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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

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 18)

Photo: Sunrise over Horseshoe Bay, Texas
Sunrise over Horseshoe Bay as viewed through the windshield of my truck

Nature is all around us. Sometimes, nature is even in our house. And sometimes, we are not amused.

Published Sunday, 3 September 2023, 6:00
Categorized as Nature, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged centipede, hognose snake, raccoon

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