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Caretaker rescued a lizard that was being eaten by a snake. The lizard lost some if its tail.
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Saw another snake slithering along the sidewalk by the house.
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Central Texas Whip Snake
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Caretakers note: The Central Texas Whip Snake was released and quickly slid to the top of this Ashe Juniper tree. The red underside of its belly is visible as a thin horizontal line in the upper center of the photo.
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2010 Journal, Census
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Mulched brush and put on driveway
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caged young oaks in 10 foot circle of wire
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2010 Journal, Habitat
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Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
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removed dead brush under Junipers around house
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not a lot of Hummingbirds, 15 seem to favor the feeders on the back porch
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2010 Journal, Habitat, Food
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Refreshed 13 Hummingbird feeders
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2010 Journal, Food
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Only .3 Inches of rain
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Saw a fox at the feeding area
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saw a male Painted Bunting
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3 dead mice found in cistern overflow (caretakers sealed all openings for mice on roof gutters)
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Monarch caterpillars on Antelope Horn
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Two Toads seen at dusk
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cut and mulched Junipers directly under Cedar Elms (along driveway)

captured caterpillar grown into a Moth

another view of the Moth grown from a caterpillar (see story April 27, 2010)
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2010 Journal, Census