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.”
Petey gathers acorns and ponders life found around an Emory oak.
The little rant at the beginning of this show was spontaneous and was prompted by the trial of Scott Warren, a fellow who was...
This was going to be an episode about thread leaf groundsel, (Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus), a common southwestern shrub and…
