Tarantula found crossing the road in Robber's cave State Park, OK
Oklahoma mushrooms
Oklahoma mushroom - any idea what kind?
Oklahoma mushroom detail.
Berries
Seed launch: the little white dots are the seeds shooting into the air.
Part of a mass of daddy long-legs found in a cave at Turner Falls.
Bee Moth
Bee moth
Pygmy rattler killed by our neighbor. I found one crossing the street a few weeks later, creeping at such a slow speed that it seemed stationary.
4' Bull snake found in the middle of our yard. By me. Not by our seemingly useless dogs standing 3' away.
One day of the 2008 blackberry harvest.
Our whole harvest for 2008 - Tragically destroyed in a god-awful cobbler of my own making.
Dragonfly at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History garden pond.
Box turtle laying eggs. We placed a cage over the nest and waited for them to hatch.
Baby box turtle - one of three from the nest.
Western Garter snake. Found one earlier this year, but the colors were not nearly as vibrant.
Butter I have yet to identify
Found this beauty very soon after it was hit. Not warm, but no rigor. Wish I had Deb take the picture while I was hold it by the back legs. Now in the SNOMNH Mammals collection.
Thus begins the 2009 blackberry season. Should be a good one.
Pretty tiny, but I am still lichen it.
Wild Onion.
Foxglove (digitalis)
False Indigo
Indian Paintbrush
NW Corner of 108 and Alameda Hit by lightning July 4th 2009
Playing Possum: Surprised this guy when I rounded the corner of the house at twilight.
He endured some proddings with a stick. I think that I could have picked him up. Didn't try though.
Yet another Bee-Moth.
16 Turkeys. East Lindsey between 48th and 60th.
17 frogs total in our kitchen window that night. Pretty swell birthday present.
Our jumping-spider Butch.
The dread Cottonwood Borer beetle. A little smaller than my thumb, not counting the "horns."
Certainly didn't look furry.
