“Caterpillars are built from the energy and nutrients stored in the leaves they have eaten. In effect, caterpillars are repurposed leaves that can walk.” —Doug Tallamy, PhD

Several years ago, I saw an unusual plant. And being a new member of Hays County Master Naturalist, I decided to look it up.

My Selah moment revealed to me how lucky we are to be part of a program whose mission is to provide for the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas.

“I calmly took this photo… The image clearly was taken with a steady hand and not by someone who was screaming like a girl.”

Three short HCMN photo journals in one.

• Anything with Wings!

• A Mystery Solved

• Bird Sanctuary - The “Lazy Birders”
  
  

In years past, the Cedar Waxwings have devoured the berries on my wild Possumhaw. But this year, I had a different visitor.