Our days are getting longer and the weather is turning warmer. Summer is right around the corner, and so is the sweltering North Texas heat […]
Garland Goodbye
The company I have worked for the past 20 years recently built for us a brand new campus in Richardson, Texas near the George Bush […]
The Woodpeckers of North Texas
Knock! Knock! Knock! and Ratta-tat-tat. You’ve got a woodpecker in your backyard. But what kind is it? We have up to eight different species of […]
The Elm Fork of the Trinity River – Surging through Lewisville
We are still dealing with the side effects of last spring’s heavy rain and flooding. Until just recently the spillway at Lewisville Lake has been […]
The Upside of Drought
This past spring the Dallas/Fort Worth area finally received some long awaited relief from the years-long drought. Of course, in North Texas it is either […]
Winter Back Yard Birds
Our friend, Richard Barnes, has out done himself this time! Just wait until you see this wonderful video compilation made up of all of the […]
Experiencing Coppell Nature Park
Over the last couple of decades many of our local municipalities have embraced the concept of establishing small nature parks and preserves on some of […]
Feathers for Flight
An interest in birds—like the one we all share—might, quite naturally be expected to lead to a similar curiosity about their feathers. It certainly did […]
The Herony at Wayne Frady Park in Lewisville, Texas
Dateline – September 19-20, 2015, Lewisville, Texas In North Texas, there are several different species of herons and egrets—long-necked and elegant wading birds—that come together […]
Texas Wildlife, Feb – Sept 2015
Our friend Richard Barnes has done it again. A couple of times a year Richard will stitch together a wonderful montage of wildlife videos he […]
Around the House
Things have changed around the Jackson house since we adopted Britney and Shadow way back in late February. Adjusting to life with two rambunctious Lab-mix […]
Mountain Lions in the Metroplex?
This spring has been the season of Mountain Lion sightings in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I have received an unusual number of sighting reports over […]