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November 3, 2019
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

American Avocets

Dateline – Denton County, October 11, 2019 Things can change rapidly during fall in North Texas. Take these photos as a case in point. Just […]

October 27, 2019
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They Got ’em in the Grasslands!

There’s a big mammalian predator said to roam the North Texas countryside. But this elusive killer is a ghost. Only the most fleeting of glimpses […]

October 19, 2019
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Cauble Enterprises

There’s a ranch just north of Denton on Interstate 35. These days it sits abandoned, just a shadow of its former self. But there are […]

October 6, 2019
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Denton County Roseate Spoonbills

The natural history of Roseate Spoonbills in Dallas/Fort Worth is difficult to pin down. These big, pink wading birds with their distinctively spoon-shaped bills are […]

October 3, 2019
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North Texas Coyotes

Coyotes were the stars of my last article: Going Dry. In that story we followed the last days of a small and isolated urban pond […]

September 29, 2019
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Going Dry

I had my eye on this little pond since early in the summer.  I first noticed this intriguing spot while perusing Google Maps looking for […]

September 2, 2019
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Mountain Creek? Well, Maybe.

Dateline – June 15, 2019 Earlier this summer I decided to make a trip out to Irving to visit a nature park that I’ve never […]

August 31, 2019
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Coat of Many Colors

Many folks believe that a signature characteristic of Bobcats is a spotted coat. But the truth is that Bobcats come in a wide variety of […]

August 25, 2019
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A Whole Lotta Otters

North American River Otters in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex It may be something of a surprise to learn that we have a population of North […]

August 17, 2019
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Backyard Dragons

We’ve always had lizards in our yard. At first it was the ever present Mediterranean Geckos that we would see. These unique lizards could be […]

August 14, 2019
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Which Trail Camera Do You Recommend?

Which trail camera do you recommend? It’s a question I get asked with some regularity. And for one reason or the other, it’s a question […]

August 5, 2019
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Vultures Find a Cottontail

Eastern Cottontails are very common all across North Texas. Many–if not most–neighborhoods in the DFW metroplex have a healthy population of these little rabbits. They […]

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October 11, 2025, 4:37 am
Clear sky
E
Clear sky
63°F
2 mph
Apparent: 62°F
Pressure: 1018 mb
Humidity: 72%
Winds: 2 mph E
Windgusts: 2 mph
Sunrise: 7:28 am
Sunset: 6:58 pm
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Forecast
October 11, 2025
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Cloudy
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Overcast
89°F
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 2 mph
 

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
October 11, 2025, 4:37 am
Clear sky
E
Clear sky
63°F
2 mph
Apparent: 62°F
Pressure: 1018 mb
Humidity: 72%
Winds: 2 mph E
Windgusts: 2 mph
Sunrise: 7:28 am
Sunset: 6:58 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
October 11, 2025
Day
Cloudy
SE
Overcast
89°F
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 2 mph
 
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