Our resident Texas spiny lizard is providing us with an important pest control service, along with some entertainment.
Category: Wildlife – Turtles & Lizards
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 29): The Food Chain Edition
If your kids think your cooking is gross, make them read this post.
It’s a dog eat dog world out there and I’ve got all the details. Please note, however, there are no actual dogs involved. (Foxes don’t count.)
A Post of Few(ish) Words
How about some pictures to relieve the boredom of an endless string of words?
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 24)
Nature puts on quite a show this time of year; never go outside without a camera!
Springtime in the Texas Hill Country brings lots of opportunities for encounters with wildlife…some wilder than others.
Fire Ant Flickers (#8)
It's been an interesting week in and around Casa Fire Ant
Pie, drought, dogs, turtles, sitcoms, and buzzards: there’s something for everyone!
Venom, anyone? (Part 1)
A scholarly and frequently irreverent survey of the natural dangers that confront the unwary or overconfident
What’s the deal with venom, anyway? And why is the whole world apparently out to get us humans?
Fire Ant Flickers (#5): Focus on Maui Nature
Some random nature observations from our recent visit to Maui
Our recent trip with friends to Maui provided some interesting encounters with local fauna and flora.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 21)
It's spring and reproduction is in the air!
We’re contemplating the different ways that life begets life around Casa Fire Ant.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 20)
Flowers and vultures and reptiles...oh my!
Spring 2024 presents a beautiful and varied look at Nature, in the form of both plants and animals.
Random Thursday
A soupçon of topics…nay, a mere melange of tidbits with which to while away yet another Thursday