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Chris Jackson’s DFW Urban Wildlife

March 5, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Blue-winged Teal – Making Do

These Blue-winged Teal were photographed congregating in a small, temporary body of collected rain water. The water had pooled here in this vacant lot after […]

March 4, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Grass Carp – On the Surface

This large (slightly over 2ft/0.6m long) Grass Carp was observed feeding near the surface of a small man-made pond in Carrollton, Texas. The pond is […]

March 2, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

White-tailed Deer – Trail Walker

An urban White-tailed Deer in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. The antlered buck was photographed by a Scouting Camera as he made his way along a […]

March 2, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Ring-billed Gull – Super Target

Ring-billed Gulls like parking lots, perhaps because parking lots are large and uniformly flat, much like the surface of a body of water. These birds […]

March 1, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Dark-eyed Junco – Winter Visitor

These Dark-eyed Juncos were observed in Carrollton, Texas during the month of February. There have been quite a few of these charming little birds in […]

March 1, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Northern Harrier – A First

This is a first for me. I had never seen a Northern Harrier before this encounter. I observed this bird as I pulled into McInnish […]

February 29, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Pied-billed Grebe – More than a Mouthful

I observed this Pied-billed Grebe on a small lake in Carrollton’s McInnish Park. The grebe dove and submerged as I approached, giving me the impression […]

February 29, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Striped Skunk – Reckless

I observed a large number of roadkill Striped Skunks on US 380 this weekend. This is an unfortunate, but common, occurrence at this time of […]

February 26, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Yellow-rumped Warbler – Urban Hazards

This female Yellow-rumped Warbler was the unfortunate victim of a common urban hazard for birds. The bird was killed by an impact with a large […]

February 25, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Red-tailed Hawk – A Quick Visit, Then Some Noise

These two video are from an accidental capture. This Red-tailed Hawk just happened to decide to conduct some business in front of one of my […]

February 24, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Ring-billed Gull – North Wind

These Ring-billed Gulls were photographed in North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas. This group of gulls had gathered on the dirt road that runs along […]

February 23, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Coyote – Wary

Today I present time lapse video of an urban Coyote approaching a Camera Trap. This very cautious Coyote took almost 14 hours to work up […]

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Local Forcast

DFW Metropolitan Area
December 25, 2025, 8:19 pm
Clear sky
S
Clear sky
69°F
2 mph
Apparent: 67°F
Pressure: 1021 mb
Humidity: 82%
Winds: 2 mph S
Windgusts: 4 mph
Sunrise: 7:27 am
Sunset: 5:27 pm
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Forecast
December 25, 2025
Day
Cloudy
S
Overcast
79°F
Winds: 2 mph S
Windgusts: 4 mph
 

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
December 25, 2025, 8:19 pm
Clear sky
S
Clear sky
69°F
2 mph
Apparent: 67°F
Pressure: 1021 mb
Humidity: 82%
Winds: 2 mph S
Windgusts: 4 mph
Sunrise: 7:27 am
Sunset: 5:27 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
December 25, 2025
Day
Cloudy
S
Overcast
79°F
Winds: 2 mph S
Windgusts: 4 mph
 
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