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Well my day didn't turn out as expected so I went walking and found these in the pasture.
350 cows calving and the only one I am overly concerned about is the nurse cow!
Setting a new blind out. This blind isnt going any where when your bro works for a metal business.
Heres me hoping for some more rain! Vet left a syringe case that with a little modification worked great! Now thats country in South Texas!
3" of rain today. First rain in months. My cousin (and neighbor) took this picture of a rattlesnake climbing out of a mesquite tree hollow. Not your everyday experience. 11/29/20
Monarch feasting on bougainvillea Thanksgiving 2020 in south Texas. For my niece.
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No seed eating birds on my bird feeder today! This guy hunts my feeder I am guessing as I occasionally find feathers by the feeder. Love south Texas!
December hunting brings April fried venison!! Woot woot! Dang I love this stuff!! Blessed beyond measure!
Another fawn! Had to keep the dogs in the yard. Notice the ugly armadillo ‘excluder’ we put up under the fence as the rascals were tearing up the yard.
Its hot out! Barn swallows uh... in the barn! They are welcome!
My niece is fascinated with the Cicada Hawk! She took this second picture of it guarding its as yet unemergent young which are consuming a cicada in and underground chamber under the steps of the back porch.
Cicada Hawk guarding an entombed cicada under the back porch steps. Anesthetized the cicada will be consumed From the Inside Out by the growing larvae of the Cicada Hawk. She swoops as we pass but never stings.
Working cows this early morning. Coolish 75 degrees will work quickly but without stressing the cattle. A quick worming of about 100 animals. By noon it will 95 plus as south texas warms up quickly!
Discovered this while walking W/O the dogs! Incredibly still it waits for us to leave. June and July are heavy fawning periods in south texas.
‘Texas alfalfa’ aka Red root pig weed! The bane of farmers! The love of ranchers! Colloquial name? Careless weed! It could care less where it grows! This is growing in a neighbor’s wheat field. They don’t last long on the ranch!
The agave loved all the rain in April! Blooming beautifully all over the ranch! Not native to this part of south texas we transplanted. Researched aquamiel production and pulque making from agave. I now have a plan!