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Michael Mathews
Warthogs invade South Texas
No, this is not a joke.  It does show once again the dangers that arise with the importation of non-native species. Far too often, with no natural predators, their populations get out of control ...
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Are You A Male or Female Wasp? OOOWWW! Yep. You're a Female.
From an early age I have been fascinated with wasps.  In fact one of my early memories is of reaching out to grab a paper wasp nest.  They did not appreciate the gesture. The stings did...
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Michael Mathews
Spring in the Lost and Found Box
We had a big storm blow through the Lake O' the Pines area last night. For a while, the winds were rather fierce accompanied by a drumming rain that brought a bit of hail and just a touch of thunder a...
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Going From "Nice picture" to OH! My gosh! That's beautiful!"
For most of us self-taught photographers, there is a considerable learning curve as we begin to learn how to take "good" pictures. We normally progress a little at a time as we learn about exposure, l...
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