This is female Giant Robber Fly (Promachus hinei). As you can see from the photographs below, even a stinging Paper Wasp is no match for […]
Mydas Fly – Various
These large flies are Mydas Flies (Mydas clavatus). They were observed and photographed in Hutchins, Texas by Penny Halstead. Represented behaviors include mating and egg […]
White-tailed Deer – Curious
I encountered this White-tailed Deer earlier one morning at the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area (LLELA). I was busy and preoccupied with photographing a Painted […]
Swallow-tailed Kite – Wonderful!
This observation required a trip to far southeast Dallas County. I picked up on a sighting of a Swallow-tailed Kite from a posting on the […]
Canada Goose – Prestonwood Baptist Church
These are Canada Geese congregating in the parking lot of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. Many of these birds appear to be suffering from […]
Carolina Chickadee – Blue Sky
This is a Carolina Chickadee photographed in the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area (LLELA). Observation Details County – Denton City – Lewisville Date – Jul […]
Kissing Bug – Getting Fresh
This is an adult female Kissing Bug (likely a Triatoma gertaeckeri). This photograph was taken in Hutchins, Texas and comes to us courtesy of Penny […]
Wood Stork – More Nostalgia
These are pictures from my archives. They were taken at Lemmon Lake in the Joppa Preserve last summer when it still held water. Lemmon Lake […]
Anhinga – Light Rain
These young Anhingas were doing their best to weather the light rain on a mid-July morning at the UTSWMC Rookery. Wikipedia has this to say […]
Striped Skunk – Nighttime Encounter
Intrepid nighttime bike rider David Mimlitch illuminated this startling situation with his bike’s headlight. While traveling down Carrollton’s blue trail, David’s powerful 1300 lumen spotlight […]
Prairie Boopie – Ridiculous Name
This oddly named grasshopper—the Prairie Boopie—was found on a Lake Lewisville floodplain. With him were likely millions of other grasshoppers of multiple different species. Summer […]
Common Snapping Turtle – Snorkeling
I observed this ghostly apparition swimming my direction in the cloudy waters of Doe Branch Creek. As luck would have it, the wandering Common Snapping […]