I photographed these Turkey Vultures late one afternoon as they came into roost. The vultures were landing on top of Lewisville Lake dam, which seems […]
White-tailed Deer – Big Buck
I was getting ready to wind down a late afternoon hike when I first noticed this fine looking White-tailed Deer. The big buck emerged from […]
Variegated Meadowhawk – Egg Laying
Dragonflies as an insect group have an elaborate system of reproduction. Primary and secondary reproductive organs come into play requiring mating dragonflies to couple in […]
Great Horned Owl – Carcass
I don’t usually think of the Great Horned Owl as being vulnerable to predation, though they certainly are, as is evidenced by the photographs below. […]
Bald Eagle – Nest: Week One
NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ First | << Prev | Next >> ] When we checked on the […]
Late Afternoon
Dateline – October 15, 2013 When I go out looking for wildlife to photograph I generally prefer to start my hikes at the crack of […]
American White Pelican – Winter at White Rock
White Rock Lake and American White Pelicans go together. The big white birds are a fixture on the lake throughout the winter months. They are […]
Mallard – Desolate
I found these Mallards (a male and female) swimming in this alien-looking and desolate pondscape on a warm afternoon in December. This is odd scene […]
Pied-billed Grebe – Suburban Creek
These Pied-billed Grebes were seen swimming in a widening of Dudley Branch just before it converges with the Trinity River near Indian Creek Golf Course. […]
Gadwall – Male and Female
Two males and one female Gadwall passed by my camera while I was taking pictures near an old Beaver pond in Carrollton, Texas. The males […]
Blue-winged Teal – Reflections
We have here a couple of female Blue-winged Teal hanging out in a suburban Beaver pond located in a residential subdivision. Wikipedia has this to […]
Fox Squirrel – Dozing
I found this Fox Squirrel as he was dozing on a tree stump in my backyard. Of course squirrels never stay still for long, and […]