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. […]
The Contemptible Collar
DATLELINE – Autumn 2024 This is an article I wish I didn’t feel compelled to write. Most of the time people and urban wildlife are […]
Camouflage and Coloration in North Texas Mammals
North Texas Mammals come in a variety of different colors. For some species their coloration is meant as camouflage, for others it is intended to […]
Book Review: Coyotes Among Us
The book Coyotes Among Us – The City’s Top Predator by Stanley D. Gehrt, PhD with Kerry Luft (copyright 2024) recounts a story over 20 […]
Coyotes are Dogs
How do you feel about Coyotes? The spectrum of possible responses to that question is varied and broad. Many people view Coyotes unfavorably, seeing them […]
How Much Oil?
The world runs on oil. Petroleum powers our transportation. It is used for heating and for the generation of electricity. Industry uses oil and its […]
Controlled Burn
DATELINE – 2023 – WISE COUNTY Every now and again I like to run some really long term trail camera projects. What I’m talking about […]
Slow and Unaware
North Texas is home to a whole host of interesting and engaging mammalian species. In Dallas/Fort Worth a number of these animals have adapted exceptionally […]
Medusa and Knobby
DATELINE – May 2022 thru January 2024 In the summer of 2022 my trail cameras began recording pictures of a White-tailed Deer sporting a strangle-looking […]