There’s a ranch just north of Denton on Interstate 35. These days it sits abandoned, just a shadow of its former self. But there are […]
Denton County Roseate Spoonbills
The natural history of Roseate Spoonbills in Dallas/Fort Worth is difficult to pin down. These big, pink wading birds with their distinctively spoon-shaped bills are […]
North Texas Coyotes
Coyotes were the stars of my last article: Going Dry. In that story we followed the last days of a small and isolated urban pond […]
Going Dry
I had my eye on this little pond since early in the summer. I first noticed this intriguing spot while perusing Google Maps looking for […]
Mountain Creek? Well, Maybe.
Dateline – June 15, 2019 Earlier this summer I decided to make a trip out to Irving to visit a nature park that I’ve never […]
Coat of Many Colors
Many folks believe that a signature characteristic of Bobcats is a spotted coat. But the truth is that Bobcats come in a wide variety of […]
A Whole Lotta Otters
North American River Otters in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex It may be something of a surprise to learn that we have a population of North […]
Backyard Dragons
We’ve always had lizards in our yard. At first it was the ever present Mediterranean Geckos that we would see. These unique lizards could be […]
Which Trail Camera Do You Recommend?
Which trail camera do you recommend? It’s a question I get asked with some regularity. And for one reason or the other, it’s a question […]
Vultures Find a Cottontail
Eastern Cottontails are very common all across North Texas. Many–if not most–neighborhoods in the DFW metroplex have a healthy population of these little rabbits. They […]
Losing Lemmon Lake
I first discovered Lemmon Lake early one morning in the Summer of 2012. Glimpses of the deep blue water could be seen through breaks in […]
It Doesn’t Take Much
I first noticed this scene a few weeks ago on my drive home from work. Each evening, in the soft light of the setting sun, […]