My encounters with Flora and Fauna, as well as my continuing research at 3 Rivers Foundation.
In my field time at Comanche Springs, I’ve seen this little guy during the spring and summer months running about this section. He’s always afraid of the Gator and has only been captured on the nearby camera trap twice. All that changed on an overcast almost rainy day last month. He ran west from the…
Read MoreAs I was driving to check my camera traps a couple of weeks ago at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus, a field of bright yellow appeared on the horizon in Floyd County, Texas. This sea of chest-high plants was covered in tiny, bright, fluorescent yellow flowers. A slightly sweet smell drifted with the occasional winds from…
Read MoreYesterday, was a fantastic day for Sharla and I to hike at Caprock Canyons State Park in Texas. We hiked the Upper Canyon Trail. A constant breeze was present with the temperature being in the mid-80s in the canyon. Creeks were running with water with two crows cawing and soaring over the ridgeline. The trail…
Read MoreWinter storm Goliath dumped upwards of two to three feet of snow in Texas towards the end of the 2015. Strong, violent winds created snowdrifts as high as eight to ten feet. Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus received around 12 inches or more of snow from this storm. I checked my camera traps on January…
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Forgotten Winds 