We starting putting out food and water in our backyard this summer. We thought the birds might appreciate the gesture considering the extended drought and […]
Fox Squirrel – Osage Orange Eater
This weekend we came across a Fox Squirrel making a meal of an Osage Orange. Osage Oranges like the one this squirrel is eating, are […]
Coyote – The Mange
My kids and I were driving through the town of Richardson, Texas when my daughter spotted a strange looking dog or Coyote on the grounds […]
American White Pelican – Migration Swarm
This pulsating swarm of migrating American White Pelicans passed over us while we were at a weekend soccer game. The shifting shapes, and the periodic […]
The Dredging of Woodlake Pond
Dateline – June 22, 2008 Woodlake Pond in Carrollton, TX is, depending upon how you look at things , either a small lake or a […]
Cedar Waxwing – Berry Eaters
Another group of Cedar Waxwings migrating through the DFW Area in early March. Congregations such as this one will litter the ground below the tree […]
Great Blue Heron – Crossing Paths
I observed this Great Blue Heron early one afternoon at Woodlake Pond in Carrollton, Texas. County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – November 6, […]
Spiny Oak Slug Moth – In the Late Summer Sun
This intriguing caterpillar was photographed on a sunny, late summer morning in Grapevine, Texas. The caterpillar is surprisingly small at approximately 0.5in/1cm in length. County […]
Fox Squirrel – Crunching All Around
While walking the Riparian Loop Trail in Arbor Hills Nature Preserve this weekend I came to a point where I decided to stop and listen, […]
Monarch Butterfly – Fall Flyby
Every fall Monarch Butterflies by the thousands migrate through North Texas on their way the high mountain fir forests of central Mexico. I noticed my […]
Turkey Vulture – Checking the Mail
The photographer reports observing these two Turkey Vultures after stepping outside to check the mail. The birds were in the street, just one house down […]
Mallard – Families
I observed these Mallards at Woodlake Pond in Carrollton. County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – April 26, 2005 Time of Day – Morning […]