Our neighborhood Beaver Pond attracts a wide variety of urban wildlife. These are juvenile Nutria, just old enough to begin thinking about their independence. A […]
Honey Bee – Purple Pickerel Rush
Honey Bees on a Purple Pickerel Rush at the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Seagoville, Texas. This bush was absolutely abuzz with the large […]
Spotted Gar – The Shallows
These pictures are from Lake Ray Hubbard. Back during the spring, the water level in this part of the lake varied widely from week to […]
Red-tailed Hawk – Juxtaposed
This was an interesting observation. I took these photographs late in May as I was winding up my Bald Eagle project at the John Bunker […]
Coyote – We Saw You!
Hiking through the Joppa Preserve one afternoon, we spotted a pair of Coyotes dart across the trail far up in front of us. They paused […]
Anhinga – Fledglings
This summer has been good to the Anhingas at the UTSWMC Rookery. Lots of baby Anhingas earlier in the season, and now lots of fledgling […]
Whooping Crane – Lake Lewisville: Separate Ways
NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ First | << Prev | Next >> ] Last week it appeared as […]
Diamond-backed Water Snake – Ambitious
I came across this odd situation at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Seagoville, Texas as I was walking along the shore one of the […]
White Ibis – UTSWMC Nest Update 12
Dateline – July 6, 2013 NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ First |<< Prev | Next >> ] When […]
Tricolored Heron – UTSWMC Nest Update 12
Dateline – July 6, 2013 NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ First |<< Prev ] The three Tricolored Heron […]
Neotropic Cormorant – In a Row
Neotropic Cormorants congregating at John Bunker Sand Wetland Center in Seagoville, Texas. The dark bird is an adult cormorant. The lighter colored birds are first […]
Tricolored Heron – Flyby
This is another bird I rarely see flying through the air. This Tricolored Heron was a particularly strong flier. He was almost falcon like in […]