A mother Mallard and her nearly grown ducklings on a pond in McInnish Park in Carrollton, Texas. Duckling mortality can be high among Mallards. This […]
Mallard – Peaceful Pond
Mallards congregating peacefully in one of our neighborhood Beaver ponds. Observations Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – Oct 31, 2011 Time of […]
Great-tailed Grackle – Evening Roost
This is the lead element of a much larger group of Great-tailed Grackles coming into to roost for the night. The intersection of Josey Land […]
American Kestrel – Grasshopper Snack
I spotted this big female American Kestrel as she dove to the ground in pursuit of flying grasshopper. By the time I had approached close […]
Monk Parakeet – Pioneers
Just one more Monk Parakeet post this week. This one—like the others—is the result of a tip from one of my readers. This time a […]
Monk Parakeet – Royal
Well, here we go again—more Monk Parakeets, this time on a substation near the intersection of Royal and Marsh in Dallas, Texas. Once again, I […]
Green Anole – Emerald
Green Anoles are well know for their ability to change colors. This female anole appears to be beginning the transition from green to brown. Wikipedia […]
Monk Parakeet – In Garland
I found this Monk Parakeet colony using information provided by one of my readers. This observant lady noticed Monk Parakeets in the trees around her […]
Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer – Arcadia Trails Park
This photograph of an Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer comes to us courtesy of Jeri Tooley. Jeri found the snake while she was walking through Fort Worth’s […]
American Crow – Dried Pond Bed
These photographs were taken by Trail Camera on a dried pond bed near Lewisville Lake. The pictures show American Crows foraging and finding some kind […]
Eastern Pondhawk – Blue
A male Eastern Pondhawk photographed in the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area. Observation Details County – Denton City – Lewisville Date – Sep 14, 2013 […]
Red-eared Slider – White Rock Pond
Red-eared sliders of various ages basking in a pond near White Rock Lake. Wikipedia describes Red-eared Sliders in this way: The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta […]