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After an unseasonably warm weekend the first dandelion bloomed. Bald eagles, robins, and geese are on the move.
With gusty winds in excess of 25 mph, it didn’t seem like a good day to visit the lake. The weather was warm and I couldn’t resist. During the calm before the storm I finessed a few panfish with a tiny hand-tied marabou jig resembling the newly hatched midges with fuzzy antenna. While watching lightening … Continue reading
It’s fire season in Nebraska! Prescribed burning on the prairie is like spring cleaning. Out with the old, dead vegetation so that the lush, green landscape can be renewed.
This is Whorled Milkweed. While not as large or showy as the Common Milkweed, Butterfly Milkweed, or Swamp Milkweed I’m sure it has many benefits for bugs. However, if I were a bug I would think twice before landing on this plant. Why you ask? Look closely…Notice anything? Milkweed flowers have little “horns” that … Continue reading
A visit to The Nature Conservancy’s Platte River Prairies in central Nebraska has been on my to-do list since I started reading The Prairie Ecologist blog by Chris Helzer. My opportunity came last week when TNC hosted a field day. I learned about their patch-burn grazing system, grassland bird research, and prairie restoration efforts. Before … Continue reading
Learning about nature... 