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December 3, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Camera Trapping the Swamp

I recently purchased a couple of Bushnell’s Aggressor wireless trail cameras. These cool little trail cameras come with a built in cell phone, which allows […]

November 11, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

The Beaver from the Black River

I noted this burrow on the bank of the Trinity River while out on a hike early one morning back in May. There was plenty […]

September 30, 2017
From the Archives

Beginning Wildlife Photography

Way back in April of 2015, we launched the DFW Urban Wildlife Facebook Group. Over the years our members have contributed an astounding array of […]

September 29, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Clean Up Crew

We have two species of vultures here in North Texas–the Black Vulture and the Turkey Vulture. These carrion eating birds are not afraid to enter […]

August 27, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

A Computer Programmer Considers Insect Behavior

It was an ordinary, but small, Paper Wasp nest. Construction of the nest had begun only a week or two prior. At any given time […]

August 5, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

North Texas Mountain Lion: Is It or Isn’t It?

This cell phone picture has generated some level of debate. Many people believe this picture—taken right here in the DFW Metroplex—is of a Mountain Lion. […]

June 26, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Video – Black Swallowtail Life Cycle

On 6th June I shot some video of Wasps feeding on Dill in the garden. When I viewed the footage I spotted something I hadn’t […]

June 16, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Videos – Nesting Birds

I have three videos of nesting birds to share, all filmed between April and early June. Purple Martins are North America’s largest Swallow and they […]

June 5, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

The Day Shift and the Night Shift

I am not a bird feeder guy. I am not well informed the different type of feeders, or the different types of feed, or any […]

May 19, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Poking Around the Fort Worth Nature Center

A recent speaking engagement in Fort Worth put me in close proximity to a place I have long wanted to visit, but never before had […]

May 11, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Video – Wetland Spring Awakening.

What a difference two months can make! Our last visit to John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Seagoville was in early March – it was […]

April 27, 2017
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Video – A Closer Look at Insects and Spiders

We see an incredible diversity of insects and arachnids in North Texas. At the time of writing the latest statistics from the DFW Urban Wildlife […]

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Would you like to share your own Dallas/Fort Worth area urban wildlife observations? We recommend joining the North Central Texas Wildlife Facebook Group. Fun and spontaneous, there are lot's of wonderful wildlife observations and excellent photographs posted to this group everyday. I know the other members would love to see what you have to contribute as well!

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May 16, 2026, 9:08 pm
Clear sky
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Clear sky
82°F
2 mph
Apparent: 83°F
Pressure: 1009 mb
Humidity: 66%
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 11 mph
Sunrise: 6:27 am
Sunset: 8:19 pm
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Forecast
May 16, 2026
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89°F
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Windgusts: 11 mph
 

Share Your Interest

North Central Texas Wildlife

Would you like to share your own Dallas/Fort Worth area urban wildlife observations? We recommend joining the North Central Texas Wildlife Facebook Group. Fun and spontaneous, there are lot's of wonderful wildlife observations and excellent photographs posted to this group everyday. I know the other members would love to see what you have to contribute as well!

Click here to give them a visit!

Local Forcast

DFW Metropolitan Area
May 16, 2026, 9:08 pm
Clear sky
SSE
Clear sky
82°F
2 mph
Apparent: 83°F
Pressure: 1009 mb
Humidity: 66%
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 11 mph
Sunrise: 6:27 am
Sunset: 8:19 pm
© 2026 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
May 16, 2026
Day
Cloudy
SSE
Overcast
89°F
Winds: 4 mph SSE
Windgusts: 11 mph
 
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