Archive for 'Food' Category
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1.8 inches od rain! A very good slow soak overnight.
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observed erosion, most efforts seem to have been successful
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Saw Great Blue Heron flying near the house
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Heard Hummingbird
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Saw Bluebird
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began erosion plan for road at gate entrance
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Saw Fox
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Very cold and windy
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Refreshed a few Hummingbird feeders
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Saw Devils Cigar Fungus in draw below man-made pond
Devils Cigar Fungus (Chorioactis geaster) was proposed to be the Official State Fungus of Texas in 1997. No such designation has occurred thus far.
http://www.groundtruthinvestigations.com/photography/flora/fungi/dev_cigar.html
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2011 Journal, Census, Erosion, Food
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Refreshed Hummingbird feeders
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Found dead Raccoon in Man-made pond, we suspect that it was the sick one we saw last week stumbling with distemper. The sick animals eyes glow green instead of yellow in LED light. It could have gotten caught in the thick pond plants and did not have the strenghth to get out.
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Saw Turkeys throughout the day, 2 Toms and 6 hens
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New Raccoon feeding routine to keep area very clean and dog food pans spread apart.
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Saw Hummingbird
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Removed Salvinia molesta (an invasive non-native plant) from the man-made pond and from the house pond. We will remove all invasive pond plants in one year.
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Removed Ligustrum, Chinaberry (both invasive foreign species) and a few Box Elders along river trail.
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Saw Hawk chasing White-winged Dove at feeding area near house.
Ventral view of Red Admiral butterfly
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2011 Journal, Census, Habitat, Predator, Food, Water
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Saw Hummingbird
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Rain! 1/3 inch
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Turkeys eating sunflower seeds after the rain
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2011 Journal, Census, Food
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Flock of geese seen heading south, flying low, about 50 birds
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Saw Raccoon, Skunk, and Possum eating sunflower seeds scattered in road
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Saw 12 Raccoons eating dog food
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Saw small Spiny Lizard
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2011 Journal, Census, Food
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Saw Turkeys
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Saw large Buck, male Deer
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Fed Raccoons dog food
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Heard Turkeys noisily roosting in tall trees at river at dusk
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Finished rock trail to steps to the river
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Saw Monarch Butterfly
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Saw Hummingbirds
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Beefed up erosion controls throughout and below road towards 'Coon Draw
Central Texas Whipsnake coming out of hiding from water drain pipe in yard
Posted in
2011 Journal, Census, Erosion, Food
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