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August 14, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

White-tailed Deer – Three Mischief Makers

This doe and her three fawns were photographed in Unincorporated Denton County at Old Alton Bridge Park. A brief, but heavy, rain shower had just […]

August 13, 2012
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My Wish List Part 2: Birds

Dateline – August 13, 2012 Have you ever made a to-do list and included tasks that you had already completed, just so you could mark […]

August 12, 2012
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Eastern Yellow Jacket – Underground

Dateline – July 1, 2012 Eastern Yellow Jackets build large, paper nests underground. This colony was found under the canopy of trees ringing Lemmon Lake […]

August 11, 2012
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Blanchard’s Cricket Frog – Plentiful

While walking the edges of Lemmon Lake in the late spring, dozens of these cricket frogs would leap ahead of me with each step I […]

August 10, 2012
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Red-eared Slider – Lounging

A collection of Red-eared Sliders observed at our neighborhood Beaver pond. Wikipedia has this to say about Red-eared Sliders: Some dimorphism exists between males and […]

August 8, 2012
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Feral Hog – Night Feeders

Lemmon Lake in the Joppa Preserve is a special place. This unique environment attracts and abundance and variety of wildlife rarely seen anywhere, much less […]

August 7, 2012
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Raccoon – Rascal at Dusk

The sun was getting low in the sky and the shadow were getting long when I came across this young Raccoon high in a tree. […]

August 6, 2012
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Western Ribbon Snake – On a Sandy Beach

This Western Ribbon Snake was found and photographed under the FM 2499 bridge over Lake Lewisville. This juvenile snake was approximately 12in/35cm long. He was […]

August 5, 2012
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Belted Kingfisher – Only a Glimpse

These pictures come to us from David Mimlitch. This kingfisher was photographed at Trammell Crow Park on a 100F/38C degree day in late July. After […]

August 3, 2012
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Turkey Vulture – At White Rock Lake

These Turkey Vultures were part of a larger group observed congregating in the woods near White Rock Lake. These two allowed us to approach close […]

August 2, 2012
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Red-eared Slider – Walking Under Water

This Red-eared Slider was observed making its way along the bottom of Spring Creek in Richardson, Texas. While I was watching the turtle only stopped […]

August 1, 2012
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Three-toed Box Turtle – Redhead

David Mimlitch has provided us with these excellent photographs of a Three-toed Box Turtle. This turtle was observed in the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in […]

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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
December 30, 2025, 11:17 pm
Clear sky
SE
Clear sky
39°F
0 mph
Apparent: 31°F
Pressure: 1035 mb
Humidity: 41%
Winds: 0 mph SE
Windgusts: 4 mph
Sunrise: 7:29 am
Sunset: 5:30 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
December 30, 2025
Day
Cloudy
NW
Overcast
52°F
Winds: 2 mph NW
Windgusts: 4 mph
 
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