A couple of weeks ago, on July 4, 2022, I came across a big female Bullfrog sitting out in the yard. I was doing my morning chicken-chores, and there she was. Sitting there like some sort of garden...

I made another visit to my Tiger Salamander Tank on the San Juan National Forest, in Southwestern Colorado. I’ve seen Leeches on the Tiger Salamander larvae on some of my previous visits and I want...

I recently (2022-06-08) made a trip to check on some of my local Tiger Salamander tanks. Southwestern Colorado is still in a severe drought, so most of the tanks were bone dry. One exception, thou...

The joy of seeing Gars in the wild for the first time

Laurie said, “He’s right there. In the middle of the water. Look. Look. Look where I’m pointing.” Laurie and I had just entered the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. We’d come hoping to se...

Watching a White-lined Sphinx Moth vistingin flowers in the garden

Most of my High Desert Salamander cattle tanks have been dry this year. Guess that’s reasonable, what with Colorado being in an ‘Historic Drought’ and all. It means that we won’t get a lot of new S...

Thoughts on Softshell Turtles and Alligators - how do they coexist?