Visit South TX Brush Country!!
By: Karla Barcenas
What's The Climate There You Ask???
The climate is 99-45 degrees Fahrenheit, It is also very dry.
Picture from www.texasbeyondhistory.net/choke/
Some plants there are.....
Trees
- Pecan
- Sugarberry
- Brasil
- Texas ebony
- Plateau liveoak
- Sabal palm
- Black willow
- Coma
Wildflowers
- Purple phacelia
- Englemann daisy
- Lila de los llanos
- Red prickly poppy
- Red gaillardia
Information from
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/wildscapes/ecoregions/ecoregion_6.phtml
Whitetail Deer
- The adult whitetail can weight about 100 to 350 pounds!
- They are herbivores they eat, leaves,mushrooms,stems,acorns.
- Male deer may be called buck, bulls, stags, or harts
- Female deer may be called does, cows, or hinds
- Top running speed of a whitetail (40 mph)
Information from http://www.norcrossws.org/Animals/Deer%20information.htm
picture from http://www.indianheadranch.com/IndianheadExpeditions/TexasWhitetailHunts.aspx
javelina
- Javelina are members of the peccary family.
- They travel in small herds or "family groups"
- They eat mesquite beans, sotol, mast, fruits, and insects.
- They find flowers such as tilips very tasty
information fromhttp://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/habitats/trans_pecos/big_game/javelina/
picture from
Bobwhite Quail
- it is one of the most popular of all quail family's
- some can survive about 5 years to the most.
- adults usually grow up to 10 inches and weight about 2 pounds
- there eggs are pure white color and hatch in 23-25 days
- they start to fly usually within 2 weeks
http://www.quailhuntinginfo.com/bobwhite-quail.php
picture from http://birdsguide.blogspot.com/2012/10/bob-white-quail.html
How does weathering effect South Texas Brush Country?!
weathering in South Texas Brush country breaks down the land
How does erosion effect South Texas Brush Country !?
The wind dries out the land which can make a dessert