When I stepped outside this afternoon, the first thing I noticed was what sounded like a group of crows calling to each other in the […]
Honey Bee – Purple Flowers
Earlier this fall we were enjoying the autumn wild flowers as we walked though the Carrollton Greenbelt Park. These purple Morning Glories were particularly striking. […]
Baylor Medical Center Spot Check
Dateline – November 26, 2011 It has been nearly two years since the last time I monitored the open fields behind Baylor Medical Center in […]
Tricolored Heron – UTSWMC Rookery
A rare Tricolored Heron at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Rookery in Dallas, Texas. County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – […]
Fox Squirrel – Albinos
Toward the end of October 2008 stories about a pair of albino Fox Squirrels on the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton, […]
Red-tailed Hawk – Squirrel Hunter
I observed this Red-tailed Hawk on my way into work one morning. I spotted the action on the lawn of a church near the intersection […]
American Kestrel – Montage
I love these birds. But, they are very skittish, and I have found them difficult to photograph. Kestrels are small birds, about the size of […]
American Crow – Mischief Makers
What is it about crows? They always give me the impression that they are up to some kind of mischief. We observed these fine looking […]
Black Vulture – Just Out of Reach
I first observed these two Black Vulture on the steeple of the Grace Lutheran Church in Carrollton, Texas. The vultures had been attracted to the […]
Nutria – Hazards
This is another recent example of a road-killed Nutria in an unusual location, far from what I would consider an appropriate Nutria habitat. The nearest […]
House Finch – Parasite Foiled
For several days I had noticed a pair of House Finches flying to and from a holly near my front porch. Typically, just standing next […]
Beaver – Home Maintenance
These videos and photographs are from a series of Beaver observations made in Carrollton, Texas. The images were recorded over the course of two busy […]