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July 19, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Common Snapping Turtle – Road Crossing

This juvenile Common Snapping Turtle was found crossing a road in the middle of a Garland business park. Some of the vacant lots in the […]

July 19, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Cattle Egret – UTSWMC Nesting

Cattle Egrets nesting in the UTSWMC Heron Rookery, observed in Dallas, Texas. County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – May 4, 2008 Time of […]

July 18, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Great Egret – New View

These fantastic pictures come to us from David Mimlitch. David experiments with aerial photograph, and this time he set his rig up at the University […]

July 18, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Beaver – Skull and Skeleton

We discovered this Beaver skull and skeleton near Lemmon Lake in Dallas, Texas. The skeleton was nearly completely free of soft tissue, but the bones […]

July 17, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Wood Stork – Discovered

We went on an exciting but challenging hike in the Joppa Preserve this weekend. For this expedition we made our way along the south end […]

July 17, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

American Bullfrog – Medieval Knight

These American Bullfrogs were observed just outside of Medieval Times in Dallas, Texas. Medieval Times is an entertainment venue that is styled like a castle […]

July 16, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Black Vulture – Nest Update 14

This observation is a continuation of an earlier post documenting observations made at an active Black Vulture nest. The previous article can be found here: […]

Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Jumping Spider – Stink Bug Munch

This Jumping Spider (most likely a Phidppus carolinensis) was observed lowering itself on a web with prey in hand. This spider’s victim appears to be […]

July 15, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Eastern Cottontail – Arbor Hills Early Morning

An Eastern Cottontail photographed early in the morning at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, Plano, Texas. Wikipedia has this to say about Eastern Cottontail habitat: Optimal […]

July 14, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – After the Fire

Here are a couple of looks at a juvenile Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. This young bird was photographed in the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, Plano, Texas. A […]

July 13, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Fox Squirrel – Lazy Youth

I came across these two Fox Squirrels in the Spring Creek Nature Preserve in Richardson. The first squirrel caught me by surprise. I noticed something […]

July 13, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Great Blue Heron – Clear Water Fishing

This Great Blue Heron was observed fishing the clear waters of Spring Creek in Richardson, Texas. Observations Details County – Collin City – Richardson Date […]

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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 31, 2025, 2:18 am
Clear sky
SE
Clear sky
39°F
0 mph
Apparent: 34°F
Pressure: 1027 mb
Humidity: 49%
Winds: 0 mph SE
Windgusts: 4 mph
Sunrise: 7:29 am
Sunset: 5:31 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
December 31, 2025
Day
Intermittent clouds
WNW
Partly cloudy
65°F
Winds: 2 mph WNW
Windgusts: 4 mph
 
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