Nature Happenings

  • June is Perennial Garden Month & National Rivers Month

  • Hummingbirds are attracted to the orange flowers of Trumpet Creeper vines when they bloom.

  • Look for Teasel and Field Thistle blooming in open areas.

  • Bird migration is finished. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest.

  • As the month progresses, feeders can become busy with visiting parents and fledglings.

  • House Wrens are nesting in the northern part of region.

  • Eastern species (Cerulean Warbler; Scarlet Tanager) are breeding at their western limit in the Ouchita Mountains of eastern Oklahoma.

  • Snapping Turtles emerge onto land to lay eggs.

  • Drought conditions often prevail; a freshly-changed bird bath will draw in a variety of birds.

  • Young raccoons emerge and venture out with their mothers.

  • Bullfrogs begin calling.

 Lady Bird Johnson Gardens

Order native perennial seeds HERE in support of the Wildflower Center at LBJ Gardens. 

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