This morning it is raining in Southern Nevada, making it cold and dreary, though I know it’s necessary. I mean,…
Lurking in the creosote at the fossil beds monument
A small group of horned larks took me by surprise today at the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. They…
Mesquite trees vary in their leaf-shedding stages at my local park
I’ve been going to my local park to check on the honey mesquite trees. I was there on Jan.3 and…
A day where you really had to look and see what there was
A desert cottontail bolted when it saw me approaching yesterday in a scrubland section at my go-to park as of…
Berries of choice for mockingbirds and phainopeplas in winter
The northern mockingbird and the phainopepla are birds of a feather when it comes to their winter diet. Both eat…
Mesquites hold out until winter then quickly drop leaves
The mesquite trees are down for the season at my local park. It was jarring yesterday to see that they’re…
Peacocks make an appearance during my holiday nature walk
Holiday orphan that I am, I spent Christmas Eve meandering at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs. There were a…
Possible beetle eggs and a duck rumpus
I think there might be a bounty of insect eggs on the forest floor in a remote spot at Floyd…
Rabbit Tricks: Pulling the disappearing act
Spotted a desert cottontail recently trying to make itself invisible at the Clark County Wetlands Park. Not difficult for it…
the prickly pressed 