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August 31, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Box Turtle Territory

Dateline – July 27, 2021 – Farmers Branch, Texas I like to tell the story of Texas box turtles when ever I get a chance. […]

August 9, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Dog Walk Wildlife – Spring 2021 Edition

I walk my two dogs most every day. We usually get an early start—just a little before or little after dawn—and kill about an hour […]

August 7, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

A Kite Alight Alright

Dateline – July 2020 – Lewisville, Texas I look for opportunities to photograph urban wildlife almost everywhere I go in DFW. I was at the […]

July 30, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Camp Caracara

Dateline – July 8, 2021 – Cooke County A few weeks ago I received an intriguing email. The correspondence contained pictures and video of a […]

July 17, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Valley of the Rainbow Birds

Dateline – June and July 2021 You’ll notice it right away when you visit this location in Cedar Hill, Texas. The dominant sound—noticeable over all […]

July 6, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Western Kingbird: Flash of Crimson

Dateline – June 24, 2021 – Cedar Hill, Texas Western Kingbirds spend the winter in the far reaches of Central American. They return to north […]

June 28, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

The Starling Nest

Dateline – May 13, 2021 – Carrollton, Texas European Starlings are cavity nesters. They will readily make use of both man-made and natural cavities. Knotholes […]

June 17, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Beaver Pond Dismantled

Dateline – Spring 2021 – Carrollton, Texas This happen every five or six years or so. Someone in authority takes notice of a Beaver pond […]

June 10, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Johnson Grass Origami

Dateline – June 8, 2021 – Carrollton, Texas I had noticed a couple of these strange things on Tuesday morning’s dog walk before the oddity […]

June 7, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Deep Woods Beaver Sign

Dateline – January 29, 2021 – Lewisville, Texas Many decades ago a narrow channel was cut leading from an area of low ground and running […]

May 26, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Rainy Days

We’ve had a lot of rain this May. Eleven days straight at last count, plus several miscellaneous days earlier in the month, and maybe more […]

May 19, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Bobcat Central

Dateline – Winter and Spring 2021 – Lewisville, Texas It quickly became apparent that this was a real Bobcat hotspot shortly after I setup my […]

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DFW Metropolitan Area
September 22, 2025, 6:55 pm
Clear sky
SSE
Clear sky
93°F
2 mph
Apparent: 89°F
Pressure: 1011 mb
Humidity: 70%
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 9 mph
Sunrise: 7:15 am
Sunset: 7:23 pm
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Forecast
September 22, 2025
Day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
SSE
Thunderstorm
95°F
Winds: 4 mph SSE
Windgusts: 9 mph
 

Share Your Interest

North Central Texas Wildlife

Would you like to share your own Dallas/Fort Worth area urban wildlife observations? We recommend joining the North Central Texas Wildlife Facebook Group. Fun and spontaneous, there are lot's of wonderful wildlife observations and excellent photographs posted to this group everyday. I know the other members would love to see what you have to contribute as well!

Click here to give them a visit!

Local Forcast

DFW Metropolitan Area
September 22, 2025, 6:55 pm
Clear sky
SSE
Clear sky
93°F
2 mph
Apparent: 89°F
Pressure: 1011 mb
Humidity: 70%
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 9 mph
Sunrise: 7:15 am
Sunset: 7:23 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
September 22, 2025
Day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
SSE
Thunderstorm
95°F
Winds: 4 mph SSE
Windgusts: 9 mph
 
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