These photographs were taken at the UTSWMC heron rookery in Dallas, Texas. Included in this collection are pictures of both adult and juvenile Anhingas. In […]
Tarantula Hawk – Big Sting
Dateline: June 23, 2013 – Hutchins, Texas NOTE – As indicated in the comment section below, this is not a Tarantula Hawk. It is a […]
Red Shiner – West Rowlett Creek
These minnows were photographed in the clear waters of West Rowlett Creek in Frisco, Texas. There are a few identifiable male Red Shiners in the […]
Black-crowned Night Heron – Rainy Day
Black-crowned Night Herons do well for themselves at the UTSWMC rookery. They have just the right amount of independence and assertiveness to breed successfully amidst […]
White Ibis – Remembering the Lake
These are some pictures from my archives. This is what Lemmon Lake in the Joppa Preserve looked like last summer. It does not look like […]
Black Witch Moth – Wingspan
This photograph comes to us from Sarah Holland Rehagen. Sarah found this large female Black Witch Moth in her garage. Reportedly the moth had a […]
Turkey Vulture – Lake Lewisville Roost
This tree is a favorite roost for Turkey Vultures as is documented in this earlier post: Turkey Vulture – Roost. On this day I arrived […]
Great Egret – Light Rain
These are several different Great Egrets photographed at various places around the UTSWMC rookery. There was a light rain falling on this morning, and the […]
American White Pelican – Nonmigratory
This is a sizable congregation of nonmigratory American White Pelicans photographed at Lake Lewisville. While I watched the initial group was joined by around a […]
American Bird Grasshopper – Almost as Big
This large American Bird Grasshopper was photographed on a Lake Lewisville floodplain. He was just one of what must have millions of grasshoppers—of multiple species—living […]
Velvet Ant – Male
This is a male Velvet Ant—males have wings and females do not. In spite of its name the Velvet ant is actually a wasp. This […]
Polyphemus Moth – Big Swoll
This is a male Polyphemus Moth. he was discovered inside an animal pen in Hutchins, Texas. Photograph courtesy Penny Halstead. Observation Details County – Dallas […]