Dateline – June 15, 2019 Earlier this summer I decided to make a trip out to Irving to visit a nature park that I’ve never […]
Coat of Many Colors
Many folks believe that a signature characteristic of Bobcats is a spotted coat. But the truth is that Bobcats come in a wide variety of […]
A Whole Lotta Otters
North American River Otters in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex It may be something of a surprise to learn that we have a population of North […]
Backyard Dragons
We’ve always had lizards in our yard. At first it was the ever present Mediterranean Geckos that we would see. These unique lizards could be […]
Which Trail Camera Do You Recommend?
Which trail camera do you recommend? It’s a question I get asked with some regularity. And for one reason or the other, it’s a question […]
Vultures Find a Cottontail
Eastern Cottontails are very common all across North Texas. Many–if not most–neighborhoods in the DFW metroplex have a healthy population of these little rabbits. They […]
Losing Lemmon Lake
I first discovered Lemmon Lake early one morning in the Summer of 2012. Glimpses of the deep blue water could be seen through breaks in […]
It Doesn’t Take Much
I first noticed this scene a few weeks ago on my drive home from work. Each evening, in the soft light of the setting sun, […]
Colorado and a Camera
The family and I just got back from a nice and much needed summer vacation in Colorado. We were in the state for the better […]
Life by the Lake
March and April 2019 – Dallas County I often assert that quality naturalism and wildlife photography can be accomplished just about anywhere in the Dallas/Fort […]
The Death of a Hummingbird
If you spend anytime in the North Texas woods during our long hot summers then you have surely run into one of these–a Black and […]
Shared Observations
One of the primary missions of this web site is to document the unique and unusual as it relates to wildlife living here in the […]