A free video to go with my investigations of the faults in Johnson Canyon. thehappyscientist.com/content/faults thehappyscientist.com/content/johnso… thehappyscientist.com/content/faults

Adventures with ants. Accidentally got stung by one of the local Harvester ants. I thought I had been stung by one before, but I guess not, because this was intense. Looked it up, and our local Pogonomyrmex... facebook.com/TheHappyScient…

OK folks, it is time for some online brainstorming. The new Supreme Court decision could make selling subscriptions to The Happy Scientist website a nightmare.... seekingalpha.com/article/418356…

With my recent interest in native bees, I was delighted to see this. npr.org/sections/thesa… npr.org/sections/thesa…

Our Bullock's Orioles had babies, which overcrowded our old method of putting half an orange on a stick. The hanging vegetable basket from the kitchen makes a great feeder for large Oriole families.

No rain here, but they got some up the canyon, which means the possibility of a flash flood. Our neighbor called to let me know it was coming, so a grabbed the cameras and zipped to the other side of the canyon. facebook.com/TheHappyScient…

A few lightning shots from last night. Lots of thunder and lightning, but not much rain.

Heard a strange sound while catching grasshoppers for my spider. Turned around and saw this guy, and caught a few seconds before he zipped away. I did catch his call though. Definetly not "Meep! Meep! facebook.com/TheHappyScient…

I am starting a new Learnalong Unit on 10 September, 2018. What began as an accident during a classic science experiment has turned into a huge pile of science questions, many of which I am still trying to... thehappyscientist.com/content/new-le…

Interesting science experiment today. I was reading that one way to identify the different subspecies of sage (Artemisia sp.) is to crush some of the leaves in alcohol, and look at it under ultraviolet light.... facebook.com/TheHappyScient…

I just got a new trailcam, a Browning Spec Ops FHD, and I love the video quality. Here is some footage from last night. facebook.com/TheHappyScient…

Update from A Johnson Canyon Journal: Our Wildlife Garden thehappyscientist.com/content/our-wi… thehappyscientist.com/content/our-wi…

Spotting Mule Deer thehappyscientist.com/content/spotti… thehappyscientist.com/content/spotti…

The first session of my new Learnalong Investigation series is up. Join in and help me do some real science. thehappyscientist.com/content/learna… thehappyscientist.com/content/learna…

There is still time to participate in the first session of this scientific investigation. It is open to everyone, and will give you a chance to do some real scientific investigations, as well as helping me try... thehappyscientist.com/content/learna…

Lesson 2 of the Learnalong is now available. I combined all of your experiment results, and we now have two methods for drying the food coloring. thehappyscientist.com/content/learna… thehappyscientist.com/content/learna…

I just got a new trail camera, and tested it out under our apple tree. This is night 1. thehappyscientist.com/content/apple-… thehappyscientist.com/content/apple-…

Trying again with the new Apple Tree trailcam footage. thehappyscientist.com/content/apple-… thehappyscientist.com/content/apple-…

Free Halloween Science Videos! Read a skeleton! Make slime! See me in a rabbit suit! thehappyscientist.com/content/hallow… thehappyscientist.com/content/hallow…

A couple of Red Tailed Hawks gave me some nice photos this week.