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Highlights from Recent Reading

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Roger

A [man I know] has a wonderful habit of making remarks that never seem to come out the way he planned. A friend asked if he had ever seen a certain play and if he liked it. “Oh, don’t miss … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #39 – Southern Black Racer

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Roger

coluber constrictor priapus Thursday, September 7, 2023 – 11:09 am Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, AR I was birding along the levy hiking trail through woods when I came within two feet of stepping on this snake. It was about … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #38 – Broad-banded Watersnake

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Roger

nerodia fasciata confluens Wednesday, August 30, 2023 – 9:14 am Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I spotted this snake swimming in a channel along a rice field. It was perhaps two feet long. I was standing on the road … Continue reading →

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Bird #600 – Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Roger

dendrocygna bicolor Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas Friday, July 14, 2023 – 4:26 pm After I saw the Cave Swallows yesterday, there was only one species that occurs annually in Arkansas that I didn’t have on my life list. … Continue reading →

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Bird #599 – Cave Swallow

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Roger

petrochelidon fulva Carthage, Texas – Respass Creek at Route 79 Thursday, July 13, 2023 – 10:50 am There are only two more birds that appear annually in Arkansas that aren’t on my life list, and both of them are considered … Continue reading →

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