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Camp Crested Caracara
Dateline - July 8, 2021 - Cooke County A pair of Crested Caracara perched atop an old chimney in Cooke…
Losing Lemmon Lake
I first discovered Lemmon Lake early one morning in the Summer of 2012. Glimpses of the deep blue water could…
Why it’s Challenging to Treat Coyotes with Mange
Healthy Coyotes... Winter coat (left) and summer coat (right).Click to enlarge Anyone who has spent time observing Coyotes in North…
Snow Geese Galore
Snow Geese Galore! Dateline - February 14, 2018 An admission—this wildlife sighting did not take place inside our usual 10…
Getting Around Town—Underground!
A few weeks ago, I noticed outside my office window, a lone Coyote. It was a daytime sighting made in…
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The Wise County Time Machine
Entering the Wise County Time Machine I made my first trip to Wise County way back in the early 1980's. …
Cauble Enterprises
The entrance to the Cauble Ranch during its heydays There's a ranch just north of Denton on Interstate 35. These…
The Legend of Goatman’s Bridge
Dateline - October 28, 2013 I mention Old Alton Bridge frequently on this website. This bridge spans Hickory Creek in…
The Cold War Comes Home
Dateline - June 12, 2005 Way back in the summer of 1979 my dad took an astronomy course at the…
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The Unordinary Raccoon
Dateline - May 2, 2020 - Dallas, Texas Those of you who follow this website know that I am always…
Gray Foxes Get Some Help
We have two types of foxes here in North Texas—the Red Fox and the Gray Fox. Here is what Wikipedia…
Rehabbing the Bald Eagle
Wildlife rehabilitation is a challenging endeavor even under the best of circumstances. Wild animals—especially adult wild animals—are often stressed by…
Incubating Eggs
You may remember the unique and unfortunate situation we discovered in Carrollton back in the late spring. A pair of…
Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Dateline - August 26, 2012 It is no secret that I enjoy working on this web site. Almost every week…
Rescue, Rehab, and Release
Dateline - March 1, 2009 This past spring my daughter and I were invited to participate in an event that…
Mountain Lions in DFW
Are There Mountain Lions In The Dallas/Fort Worth Area?
The Mountain Lion goes by many different names, cougar, puma, panther, painter, catamount. All of these are just different ways…
Mountain Lions in the Metroplex?
This spring has been the season of Mountain Lion sightings in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I have received an unusual…
Rowlett Mountain Lion Confirmed!
Dateline - November 23, 2020 - Rowlett, Texas BIG NEWS! Click to Read This is a wildlife sighting confirmation fifteen…
A Lion’s Fate
Thirty-seven Days in the Metroplex By now many of you have heard the story of the recent Mountain Lion sightings…
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This Place in the Woods – Autumn into Winter
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third article in a three-part series about Dallas/Fort Worth urban wildlife…
Rare Birds at Rogers Wildlife… Owls Seldom Seen
Dateline - November 16, 2021 - Hutchins, Texas There are a number of different owl…
What Do Beavers Eat?
What do Beavers eat? The question first came to me several years ago as I…
Rabbit and Raccoon for 2022
January Confounding the camera trapper! Raccoons are infinitely mischievous and are utterly fascinated by the…
Bald Eagle Over Lewisville
Dateline - November 15, 2021 - Lewisville, Texas There's nothing especially unusual about a Bald…
The Risk of Rat Poison
Dateline - October 23, 2021 - Carrollton, Texas I found this little urban wildlife micro-drama…
Eggs of the Orb-Weaver
Dateline - October 2021 - Lewisville, Texas For several weeks, starting in mid August, big…
Guinea Paper Wasps
Dateline - September 2021 - Lewisville, Texas This will be a brief post to document…