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Tag: American Beaver

September 16, 2022
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Urban Wildlife After Dark

The people of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex are fortunate to share our city with a wide variety of urban wildlife. We have here in the […]

June 17, 2021
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Beaver Pond Dismantled

Dateline – Spring 2021 – Carrollton, Texas This happen every five or six years or so. Someone in authority takes notice of a Beaver pond […]

June 7, 2021
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Deep Woods Beaver Sign

Dateline – January 29, 2021 – Lewisville, Texas Many decades ago a narrow channel was cut leading from an area of low ground and running […]

March 24, 2021
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Arctic Blast

Dateline – February 2021 – Carrollton, Texas It was the late 1980’s the last time we had a cold spell like this one. Temperatures in […]

September 6, 2020
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A Richland Chambers Re-route

I have been hearing tales of Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area for many years now. Wildlife viewing is the name of the game there. The […]

August 2, 2020
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The River Otter Latrine

Dateline – Late Spring 2020 – Carrollton, Texas There’s something very satisfying about encountering a wildlife phenomenon in person for the first time. This River […]

May 4, 2020
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The Backwoods Slough

Dateline – Winter 2020 – Denton, County Camera trapping in North Texas is always an enjoyable pursuit—especially when you have an interest in learning more […]

January 10, 2020
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The Beaver Pond

Dateline – December 2019 – Carrollton, Texas It’s not uncommon for Beavers to build dams on urban waterways here in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, and […]

December 20, 2019
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Up from the River

Dateline – Summer 2019 – Dallas County I stumbled across this hard-packed and well-traveled small game trail on the banks of the Trinity River deep […]

March 13, 2019
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It was Early Morning Yesterday

Denton County – February 13, 2019 It was early morning yesterday, and I was up before the dawn. You see, there is a utility right-of-way […]

June 17, 2018
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This Past Winter

I’m a little late getting this article online. Summer kinda leap-frogged spring this year and took me by surprise. A late spring cold snap gave […]

November 11, 2017
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The Beaver from the Black River

I noted this burrow on the bank of the Trinity River while out on a hike early one morning back in May. There was plenty […]

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July 15, 2025, 2:28 pm
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Pressure: 1015 mb
Humidity: 56%
Winds: 2 mph SSW
Windgusts: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:30 am
Sunset: 8:36 pm
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Share Your Interest

North Central Texas Wildlife

Would you like to share your own Dallas/Fort Worth area urban wildlife observations? We recommend joining the North Central Texas Wildlife Facebook Group. Fun and spontaneous, there are lot's of wonderful wildlife observations and excellent photographs posted to this group everyday. I know the other members would love to see what you have to contribute as well!

Click here to give them a visit!

Local Forcast

DFW Metropolitan Area
July 15, 2025, 2:28 pm
Clear sky
SSW
Clear sky
92°F
2 mph
Apparent: 100°F
Pressure: 1015 mb
Humidity: 56%
Winds: 2 mph SSW
Windgusts: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:30 am
Sunset: 8:36 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
July 15, 2025
Day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
S
Thunderstorm
94°F
Winds: 2 mph S
Windgusts: 7 mph
 
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