I started thinking about Softshell Turtles when I was writing about the Red-eared Slider Turtles with possible Alligator tooth marks on them. If the marks on the shells of Sliders really were tooth...

As part of our whirlwind tour of Southeastern Texas,  Laurie and I visited the Big Thicket National Preserve on March 29, 2022. We were hoping to see carnivorous plants, so we were hiking on the Pr...

On our recent  trip down to the Big Thicket in Texas, Laurie and I saw _Sarracenia alata (“Pale Pitcher Plants”)]. That got me thinking about the Pitcher Plants that I used to see in New Hampshire...

On March 29, 2022, we visited the Big Thicket National Preserve in Southeastern Texas. We were hoping to see some insectivorous plants, and the  Preserve’s “Pitcher Plant Trail” sounded like a prom...

An account of seeing Ground Skinks in the Big Thicket, Texas

Roseate Spoonbills at the Smith Oaks Rookery, from our recent trip to Bolivar, Texas

Here’s a Toad I came across last week on High Island, Texas. It was one of a pair of Toads I found under a piece of damp oak cordwood. As you can see, it had very dark skin, ochre strips on its ba...

When we were visiting Southeastern Texas last week, we would often see strange mud towers rising out of the ground. They were about 2-3 inches tall, and had a central hole of perhaps three-quarters...