These crayfish chimneys were found off Wolf Springs Road in far southeast Dallas County. That’s the Trinity River bottoms in the far background. The chimney […]
Mississippi Kite – Wolf Springs Road
Earlier this summer I saw and photographed my first Mississippi Kite. Before that day I was never aware of having seen one. Now, I find […]
Turkey Vulture – Left for Dead
This large group of Turkey Vultures was observed at the end of Ten Mile Road in far south east Dallas County. A pair of Feral […]
Black Vulture – Startled
There were fifteen to twenty Black Vultures congregated at this site when we arrived. The group of birds was collected near the tree line, but […]
White-tailed Deer – Poachers?
There is a pretty good population of White-tailed Deer living in the park land around Old Alton Bridge in Denton County. I have discovered an […]
Steel-blue Cricket Hunter – Pokemon
Your eyes are not fooling you. This wasp appears to be made of shiny blue metal. Looking more like a creature from the Pokemon franchise […]
Three-toed Box Turtle – Roaming
This Three-toed Box Turtle was observed near Old Alton Bridge in Denton County. He was making his way along one of the park’s soft surface […]
Yellow-crowned Night Heron – Backyard Family
These pictures were provided to us by Jeannie Smith of Irving, Texas. Jeannie has a family of Yellow-crowned Night Herons living in an elm tree […]
Armadillo – Early Morning Forage
The relatively cool weather and threatening rain really brought out the small mammals this weekend. This is an Armadillo observed foraging in a pasture near […]
Queen – Similar
These pictures of a Queen butterfly were provided to us by David Mimlitch. David photographed this butterfly at Trammell Crow Park in Dallas, Texas. Queen […]
Viceroy – Mimicry
David Mimlitch has provided us with these pictures of a Viceroy butterfly. Viceroys are well known mimics of the Monarch Butterfly. The two butterfly species […]
White Ibis – Juvenile
These pictures come to us from David Mimlitch. This juvenile White Ibis was photographed at Trammell Crow Park in mid-August. Observation Details County – Dallas […]