A quick loop through Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve

01:50pm-02:40pm
On my own

Walked north through the woods to the north pond, with many mosquitoes flying in for a quick meal. The pond level is still low and is growing quite a bit of algae. On a log at the west edge of the pond were four red-eared sliders basking. One was melanistic and one was a juvenile. Oddly, I did not see cricket frogs, although on a hot sunny day I would have expected them on the muddy banks. Dragonflies of several species were active, along with some honeybees and wasps at the water's edge.

It was mostly clear, hot, and it felt humid. However the online nearby Weather Underground reports 94*F and only 38% humidity.

I took a few photos, documenting a few plants for the bioblitz. I looked for Texas spiny lizards on tree trunks and listened for any disturbance in the leaf litter, but did not observe any other herps.

Posted on Σεπτέμβριος 07, 2022 0856 ΜΜ by drawntoscales