These beautiful pictures come to us from Aparna Rao and Sabra Taggart of Irving, Texas. One of these owls showed up in Sabra’s front yard […]
American Wigeon – Pleasant Colors
This attractive American Wigeon was photographed against strikingly blue water just as the sun was lighting up his beautiful metallic green feathers. Wikipedia has this […]
Great Blue Heron – Nests
Great Blue Herons nesting at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Feb 23, […]
Bonaparte’s Gull – Adult and First Winter Juvenile
Bonaparte’s Gulls photographed at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Pictured below are an adult and a first winter juvenile. Observation Details County […]
Bald Eagle – Nest Tower Update 4
NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ First | << Prev | Next >> ] There was a changing of […]
Red-eared Slider – Trinity River Legacy
Red-eared Sliders observed engaged in various activities in the Trinity River at River Legacy Park in Arlington, Texas. Wikipedia describes the Red-eared Slider in this […]
Gadwall – Leucistic
This unique sighting comes to us from a fellow outdoorsman, and it is just the kind of observation I really like. What we have here […]
Northern Pintail – Dabbling Trio
A trio of male Northern Pintails dabbling in a pond at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Dabbling ducks upend themselves in order […]
Red-shouldered Hawk – River Legacy
A Red-shouldered Hawk observed in Arlington’s River Legacy Park. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Feb 23, 2013 Time of Day […]
Great Horned Owl – VCDB Nests Update 4
NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Great Horned Owl – VCDB Nests Update 3 […]
Ring-billed Gull – In the Air
Ring-billed Gulls on the wing at Woodlake Pond in Carrollton, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – Feb 16, 2013 Time […]
Lesser Scaup – Males and Females
Male and female Lesser Scaup at Woodlake Pond in Carrollton, Texas. Wikipedia describes Lesser Scaups in this way: Adults are 38–48 cm (15–19 in) long, […]

