Throwback Thursday – 1st Javelina

First, javelina I captured during my seven-year wildlife conservation study. Nothing made me more excited to see this javelina. Not only seeing it – it walked perfectly in front of the camera. During this research, I have discovered that the presence of javelina means indicates that feral hogs have disbursed out away from 3RF. Unfortunately,…

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Meet the Flower That Only Lives 24 Hours

When I learn something new about a plant it makes seeing them the next time even more impressive. Hartweg Evening Primrose or Hartweg Sundrops (Calylophus hartwegii) greets the world in the evening, stays up all night, and then by the evening of the next day it is spent. After it is done for the blooms…

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Another Thankful Porcupine Moment

  A gasping moment.   A double-tap on Lynn’s arm.  Grabbing my camera.  Slamming on the Gator’s brakes.   Climbing through a fence.   The pursuit began through prickly pear and mesquite trees.  But for what?   Since 2015 I have been monitoring the trees and ground for live porcupines on 3 Rivers Foundation conservation lands. Every once in…

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Smallest Alien Discovery Now Has a Name

In cleaning up my computer every month I have always come across a lone photograph that I took back in 2016 at 3 Rivers Foundation during my field research. It has sat in my images folder as Unknown, October 2016 all by itself.  I sought help from experts and used BugGuide. Nothing helped me identify…

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