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December 13, 2020
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Lemmon Lake Lives… and Dies

Dateline – May 2020 – Dallas, County Two years ago I ventured out to the Joppa Preserve in the Great Trinity Forest to take stock […]

December 4, 2020
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Rowlett Mountain Lion Confirmed!

Dateline – November 23, 2020 – Rowlett, Texas This is a wildlife sighting confirmation fifteen years in the making. I’ve been investigating Mountain Lion reports […]

October 28, 2020
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The Painted Coyote

Dateline – Summer 2020 – Dallas, Texas Some of you may remember from a few years ago a story I did about an encounter with […]

October 19, 2020
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Off Trail in The Great Trinity Forest

Dateline – September 2020 – Dallas County A quick jaunt to collect trail cameras in Dallas’ Great Trinity Forest afforded an opportunity for pictures that […]

October 11, 2020
From the Archives

The Dallas Arboretum

Dateline – Spring and Summer 2016 – Dallas, Texas A few years ago I had the pleasure of leading a set of wildlife photography workshops […]

September 16, 2020
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Little Tiny Spiny

Dateline – September 11, 2020 – Carrollton, Texas We have a great many lizards the North Texas neighborhood we call home. It’s never hard to […]

September 6, 2020
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A Richland Chambers Re-route

I have been hearing tales of Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area for many years now. Wildlife viewing is the name of the game there. The […]

August 30, 2020
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This Place in the Woods – Spring, Summer, and Fall

Dateline – Spring, Summer, Fall 2019 – Denton County EDITOR’s NOTE: This is a followup to an earlier article… This Place in the Woods – […]

August 2, 2020
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The River Otter Latrine

Dateline – Late Spring 2020 – Carrollton, Texas There’s something very satisfying about encountering a wildlife phenomenon in person for the first time. This River […]

July 19, 2020
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An Anhinga!

Dateline – July 18, 2020 – Carrollton, Texas Well, here’s something I don’t see in my neighborhood everyday! This is a juvenile Anhinga, a bird […]

July 18, 2020
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Checking in on Andrew

Dateline – July 4, 2020 – Dallas, Texas You may remember, from a few weeks ago, our article about wildlife rehabber, Sharon Finney and her […]

July 12, 2020
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The Turtle Pond

Dateline – July 2020 – Carrollton, Texas A quick stop by the neighborhood turtle pond this past weekend revealed a plethora of activity. This spot […]

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Humidity: 45%
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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 10, 2025, 8:19 pm
Clear sky
ENE
Clear sky
78°F
2 mph
Apparent: 78°F
Pressure: 1018 mb
Humidity: 45%
Winds: 2 mph ENE
Windgusts: 2 mph
Sunrise: 7:28 am
Sunset: 6:59 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
October 10, 2025
Day
Partly sunny
E
Mainly clear
88°F
Winds: 2 mph E
Windgusts: 2 mph
 
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