This photograph comes to us from Sarah Holland Rehagen. Sarah found this large female Black Witch Moth in her garage. Reportedly the moth had a […]
Turkey Vulture – Lake Lewisville Roost
This tree is a favorite roost for Turkey Vultures as is documented in this earlier post: Turkey Vulture – Roost. On this day I arrived […]
Great Egret – Light Rain
These are several different Great Egrets photographed at various places around the UTSWMC rookery. There was a light rain falling on this morning, and the […]
American White Pelican – Nonmigratory
This is a sizable congregation of nonmigratory American White Pelicans photographed at Lake Lewisville. While I watched the initial group was joined by around a […]
American Bird Grasshopper – Almost as Big
This large American Bird Grasshopper was photographed on a Lake Lewisville floodplain. He was just one of what must have millions of grasshoppers—of multiple species—living […]
Velvet Ant – Male
This is a male Velvet Ant—males have wings and females do not. In spite of its name the Velvet ant is actually a wasp. This […]
Polyphemus Moth – Big Swoll
This is a male Polyphemus Moth. he was discovered inside an animal pen in Hutchins, Texas. Photograph courtesy Penny Halstead. Observation Details County – Dallas […]
Black-crowned Night Heron – Fledgling
A fledgling juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron photographed at the UTSWMC Rookery in Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Jul […]
Coyote – Carrying
This was an interesting long-distance observation. One morning while I was at Lake Lewisville I noticed some movement along the margins near the water’s edge. […]
Pipevine Swallowtail – Sandy Beach
This attractive butterfly is know as a Pipevine Swallowtail. This individual was photographed on the shore of Lake Lewisville. He appears to be probing the […]
Red-eared Slider – The Shade
Red-eared Sliders will wander. They sometimes surprise me in the places they turn up. In this case I had parked my car next to vacant […]
Wheel Bug – Ragweed
Multiple Wheel Bugs congregating on a single Giant Ragweed plant in Hutchins, Texas. Photograph courtesy Penny Halstead. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Hutchins […]