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Reined Deer -or- Buck on a String
This is the worst Christmas decoration job I've ever seen.

Grainy photo of a deer with antlers entangled in string

A neighborhood deer apparently got crosswise with a construction site installation and emerged victorious but not unmarked.

Published Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 6:00
Categorized as Wildlife - Mammals Tagged amateur stalking, deer, whitetail buck

Return of the Rock Squirrel
They're skittish, but fallen pecans are too hard to resist.

Photo: Splooting rock squirrel

After a prolonged absence, we’re once again being visited by one or more rock squirrels.

Published Friday, 4 October 2024, 18:44
Categorized as Wildlife - Mammals Tagged rock squirrel, splooting

Rascally Ranas & Calamatous Castores*
*¿Habla español?

Tree frog on a gate latch

Tree frogs have taken up residence in our flower pot, raising the inevitable question: will they form a homeowners association? Also, we’ve got beavers!

Published Thursday, 29 August 2024, 8:36
Categorized as Horseshoe Bay, Texas Hill Country, Uncategorized, Wildlife - Amphibians, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged beaver, nutria, tree frog

Random Thursday
Today is National Golf Cart Day, which begs the question: who cares?

Cicadas may make the news, but katydids are the story around here. We’ve also got young bucks, a band named after an interstate exit, and a voyeuristic webcam focused on rattlesnakes.

Published Thursday, 13 June 2024, 14:07
Categorized as Horseshoe Bay, Music, Random Thursday, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged Boogie At The Bay, cicada, golf cart, katydid, rattlesnake

Random Thursday: The [Mostly] Photos Edition
Anything worthy seeing is worth photographing.

Photo: Panorama of the view from our back porch
"...doo doo doo, lookin' out my back door..."

A variety of pictures of plants, animals, fungi, and dissected machinery. You know, the usual.

Published Thursday, 25 April 2024, 13:11
Categorized as Photography, Plant Life, Random Thursday, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged photography, squirrels, wildflowers

Nature Happens
Texas Hill Country spring is the best spring.

Photo: Sunrise via drone @ 384' altitude
Horseshoe Bay sunrise from 384'

Spring 2024 is almost here, officially, but Mother Nature is already showing off in the Texas HIll Country.

Published Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 16:22
Categorized as Nature, Plant Life, Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged bluebonnets, deer, fox, raccoon, Texas Hill Country

Random Thursday: The Neighborhood Nature Edition

Photo: Creek reflection

What do Hanukkah, Ducatis, deer, and ladybugs have in common? Well, nothing…that’s why it’s random.

Published Thursday, 7 December 2023, 16:38
Categorized as Random Thursday, Rides..., Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged Ducati, lady beetles, whitetail deer

Random Thursday

Photo: Geese flying in formation
More than 100 geese flying in formation

Non-functioning tats; baseball stats; a buck stands pat; and, uh, other things for which I’m out of rhymes.

Published Thursday, 16 November 2023, 15:08
Categorized as Around the Web, Cars, Music, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged baseball, bluegrass, cars, deer, lists, tattoos, Texas Rangers

Random Thursday

Photo: Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA
Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA

A&M excels; drought spells; wildlife swells; ugly cars don’t sell. (Yes, I’m unjustifiably proud of that.)

Published Thursday, 7 September 2023, 11:06
Categorized as Cars, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Weather, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Trapping Tagged armadillos, drought, Lamborghini, porcupines, Texas A&M

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 19)

Photo: Raccoon with its head stuck in an armadillo trap
"Life Comes At You Fast" - Nationwide Insurance circa 2004

Frogs are once again dominating the local nature scene, but also a goofy raccoon, for you mammal lovers.

Published Monday, 4 September 2023, 16:04
Categorized as Just Plain Silly, Nature, Wildlife - Amphibians, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Trapping Tagged genetics, raccoon, tree frog

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