I grew up in Lewisville, Texas–a suburb of Dallas located in southeast Denton County. We moved there in the early 1970s, back when Lewisville was […]
Northern Exposure
A long, long time ago, at some point during my last semester in college, I began watching a TV program called Northern Exposure. The show […]
Two Texas Trips
DATELINE: Autumn 2024 – Spring 2025 Learning about and exploring the unique aspects of Texana is one of my favorite things to do. Sharing my […]
Addressing Mange in Coyotes with the Assistance of Artificial Intelligence
Mange is a skin disease that occurs in some North Texas mammals–both wild and domestic. It is a terrible affliction, especially for wild animals with […]
Listening to Bats
There are some 33 species of bats that call Texas home. Of these, possibly as many as 13 different species may be found in and […]
The Power of Play
There are times while I am observing wildlife that I allow myself a little latitude to reflect on the nature of the behaviors I witness. […]
Wildlife Rehabilitation
I first became interested in wildlife rehabilitation when I was just a boy. I still remember the day. I was perusing our middle school’s library […]
Business Park Bobcats
DATELINE – April 2025 As counter intuitive as it may seem, it turns out that Dallas/Fort Worth area business parks–and other, similar urban developments–can be […]
Wise County Creek Bed
A Year on the Creek On a roughly annual basis I will venture out to the further reaches of the metroplex in pursuit of a […]
Dallas/Fort Worth Mountain Lion Tracker
LAST UPDATED: January 2025 This is an article that I have been intending to put together for quite some time now. We have long needed […]
Elon Got It Wrong
Imagine for a moment that we have gone back in time some 20 years or so; back to around the turn of the century. Now […]
Hatchling Alligators at the Fort Worth Nature Center
DATLELINE – Summer 2024 There are a number of mysteries surrounding American Alligators living in and around Dallas/Fort Worth that have yet to be unraveled. […]