Crotalaria pumila or Rattle Box is a sweet little legume found out in the grassland and up slope as well. The family Leguminosae may be Fabaceae now or maybe it is the other way around, but one thing is for sure: at night Kangaroo Rats use the pods of rattle box to shake out rhythms as they swirl beautiful patterns in dust with their long tails . It’s true.
I neglected to mention that milkweeds are no longer in their own family Asclepiadaceae, but have now been included in the dogbane family Apocynaceae....
The Loggerhead Shrike is common, but still a fun sighting when your are out in the field. The first time you find an insect...
I concentrated on a few fall bloomers in the Aster family that have yellow flowers and I bet you thought of other species that...
