March is the magical month at Little Piney! In a few short weeks Little Piney transforms from a gray and brown world of bare branches and dry grass into a bright array of greens almost shocking in intensity. Within this green world are little seas of bluebonnets, hot pink phlox, baby blue-eyes, orange-red paintbrush, andContinue reading
Tag: wildflowers
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March Magic–Wildflowers, Wood Ducks, and a Beautiful Hawk
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Lost Pines Texas Master Naturalists at Little Piney
Lost Pines Texas Master Naturalists Texas Master Naturalists are certified citizen scientists who spend a year training, studying, and volunteering in an intensive program to earn their title. Once certified, they commit much of their time to volunteer for parks, education, and nature projects. I recently learned through the Lost Pines Chapter newsletter thatContinue reading
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Fall Planting for Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Fall Seed Planting Fall is a busy season at Little Piney. Fall is the time to plant wildflower seeds, watch bird migration, and work and play outdoors while the weather is as good as it gets. I’ve had my seed packets in hand for October since spring, but now that planting time is here, it is a challengeContinue reading
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Bluebirds and chickadees: Full house at Little Piney
Big excitement at Little Piney this week! No Vacancy in the nest boxes! It’s a full house at Little Piney for the bluebirds and chickadees. When I made my rounds this week, I discovered 7 nests–3 with bluebird eggs, 3 with chickadee eggs, one box with a completed nest just waiting for eggs, andContinue reading