This large grasshopper was over 3in/76mm in length. Observation Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date – Nov 7, 2009 Time of Day […]
Chamberlain Drive Rookery Death Toll
Dateline – July 18, 2011 WARNING: This article contains graphic imagery. As the long, hot, Texas summer continues unabated, so do the problems faced by […]
Raccoon – Subway
Just after dark I observed a large, adult Raccoon cautiously coming out of a storm drain. The drain was located on a residential street, and […]
Killdeer – Gravel Nest
We came across this Killdeer nest in a neighborhood park. The nest was on the ground, in a patch of gravel, and out in the […]
Monarch Butterfly – Caterpillar
Monarch Butterfly caterpillars feeding on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). Observation Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – July 20, 2009 Time of Day […]
Texas Spiny Lizard – Camouflage
When I came across this arboreal Texas Spiny Lizard I was struck by how effective its camouflage was. This lizard was virtually invisible from some […]
Canada Goose – Vacant Lot
I observed this pair of Canada Geese eating Bermuda Grass in a vacant lot of an Industrial Park in Lewisville. Observation Details County – Denton […]
Gray Fox – Not Well
This is a difficult observation to post, and I hate that it is the first one I have available for the incredibly interesting Gray Fox. […]
There was an Airfield Here, Once
Dateline – June 19, 2005 This journal entry is a bit of a tangent from an earlier entry I made about an old Nike Missile […]
Parkhill Prairie Crayfish – Identification
Dateline – August 3, 2007 – Carrollton, Texas When I first discovered these crayfish, I had no idea what species they were. As it turns […]
Florida Wax Scale – Infestation
We discovered a Dwarf Buford Holly with a heavy infestation of Florida Wax Scale on its leaves and stems. These unusual looking insects are globular […]
American Bullfrog – Texas Sized
I found this American Bullfrog hunkered down under some bushes on the side of my house. It was a surprising find. It is my understanding […]