NOTE: This post is a continuation of an earlier article: Whooping Crane – Week Two Sunday May 19, 2013 marked the end of three full weeks for the Whooping Cranes at Lake Ray Hubbard in Rowlett, Texas. The cranes were engaged in their usual activity of foraging in the short vegetation on the east shore
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NOTE: This article is a continuation of an earlier post: Tricolored Heron – UTSWMC Nest Update 3 White Ibises by the dozens have moved into the corner of the rookery fromerly occupied by the Tricolored Herons. There are a number of other kinds birds nesting in this immediate area as well. The list includes Cattle
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Black-necked Stilts are unusual looking birds. This one was photographed in Seagoville, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Seagoville Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Feeding Gender – Uncertain Maturity – Adult Observer – Chris
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Cattle Egrets congregating around a small herd of cattle in Seagoville, Texas. The egrets are feeding on insects stirred up by the stomping of the cow’s hooves. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Seagoville Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park
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American Golden Plovers stopping briefly in Seagoville, Texas on their long springtime migration. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Seagoville Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Migration Gender – Mixed Maturity – Adult Observer – Chris
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A Black Vulture sitting atop a picturesque barn in Seagoville, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Seagoville Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Surveying Gender – Uncertain Maturity – Adult Observer – Chris Jackson Main
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We see this pair, or a similar pair of mallards, in our neighborhood every spring. They wander along the sidewalks covering large swaths of our subdivision. When luck is with the ducks, children meet them on their way with pieces of bread. The ducks eat with gusto. This year there was a noticeable difference in
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NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 11 Mom and dad were high in the sky when we arrived today. They obviously had been disturbed from the nest and were eager to get back. A couple of quick pictures
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The Anhinga is an odd looking bird. Appearing superficially like the more common Double-crested Cormorant, the Anhinga can be differentiated by its needle like beak and its broad, fan-shaped tail. These birds are rarely seen in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I have only ever found them at Lemmon Lake in the Great Trinity Forest, and
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Twenty plus Red-eared Sliders basking on a dead fall in Dixon Branch near Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Basking, Congregating Gender – Mixed
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NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Bald Eagle – Nest Tower Update 14 Checking on the eagle’s nest this past weekend, I was presented a sight which I had not seen since the early days of the nesting effort—a lone adult eagle sitting on
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