This observation is a continuation of an earlier post documenting observations made at an active Black Vulture nest. The previous article can be found here: Black Vulture – Nest Update 2. We have a baby Black Vulture! We received word that the first baby Black Vulture hatched at around 1:00pm on March 26, 2012 after
Continue Reading >>I found this female Common Musk Turtle on the White Rock Bike Trail in the Lake Highland area of Dallas, Texas. The turtle was found on a part of the trail that crosses over a small pond. The turtle had climbed out of the water and onto the concrete, presumably to sun herself. I took
Continue Reading >>This observation began with three juvenile European Starlings peeking out of their birdhouse. The young starlings were eagerly anticipating their mother’s return because her return meant it was dinnertime! The adult starling would approach the birdhouse cautiously, usually landing nearby first, to check that their was no danger. The excitement of the young birds rose
Continue Reading >>This observation documents a pair of Northern Mockingbirds caring for their fledgling young. The juvenile birds are fully feathered and and too big for their nest. Their plumage and coloration varies just slightly from the adults. Tail and flight feathers are shorter. The juvenile’s breast is covered with dark spots, and their beak is yellow
Continue Reading >>This observation is the continuation of a previous post. The previous article can be found here Red-tailed Hawk – High Tech Nest There was not much happening at the Richardson Red-tailed Hawk nest this morning. The female is still incubating the eggs. She stood up several times while I watched today, presumable to turn the
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I came across two Yellow-bellied Water Snake cavorting in a small shaded puddle. The puddle was located in a dried out gully. Only the shade of nearby trees prevented this puddle from evaporating as well. The two snakes were small, but one was slightly longer than the other. I would estimate that the bigger snake
Continue Reading >>I discovered these geese early one morning as I walked through Carrollton’s Greenbelt Park at Nob Hill. The mated pair was swimming in one of the ponds near the north end of the park. They seemed accustomed people and were generally unconcerned by my presence. In fact, as I walked by, they seemed to try
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This Nutria was observed early one morning swimming in what once was a Beaver Pond. The pond is located under the Standridge Drive bridge in Carrollton, Texas. It was created when a Beavers dammed the small creek the bridge was built to span. The Beaver quickly wore out his welcome when he cut down a
Continue Reading >>This observation is part of a weekly monitoring of an active Red-shouldered Hawk nest. Last week’s observation can be seen here: Red-shouldered Hawk – Nest This Red-shouldered Hawk nest was first brought to my attention on March 23, 2012. It is unclear how long the nest has been active this season, but as of this
Continue Reading >>Dateline – April 22, 2012 I made my first visit to the Great Trinity Forest this weekend using the Trinity River Audubon Center as a gateway into the wild woods to the south. It was a great day to visit. The weather was perfect, the trees were green, and the sky was blue. This visit
Continue Reading >>This observation is a continuation of an earlier post documenting observations made at an active Black Vulture nest. The previous article can be found here: Black Vulture – Nest Update 1. On this visit to the nest we again found everything proceeding as expected. This is approximately the 25th day of incubation. Very little had
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