A couple of weeks ago I observed a Fox Squirrel jump in the water and swim across Hickory Creek at one of its widest points. […]
Striped Skunk – Camera Shy
There are skunks in Old Alton Bridge Park that seem to prefer the margins between the woods and the open meadows as the place for […]
White-tailed Deer – No Hogs
The Army Corp of Engineers land around the southwest corner of Lake Lewisville can be divided into four roughly equal sized pieces. I use Old […]
Green June Beetle – Life Size
I noticed a number of these Green June Beetle during my walk along the Elm Fork Trail in Old Alton Bridge Park this weekend morning. […]
Great Blue Heron – Dead Lake, Dead Bird
Lemmon Lake could not stand against the long hot Texas summer this year. The brutal heat completely evaporated this small lake in the Joppa Preserve […]
Barn Spider – Ensnared!
Barn Spiders are described as orb weavers because of the intricate spiral wheel-shaped web they construct. This one (possibly a Neoscona crucifera) was observed in […]
White-tailed Deer – First Buck
This is the first buck I have photographed at Old Alton Bridge Park. It looks like a nice one. Here is what Wikipedia has to […]
American White Pelican – White Rock Lake
Did you know there were pelicans in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? Well, there are. I have always thought of them more as sea birds, but […]
Great-tailed Grackle – White Rock Lake
These Great-tailed Grackles were observed at Sunset Bay on White Rock Lake. The grackles were feeding on water-soaked bread at the lake’s edge. The bread […]
Mallard – White Rock Lake
Mallards flying in to White Rock Lake at the end of the day. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Sep 8, […]
Mourning Dove – White Rock Lake
These Mourning Doves were part of a much larger congregation of doves (both Mourning and White-winged Doves) photographed at White Rock Lake. Observation Details County […]
Feral Hog – Population Explosion
These pictures of Feral Hogs were taken in the Great Trinity Forest—all well within Dallas City Limits. The pig population is exploding in the Joppa […]