American Coots engaged in various activities around White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas. 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 – Various Gender – Mixed Maturity – Mixed Observer – Chris Jackson
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Great Blue Herons photographed in and around the rookery located in Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Mar 2, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Cold (less than 50°F/10°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Water-Bog/Marsh/Swamp Type of Behavior – Various Gender – Uncertain
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These American Coots were observed at McInnish Park in Carrollton, Texas. The coots were going about their business in a small wetland area nestled in between the park and the Trinity River. In one sequence of photographs, an American Coot can be seen struggling to consume aquatic vegetation of some kind. The coot manipulates what
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Red-eared Sliders observed engaged in various activities in the Trinity River at River Legacy Park in Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Feb 23, 2013 Time of Day – Midmorning Temperature – Cold (less than 50°F/10°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Water-River Type of Behavior – Various Gender -
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Mustangs running wild inside the Dallas city limits? Sounds unlikely doesn’t it? Well, I have been hearing rumors of a herd of free ranging Feral Horses inside the boundaries of Dallas proper for the better part of the past year. The stories suggest that drought conditions and the poor economy combined to motivate some horse
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This Red-tailed Hawk observation comes to us from Ann Mendoza in Sachse, Texas. Ann discovered a Red-tailed Hawk in her backyard eating a squirrel it had captured. The hawk was so busy eating that it allowed Ann to walk up to withing just a couple of feet/meters of its position. Finally, when she came just
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There is a pretty good population of White-tailed Deer living in the park land around Old Alton Bridge in Denton County. I have discovered an abundance of deer sign, in certain areas, on my occasional visits to the park this summer. Unfortunately, where there are deer there are almost certainly going to be poachers. And,
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I came across these two Fox Squirrels in the Spring Creek Nature Preserve in Richardson. The first squirrel caught me by surprise. I noticed something unusual with a branch high in a tree I was walking under. I couldn’t quite decide what it was about the branch that I found strange. My telephoto lens revealed
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I had the opportunity to photograph a couple of Roseate Spoonbills over the Fourth of July holiday. This is a first for me. I have never seen one of these birds before. Observations Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Jul 4, 2012 Time of Day – Midmorning Temperature – Hot (greater than
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I observed these White Ibises in the Joppa Preserve over the Fourth of July holiday. On exhibit in the following photographs are White Ibises of all different ages. Be sure and catch the captions for details. Observations Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Jul 4, 2012 Time of Day – Midmorning Temperature
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These Coyotes were photographed in the Great Trinity Forest between May 3 and May 18, 2012. Coyotes are like ghosts of the forest. Can you see the Coyote in this picture? This Coyote is part of a mated pair that moved through the area It was interesting to see the photographs of these two Coyotes
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