eric and I are considering doing Be a Better Birder in 2025. Keep an eye out on Travis Audubon…
Here’s one from last week. Closest I’ve ever been to Mr. Bob!!
I was also very impressed with night crickets going to town at several locations on my walk!!!!!
