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The little bat returns to the watering hole!

Playing in the water……

“Tips for Identifying Manfreda in Natural Habitats.”

The Texas Indigo Snake

Bobcat track

Bobcat Track

Mature Guajillo Shrub

The Plant LIfe Cycle of our Native Guajillo

Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)

Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)

The Fringed Diving Beetle

The Purple Pleat Leaf

Chicle the Donkey

Chicle by Moonlight

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