Dateline – October 2021 – Lewisville, Texas For several weeks, starting in mid August, big Black and Yellow Garden Spiders (Argiope aurantia) become ubiquitous all […]
Red, Green, Black, and Yellow
September 2021 These days I make a real effort to incorporate our daily dog walk into my exercise routine. As a result the pups and […]
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 […]
A Summer of Extraordinary Urban Wildlife – 2016
What an amazing summer it has been! I have been pursuing Wildlife photography for over ten years now, and I am still making new and […]
Dropping in on the Bruton Bottoms
August 31, 2014 – Dallas, Texas The mystique that surrounds the Great Trinity Forest creates a powerful draw. The extraordinary appeal of these woods is […]
Exploring
Dateline – October 12, 2013 On occasion I go into the woods with no other purpose other that to just see what I can see. […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – Calloway’s
A Black and Yellow Garden Spider discovered on a rose bush at Colloway’s Nursey in Richardson, Texas Observation Details County – Dallas City – Richardson […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – Saving Some for Later
A Black and Yellow Garden Spider lording over a recently cached insect. The hapless bug has been envenomated and wrapped in silk, so that the […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – Egg Sack
This is an egg sack created by a Black and Yellow Garden Spider. It was found in Hidden Cove Park in The Colony, Texas. The […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – McCommas
Observed in the McCommas Preserve, Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Jul 1, 2012 Time of Day – Morning […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – Huge
It’s spider season in North Texas. These giant, 3in/8cm, Black and Yellow Garden Spiders were photographed in the Joppa Preserve area of the Great Trinity […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – LISDOLA
This large Black and Yellow Garden Spider was photographed at LISDOLA the Lewisville Independent School District’s Outdoor Learning Area. Notice the stabilimentum—the conspicuous silk structure […]