This interesting looking dragonfly was observed near a small lake in The Colony, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date – […]
Wild Turkey – At Benbrook Lake
Wild Turkeys observed near Benbrook Lake in southwest Tarrant County. This group of turkeys is mostly likely a hen with her nearly grown chicks. Observation […]
Robber Fly – Captured Ladybug
A Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly (Laphria macquarti) feeding on a captured Ladybug. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Mar 6, 2012 […]
Black-necked Stilt – Lemmon Lake
These Black-necked Stilts were observed at Lemmon lake in the Joppa Preserve. They were seen congregating with a number of other species of wading birds […]
Robber Fly – In Tandem
Mating Bumblebee Mimic Robber Flies (possibly Laphria flavicollis). The female is on the left and the male is on the right. The pair was seen […]
Raccoon – Trapped in a Trashcan
This photograph comes to us from Meredith Saunders in Carrollton, Texas. Meredith’s husband received a little surprise when he took the trash out this past […]
Robber Fly – The Hunter
This is a male Giant Robber Fly (Promachus hinei). These large robber flies are predatory, and are easily capable of capturing and killing insects as […]
Bumblebee – Collecting Pollen
American Bumblebees (Bombus pennsylvanicus) collecting pollen from the yellow flowers of a Lindheimer’s Senna in unincorporated Denton County. Observations Details County – Denton City – […]
Robber Fly – Mating
A mating pair of Giant Robber Flies (Promachus hinei). The male is above and the female is below. The two insects were observed flying around […]
Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer – Juvenile
This is a juvenile Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer observed in a field of waist high Johnson Grass. This juvenile snake will lose this colorful pattern as […]
Robber Fly – Grabbed Grasshopper
Robber Fly (likely a Microstylum morosum) with a grasshopper. Both of these insects are very large. I spotted this Robber Fly as he flew across […]
Robber Fly – With Prey
A Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly (possibly Laphria flavicollis) with prey. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Carrollton Date – Mar 30, 2012 Time of […]