The Loggerhead Shrike is common, but still a fun sighting when your are out in the field. The first time you find an insect or small reptile stuck on a mesquite spine or a barb wire is always a “what the heck?” moment. Years ago it lead me to investigate the natural history of this wonderful songbird predator or as my friend Peacock calls it, “the homicidal songbird.”
I hope you’re getting some time away from your home and out into nature…out into the wild. It sure is easy to social distance...
Squash bees are out early in the morning and moving pollen around well before honey bees even arrive. Research done by the Department of...
Well, it was a cold winter, but as I sit and write this blurb it is 75 degrees outside with overnight lows in the...
