On 6th June I shot some video of Wasps feeding on Dill in the garden. When I viewed the footage I spotted something I hadn’t […]
Videos – Nesting Birds
I have three videos of nesting birds to share, all filmed between April and early June. Purple Martins are North America’s largest Swallow and they […]
The Day Shift and the Night Shift
I am not a bird feeder guy. I am not well informed the different type of feeders, or the different types of feed, or any […]
Poking Around the Fort Worth Nature Center
A recent speaking engagement in Fort Worth put me in close proximity to a place I have long wanted to visit, but never before had […]
Video – Wetland Spring Awakening.
What a difference two months can make! Our last visit to John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Seagoville was in early March – it was […]
Video – A Closer Look at Insects and Spiders
We see an incredible diversity of insects and arachnids in North Texas. At the time of writing the latest statistics from the DFW Urban Wildlife […]
Bringing Back the Bobwhites
One of my earliest recollections of experiencing exciting and unique urban wildlife occurred when I was a young boy. I grew up in Lewisville at […]
Video – Bird Sounds
Whether they are calling, fussing, humming, begging for food, or singing to find a mate, birds can make an amazing variety of sounds. Some bird […]
How Do You Pronounce the Word “Pyrrhuloxia?”
Dateline – February 24, 2017 How Do You Pronounce the Word “Pyrrhuloxia?” Oh, its a hard question, to be sure. But to me the actual […]
Video – John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center is part of the East Fork Wetland Project, in the Trinity River basin near Seagoville. The late John Bunker Sands […]
Two Coyotes and a Dog
Dateline – February 12, 2017, Dallas, Texas I’ve already posted about this encounter on our Facebook group, but I wanted to include the story here […]
Wonderful Winter Waterfowl
One great thing about being a wildlife enthusiast in North Texas is that the mix of species that can be found here gets reshuffled several […]