Nuttall's death camas (Zigadenus nuttallii)
Monday, March 26, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Black vultures in love
Two black vultures in love frequent my mother's bird bath and roof. She lives near Boerne. James got a video yesterday. I think they're very sweet.
Scoliid wasp
Look at this beauty I spotted yesterday at my mother's house near Boerne. He/she must have measured nearly 2 inches long! I thought it might be a cicada killer. Nope. I had to enlist experts at Bugguide.net to help me with this ID. Meet Campsomeris ephippium (no common name), a member of Scoliidae wasp family. The females dig into the ground, sting a host grub, and lay their eggs on the paralyzed grub. Adults nectar, as this one was doing on a mountain laurel. Amazing!
Sunday, March 18, 2018
First bluebonnets and more
First bluebonnets of the season in The Meadow! My favorite time of the year, always. In the photo above, can you find what I found when I was editing? Hint: Buzz!
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| Prairie verbena |
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| She crab spider at work on a tenpetal anemone. |
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Saturday, March 10, 2018
More blooms and possumhaw
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| Mountain laurel about to bust |
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| Grounsel getting started. |
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| Bees loving the redbud. |
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| And our possumhaw put on berries for the first time! |
Mandarin tree in bloom
My Texas satsuma tree (Citrus unshiu 'Miho') is blooming! Which means, MANDARINS this fall. Yippee! The flowers smell so so sweet, too! I've had this tree since my son, Patrick, gave it to me for Mother's Day in 2004. I can't believe I've kept it alive all these years.
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