Nature Happenings
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June is Perennial Garden Month & National Rivers Month
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Hummingbirds are attracted to the orange flowers of Trumpet Creeper vines when they bloom.
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Look for Teasel and Field Thistle blooming in open areas.
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Bird migration is finished. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest.
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As the month progresses, feeders can become busy with visiting parents and fledglings.
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House Wrens are nesting in the northern part of region.
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Eastern species (Cerulean Warbler; Scarlet Tanager) are breeding at their western limit in the Ouchita Mountains of eastern Oklahoma.
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Snapping Turtles emerge onto land to lay eggs.
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Drought conditions often prevail; a freshly-changed bird bath will draw in a variety of birds.
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Young raccoons emerge and venture out with their mothers.
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Bullfrogs begin calling.
Lady Bird Johnson Gardens
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Colorado River in Austin
Ruby-throated Hummingbird going in for the nectar of a Trumpet Creeper
Texas Field Thistle
Migrating Birds in Texas
Feeding a fledgling at the feeder
Snapping Turtle
Freshly filled bird bath with a dripper
Racoon Mama & her babies
Bullfrog