A Black and Yellow Garden Spider lording over a recently cached insect. The hapless bug has been envenomated and wrapped in silk, so that the […]
White-tailed Deer – Near Lake Lewisville
I did a little trail camera work in Little Elm near Lake Lewisville this summer. Camera Trapping is what they call it these days. The […]
Raccoon – Raiders at Dusk
These are trail camera pictures of Raccoons raiding a peanut and apple cache in Little Elm, Texas. The Raccoons returned to the site two nights […]
Robber Fly – Wasp Mimic
This is the black form of the wasp mimic Robber Fly Prolepsis tristus. There is also a red form of this fly that looks even […]
Purple Martin – Majesty
This observation is a follow up on an earlier post: Purple Martin – Garland Roost Returning to the Purple Martin roost in Garland, Texas I […]
Tachinid Fly – False Purple Thistles
This is a Tachinid Fly (Peleteria sp.) collecting pollen from False Purple Thistles along the banks of Doe Branch Creek. Observation Details County – Denton […]
Eurasian Collared-dove – In Comparison
We have several varieties of doves here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Two of them are illustrated in this article. On the left is the […]
Black-necked Stilt – In Flight
A Black-necked Stilt in flight over a small lake in Hutchins, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Hutchins Date – Jul 27, 2013 […]
Tricolored Heron – Swamp
This is a lone Tricolored Heron seen congregating with a large number of Cattle Egrets around a small lake in Hutchins, Texas. All of the […]
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – With Western Kingbird
This is a juvenile Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (left) perched with a Western Kingbird (right) on a hot summer day in Hutchins, Texas. The scissor-tail appears to […]
Basilica Spider – More
Jul 27, 2013 – Hutchins, Texas This female Basilica Spider has just recently added additional egg sacks to the string of beads she is creating. […]
Sand Wasp – Holes
This is a group of Sand Wasp gathering over a suitable patch of soil at the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Hutchins, Texas. The wasps […]