Aug 17, 2013 Paper Wasp observed caring for their larvae in the nest. These photographs were taken at the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area.
Copperhead – Cold Snap
This unusually close encounter with a Broad-banded Copperhead came to me courtesy of an unseasonably cool morning in mid-August. The Temperature had dropped in to […]
Black-crowned Night Heron – Partially Concealed
A Black-crowned Night Heron overlooking a drainage culvert near a residential subdivision in Carrollton, Texas. Observations Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – […]
Cottonmouth – Do Not Disturb
Every once in a while I’ll spot something—a landform or a water feature—on Google Maps that I just can’t resist. That was the case with […]
Obscure Bird Grasshopper – Extra Large
This is a large Obscure Bird Grasshopper photographed near Harold Bacchus Park in Frisco, Texas. Observation Details County – Collin City – Frisco Date – […]
Poaching on Public Lands
Dateline September 23, 2013 Fall is coming. If you’re sensitive to it you may have been able to catch a hint of it in the […]
Cooper’s Hawk – Fenced
This is a sleek adult male Cooper’s Hawk. He perched atop a typical suburban fence with a recently captured Mourning Dove held in his talons. […]
Red-eared Slider – Making His Way
This Red-eared Slider was observed making his way through the shallow water of a nearly dry Trinity River basin. The turtle was taking advantage of […]
Green Heron – Interacting on the Mud Flats
I found these two juvenile Green Herons chasing each other around the mud flats of a recently dried pond. Occasionally a third would join in. […]
Great Blue Heron – Revealed
A Great Blue Heron hidden in the willows along the banks of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. A closer approach revealed the large […]
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – Bladeless
A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher without the scissor-tail. This bird’s long, signature tail feathers were certainly the victims of a recent molt. Observation Details County – Denton […]
Red-shouldered Hawk – A Hawk at Dawn
A Red-shouldered Hawk at dawn observed along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Lewisville, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – Lewisville […]