Spent the afternoon and evening shelling. I collected well over 100 shells and will be photographing and posting them over the next few days.
Link to all of my observations from Miami Beach today: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2023-12-27&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&subview=table&user_id=joemdo
Bracken Cave
Location is not precise
Mound at base of pine
Walking around between my blacklighting sheets at night. I had set up two, each lit by several cheapy DJ blacklights powered by portable USB battery packs. You can learn more about these lights and my typical setups here: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk
All of my observations from the area:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=30.40086405201385&nelng=-84.19923906546497&on=2023-08-12&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&swlat=30.198369244802098&swlng=-84.40132742148303&user_id=joemdo
My blacklighting observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=30.40086405201385&nelng=-84.19923906546497&on=2023-08-12&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=30.198369244802098&swlng=-84.40132742148303&user_id=joemdo
Blacklighting project for Florida on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/blacklighting-florida
Egg mass and newly hatched nymphs.
Since several Ligustrum lucidum have been removed from the area, this tree has really flourished.
Browsing in the mud flats; burrows on slightly higher adjacent ground
Alamo canyon, elevation 8529 ft.
Notable su cuerpo rechoncho, pico y patas cortas
2 toned bill. Black feet/legs
I am going back in my field journals to resurrect some of my old data. This observation came as part of a field herpetology class I took at Texas A&M with Dr. James (Jim) Dixon as an undergraduate student. We spend the weekend at a ranch of another faculty member (Klussman) just west of Enchanted Rock State Park.
I apologize for the poor quality of the photo but I was taking the picture with a poor camera and a poor eye to detail at that time.
Really interesting form on a Box Elder tree. Found in wild area off oilfield roads.
Found in fresh water delta in close proximity to the Pacific ocean.
Salt marsh/sandy beach interface on Mississippi Sound
Very large Texas Indigo snake who spent 2 days trying to pull another snake, who was laying eggs, out of this tree by my mom's house. It killed the other snake, but gave up after the 2nd day of trying to get it out... was seen leaving through a hole under the house (located on a private lake). It was very cool!
Our camp mascot. We always enjoy her visit. Very healthy. About 5 1/2 ft long. We saw three this past weekend. VERY docile.
Picked a tick off and let go under a bldg..
This observation is for the indigo. I didn’t take this picture it was sent to me from someone on the ranch.
Large adult male (~ 7 feet in TL) collected by Kendall County Animal Control officer Jody Dicks from local resident (who asked for its removal from his property). Reported to TPWD. Specimen transferred to the care of Blaine Eaton. Several other unverified Kendall County reports of this species but this is the only one I am aware of that I have personally seen, interviewed the collector, and Blaine Eaton. Image taken in November of the same year.
Observed while on a field trip to Kickapoo Cavern State Park, Kinney County, TX.
hatched in aquarium of dirt after being laid by mother in temporary holding bin
obs for mother: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119502450
Netting sargassum and putting in kritter keeper container to see what's around
Taken during the Great Texas Birding Classic on the Mustang Migrants team's Big Day with Warren Pulich and Beau Hardegree.
We ended our day at the south jetty where a large flock of Blue-winged Teal was in the surf! It looked like they were preparing to cross the ship channel and continue their northward migration. I've seen these ducks flying over the surf, but I've never seen them in the surf.
Caught and released Middle Fork San Gabriel River.
Observed several small shoals of these fishes in and around submerged vegetation while taking part in a check-out dive in Spring Lake.