Dateline – October 15, 2013 When I go out looking for wildlife to photograph I generally prefer to start my hikes at the crack of […]
American White Pelican – Winter at White Rock
White Rock Lake and American White Pelicans go together. The big white birds are a fixture on the lake throughout the winter months. They are […]
Mallard – Desolate
I found these Mallards (a male and female) swimming in this alien-looking and desolate pondscape on a warm afternoon in December. This is odd scene […]
Pied-billed Grebe – Suburban Creek
These Pied-billed Grebes were seen swimming in a widening of Dudley Branch just before it converges with the Trinity River near Indian Creek Golf Course. […]
Gadwall – Male and Female
Two males and one female Gadwall passed by my camera while I was taking pictures near an old Beaver pond in Carrollton, Texas. The males […]
Blue-winged Teal – Reflections
We have here a couple of female Blue-winged Teal hanging out in a suburban Beaver pond located in a residential subdivision. Wikipedia has this to […]
Fox Squirrel – Dozing
I found this Fox Squirrel as he was dozing on a tree stump in my backyard. Of course squirrels never stay still for long, and […]
American Kestrel – Hover
I spotted this female American Kestrel perched on a parking lot lamp just next to a large open field. This short grass field was surrounded […]
Greater Angle-wing Katydid – Animal or Vegetable?
I found this unusual looking insect just off the stoop of my house. So effective is its camouflage that I had to do a double-take […]
Bald Eagle – They’re Back!
Dateline – January 18, 2014 NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ Next >> ] I followed these two eagles […]
Belted Kingfisher – Up Close
This is a female Belted Kingfisher. I really enjoy getting to see these noisy, chittering birds—mainly because they are very exotic looking, and it exceedingly […]
Scorpionfly – Unusual
This unusual looking bug is a female Scorpionfly. Despite their ominous sounding name, these insects do not sting or bite. The name comes from the […]