Rita
@natrlover1975.bsky.social
ADHD secular homeschool mom, Texas Master Naturalist, atheist. Lover of cats, books, and paper crafts. Amateur birder. Obsessed with opossums.
Foster babies! They are making me feel my age with the lack of sleep. My first bottle babies ever. Aren't they cute? Snowdrop and Dewdrop. #cats #kittens #fostercats #adoptdontshop #babyanimals
September 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Foster babies! They are making me feel my age with the lack of sleep. My first bottle babies ever. Aren't they cute? Snowdrop and Dewdrop. #cats #kittens #fostercats #adoptdontshop #babyanimals
Managed to get a nature walk in today!! Yay! Maybe ditching SSRIs will finally allow me to enjoy the outdoors again. #insects #texasmasternaturalists #moths #spiders
August 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Managed to get a nature walk in today!! Yay! Maybe ditching SSRIs will finally allow me to enjoy the outdoors again. #insects #texasmasternaturalists #moths #spiders
@scottsolomon.bsky.social Thanks again for the awesome talk at our TMN meeting last night. I didn't realize that ants were so fascinating.
August 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@scottsolomon.bsky.social Thanks again for the awesome talk at our TMN meeting last night. I didn't realize that ants were so fascinating.
My whole family has been down with COVID for over a week and a half. I finally managed to go for a short nature walk today and saw this new to me beetle.
I was the first one sick, which is awful because I had only went to CVS to get meds the week I got sick! Pick up meds, get bonus germs I guess.
I was the first one sick, which is awful because I had only went to CVS to get meds the week I got sick! Pick up meds, get bonus germs I guess.
June 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
My whole family has been down with COVID for over a week and a half. I finally managed to go for a short nature walk today and saw this new to me beetle.
I was the first one sick, which is awful because I had only went to CVS to get meds the week I got sick! Pick up meds, get bonus germs I guess.
I was the first one sick, which is awful because I had only went to CVS to get meds the week I got sick! Pick up meds, get bonus germs I guess.
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Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.
June 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.
Enjoyed a morning of birding on Sunday. ☺️ As you can see, I am not a good birding partner...always looking for the little things. I might have gotten a bit too excited about finally seeing these 'tree cattle' bark lice. #arthropods #texasmasternaturalist #txstateparks #insects #spider #nature
June 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Enjoyed a morning of birding on Sunday. ☺️ As you can see, I am not a good birding partner...always looking for the little things. I might have gotten a bit too excited about finally seeing these 'tree cattle' bark lice. #arthropods #texasmasternaturalist #txstateparks #insects #spider #nature
Cool 🆒 insects at the park today! It was way too hot but I uploaded some new-to-me iNat observations! Yay! #texasstateparks #sheldonlakestatepark #htx #insects #beetles #moths #caterpillar #texasmasternaturalist
May 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Cool 🆒 insects at the park today! It was way too hot but I uploaded some new-to-me iNat observations! Yay! #texasstateparks #sheldonlakestatepark #htx #insects #beetles #moths #caterpillar #texasmasternaturalist
Having a Disney Princess moment today. I love these guys. #dragonflies #insects #htx #texasmasternaturalist
May 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Having a Disney Princess moment today. I love these guys. #dragonflies #insects #htx #texasmasternaturalist
We went to Kentucky last week to visit family and were luck enough to see the #periodicalcicadas! #cicadas #easternKentucky #broodXIV
May 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We went to Kentucky last week to visit family and were luck enough to see the #periodicalcicadas! #cicadas #easternKentucky #broodXIV
I've seen a few cool flies over the past two days, so I thought I'd join in #flyday this week. #insects #flies #inaturalist
May 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I've seen a few cool flies over the past two days, so I thought I'd join in #flyday this week. #insects #flies #inaturalist
Some of my favorite finds from #citynaturechallenge. I ended up getting sick and missing half of it, but I had a blast when I did get out and managed to log 700 observations and ~350 species. #inaturalist #texasmasternaturalist #insects #htx
May 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Some of my favorite finds from #citynaturechallenge. I ended up getting sick and missing half of it, but I had a blast when I did get out and managed to log 700 observations and ~350 species. #inaturalist #texasmasternaturalist #insects #htx
Got up before 6 today to see the Amur stonechat in Anahuac Texas. We saw her and she's so pretty. Walked around the refuge for several hours looking for more birds and insects. Saw my first hooded warbler and these cool weevils. Lots of gators out today. 🪶 #texasnature #weevils #alligators #sleepy
April 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Got up before 6 today to see the Amur stonechat in Anahuac Texas. We saw her and she's so pretty. Walked around the refuge for several hours looking for more birds and insects. Saw my first hooded warbler and these cool weevils. Lots of gators out today. 🪶 #texasnature #weevils #alligators #sleepy
This week has sucked, right? Anyone need a snoot to boop? #itsweeviltime #insects #weevils #inaturalist
April 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This week has sucked, right? Anyone need a snoot to boop? #itsweeviltime #insects #weevils #inaturalist
Some of our fun finds volunteering yesterday. I swear nature hikes are keeping me sane right now. So thankful the insects are back in full force. #texasmasternaturalist #arthropods #beetles #insects #bugs #iNaturalist #iNat #setx
April 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Some of our fun finds volunteering yesterday. I swear nature hikes are keeping me sane right now. So thankful the insects are back in full force. #texasmasternaturalist #arthropods #beetles #insects #bugs #iNaturalist #iNat #setx
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Greetings, chordate comrades. #InverteFest is upon us.
tl;dr: Over the last 7 days every April, August, and December, we invite you to show the internet your coolest bugs & slugs.
Go find critters, post your art, write wikipedia pages, do whatever you like to celebrate invertebrates with us!
tl;dr: Over the last 7 days every April, August, and December, we invite you to show the internet your coolest bugs & slugs.
Go find critters, post your art, write wikipedia pages, do whatever you like to celebrate invertebrates with us!
August 9, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Greetings, chordate comrades. #InverteFest is upon us.
tl;dr: Over the last 7 days every April, August, and December, we invite you to show the internet your coolest bugs & slugs.
Go find critters, post your art, write wikipedia pages, do whatever you like to celebrate invertebrates with us!
tl;dr: Over the last 7 days every April, August, and December, we invite you to show the internet your coolest bugs & slugs.
Go find critters, post your art, write wikipedia pages, do whatever you like to celebrate invertebrates with us!
The rain finally cleared out, so it was time to go visit nature!! I got a new bird to add to my life list, a couple cool new insects, and we saw this cute, messy cattle egret. #iNaturalist #htx #insects #birds
March 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The rain finally cleared out, so it was time to go visit nature!! I got a new bird to add to my life list, a couple cool new insects, and we saw this cute, messy cattle egret. #iNaturalist #htx #insects #birds
Soooooo happy the insects are finally back!!! I was getting so tired of birds. 😆 They are my winter fun, but give me the insects any old day! (Although I did get to add Northern Parula to my life list this week). #texasmasternaturalist #insects #bugs #nature #texas #iNaturalist
March 17, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Soooooo happy the insects are finally back!!! I was getting so tired of birds. 😆 They are my winter fun, but give me the insects any old day! (Although I did get to add Northern Parula to my life list this week). #texasmasternaturalist #insects #bugs #nature #texas #iNaturalist
Spent the morning volunteering as a #texasmasternaturalist. This giant dinosaur was our first bird sighting of the day. They look so prehistoric. #birds 🪶 #texas #naturewalk
February 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Spent the morning volunteering as a #texasmasternaturalist. This giant dinosaur was our first bird sighting of the day. They look so prehistoric. #birds 🪶 #texas #naturewalk
We see tons of grackles in the parking lots around us, but we had one visit our bird feeder for the first time today. It is welcome to return, but hopefully not with his gang of friends. I can't afford to feed them all. 🤣 I keep food for them in my trunk to leave when I go shopping though. 🪶 #birds
February 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We see tons of grackles in the parking lots around us, but we had one visit our bird feeder for the first time today. It is welcome to return, but hopefully not with his gang of friends. I can't afford to feed them all. 🤣 I keep food for them in my trunk to leave when I go shopping though. 🪶 #birds
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My #InsertAnInvert2024 zines arrived and they look really good!!
I've got them listed in my shop now:
www.metrofieldguide.com/product/zine...
I've got them listed in my shop now:
www.metrofieldguide.com/product/zine...
February 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My #InsertAnInvert2024 zines arrived and they look really good!!
I've got them listed in my shop now:
www.metrofieldguide.com/product/zine...
I've got them listed in my shop now:
www.metrofieldguide.com/product/zine...
Went out exploring with a friend today and after seeing eagles and cool insects, enjoying the sound of walking through fallen leaves, we ended by finding this. 😂 I am so tempted to upload it to #iNaturalist just for laughs. We need all the laughs right now. #texasparks #strangethingsinnature
February 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Went out exploring with a friend today and after seeing eagles and cool insects, enjoying the sound of walking through fallen leaves, we ended by finding this. 😂 I am so tempted to upload it to #iNaturalist just for laughs. We need all the laughs right now. #texasparks #strangethingsinnature
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To avoid males as much as possible, female Rocky Mountain Parnassians don’t fly much. Instead, they spend most of their time running around on the ground!
Douglas County, Colorado, USA
Douglas County, Colorado, USA
January 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
To avoid males as much as possible, female Rocky Mountain Parnassians don’t fly much. Instead, they spend most of their time running around on the ground!
Douglas County, Colorado, USA
Douglas County, Colorado, USA
I finally have a good heron pic to add! I see so many awesome ones and am always jealous. This cute dinosaur was beside the road when I turned into the area I was going birding yesterday. #birds #texasmasternaturalist #texas #trnwr
January 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I finally have a good heron pic to add! I see so many awesome ones and am always jealous. This cute dinosaur was beside the road when I turned into the area I was going birding yesterday. #birds #texasmasternaturalist #texas #trnwr