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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field Week 01 - mantis egg case
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Monday, February 08, 2010. Race Field Week 01 - mantis egg case. I wish I had marked the location of this mantis egg case with a piece of wool so I would be sure to find it again! I'd love to watch it hatch in the spring. Baby mantises look like mini-me's of adults. Better yet, maybe next time I see one, I'll bring it home with me, put it in a jar, and when the babies hatch, my grandchildren and I can release them into my garden. After taking photos, of course. Race Field Week 01. Race Field Week 01.
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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field Week 01 - milipede "bones"
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Monday, February 08, 2010. Race Field Week 01 - milipede "bones". Okay, so insects don't have bones, actually. By they do have exoskeletons - skeletons on the outside. In the case of this expired milipede, that fact is very apparent. Milipedes are a common out here. I don't believe they bite, which would make them among the few things that don't bite, sting, or poke humans around here. That fact alone makes me like them. What a sight that must be! Race Field Week 01. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field Week 01 - goat bones
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Monday, February 08, 2010. Race Field Week 01 - goat bones. Here's evidence of knuckleheads who think West Odessa fields, and West Odessa in general, is a great place to dump. At least animal carcasses are biodegradable. And when the dry desert and hot sun get done with them, they are quite beautiful even. But not all trash is organic or remotely beautiful. Some of it is quite toxic. Even "just" household trash can contain some serious toxic waste. Sometimes, I think about adding "*sshole! Michael L....
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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field Week 01 - my marking system
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Monday, February 08, 2010. Race Field Week 01 - my marking system. Here's a two-for-one photo. I took it to illustrate one of the plants I'll be watching for blooming so I can identify it. The red is 100% wool, so biodegradable. Unfortunately, I doubt the dye is all-natural. Maybe something I'll teach myself how to do one day. In any case, I'll remove them once the year is up. Maybe some day I'll get good at track identification. Race Field Week 01. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Race Field Week 01.
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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field Week 01 - mushroom
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Monday, February 08, 2010. Race Field Week 01 - mushroom. A preliminary identification via Burr Williams and the FB crowd is: Podaxis pistillaris. The last couple of times I've got out to Race Field, I've found this mushroom. It is about 4-5 inches tall, very dry to the touch. I was able to easily disassemble it by just slipping off the cap. The spores inside were as fine as soot, and darkly colored like soot too. The inner stem was stiff, woody, surrounded by a furry-feeling structure. Race Field Week 01.
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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field Week 01 - pack rat midden
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Monday, February 08, 2010. Race Field Week 01 - pack rat midden. Still, I'd like to think it is partly an artistic preference, a Georgia O'Keefe pack rat if you will. Race Field Week 01. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). National Wildlife Refuges in Texas. Nature Conservancy in Texas. Old Things Forgotten (homespun variety). Plant Resource Center by UTA. Regner's Texas Wildflowers by Color. Texas Native Shrubs, TAMU. Texas Toxic Plant Database (Livestock). TPWD: Wildlife Management Areas.
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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field Week 01 - impaled bird head
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Monday, February 08, 2010. Race Field Week 01 - impaled bird head. Ew Gross, right? Imagine my surprise when I shooed away my dog Ansel to see what he was licking. It's not everyday you see a bird's head impaled like this. In fact, I've only seen it once before and then it was a grasshopper, not a bird, that had met this gruesome fate. Like this bird, only the grasshopper's poor head remained. Here is an interesting video on Youtube of a shrike. Capturing a mouse and impaling it, from Israel. They are sh...
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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field
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What is Race Field? Race Field is name I've given to a location, a place I've adopted as part of my personal Citizen Science project. I've adopted two locations to monitor weekly for at least a year. What does it mean to "adopt" a place? So far, it means I'll go there and photograph what I see then write about notable items here in my nature blog. This is a link to all the posts related to Race Field. Feburary 7, 2010, Sunday. Week 01. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). National Wildlife Refuges in Texas. Micha...
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Leaves of Eve, the Online Nature Journal of Debi Cates-Bleam: Race Field Week 01 - nibbled ephedra
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Monday, February 08, 2010. Race Field Week 01 - nibbled ephedra. With all the good stuff gone, like berries and seeds, the critters begin nibbling the less favored morsels for sustenance. Here is some ephedra that has been used to get some one by, perhaps a pack rat since there was a midden near by. I'm guessing if the rodent was annoyed by sinus trouble, it is no longer. Race Field Week 01. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). National Wildlife Refuges in Texas. Nature Conservancy in Texas.