Archive for '2015 Journal' Category
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Saw Monarch Butterfly flying north across upper pasture.
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Blanco River flooded the low water crossing at noon, it was passable the next morning.
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Saw 2 small Nine lined racing Lizards
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Saw Rose Finch
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Saw Porcupine at Milo ans Sunflower seed feeding area
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Heard Golden-cheeked Warbler
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Saw Turkey
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Planted one ounce Maximillian Sunflower seeds at septic spray area and at hay barn pond
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Saw Possum
Blanco River flooded at Vulture Gulch. This image is used as a "before " picture to compare to the big 50 foot flood rise on May 23, 2015, Memorial Day weekend. Compare this image to Journal entry May 23, 2015 for perspective.
Posted in
Census, Habitat, Food, 2015 Journal
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Saw Hawk hunting White-winged Doves
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Saw Possum
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Sprinkled lime in basement to arrest mold, rescued one small frog and one toad, then closed the entrance hole with copper mesh.
Tiny tree frog rescued from basement, caretaker put it in the sink where it seemed to enjoy being washed off, then it was set free.
Posted in
Census, Habitat, 2015 Journal
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Completed transfer of fish and some tadpoles from holding tank to pond.
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Windstorm broke several Red Oaks and fallen dead trees
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1/4 inch of rain
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Saw Rock Squirrel take old paper towel, presumably to its nest.
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Heard Golden-cheeked Warbler
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Saw painted bunting at seed ball for millet
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Saw Spiny Lizard
Texas Spiny Lizard
Posted in
Census, Habitat, Food, 2015 Journal
Strecker's chorus frog-Pseudacris steckeri streckeri, a tree frog
Found while raking leaves off of the driveway.
Posted in
Census, 2015 Journal
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Cut small Junipers and placed in old berm that was eroded
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Saw unusual Hummingbird
A partial leucistic Hummingbird. Leucism is the absence of or defects in pigment in an amimal. It is difficult to determine the species without seeing the color of the gorget throat. Very interesting.
Posted in
Census, Habitat, Erosion, 2015 Journal
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