These Black Carpenter Ants are big. The biggest are around 0.5in/1cm in length. They were observed in the Great Trinity Forest and were busy feeding […]
Alligator Gar – Death Trap
I found these Alligator Gar skeletons in a washed out gully in the McCommas region of the Great Trinity Forest. There were at least four […]
Silver-bellied Cicada – The Sound of Summer
Observed in the Joppa Preserve, Great Trinity Forest in Dallas, Texas. This cicada was making a tremendous amount of noise, making locating him an easy […]
White Ibis – Reflected Beauty
This pair of White Ibises was photographed at Lemmon Lake in the Joppa Preserve, Dallas, Texas. I was concealed and stationary when these two birds […]
Copperhead – Everywhere
Copperheads are, by a large margin, the snake I have most frequently encountered in the Great Trinity Forest. In fact, this well camouflaged fellow is […]
Snowy Egret – Yellow Feet
A Snowy Egret observed foraging in the shallow waters of Lemmon Lake located in the Joppa Preserve area of the Great Trinity Forest. Observations Details […]
White-tailed Deer – In Arbor Hills Nature Preserve?
Anyone familiar with the Trestle Loop Trail in Plano’s Arbor Hills Nature Preserve will recognize this location. A branch of Indian Creek flows through this […]
Turkey Vulture – Overlook
This Turkey Vulture was observed in the far southeast corner of The Colony, Texas. Observations Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date – […]
Familiar Bluet – Interrupted
I didn’t realize what I had with these pictures until I got home and had a better look at them. The pictures are of damselflies […]
Black Vulture – Nest Update 10
This observation is a continuation of an earlier post documenting observations made at an active Black Vulture nest. The previous article can be found here: […]
White-winged Dove – Parking Lot Nest
This White-winged Dove was cooing loudly when we found her. All of the noise made it easy to locate her. She was dutifully incubating her […]
White-winged Dove – Nest Building Materials
I photographed this White-winged Dove in Richardson, Texas. When I first saw the dove, he was perched on a power line. After just a moment […]