DATELINE – April 27, 2022 – Kaufman County A few weeks ago I received an unexpected email that turned out to be quite a pleasant […]
Skulls and Other Bones
They say that death is a natural part of life. Nowhere is that more evident than when you are out exploring in the great outdoors. […]
Dog Walk Wildlife – Spring 2021 Edition
I walk my two dogs most every day. We usually get an early start—just a little before or little after dawn—and kill about an hour […]
Camp Caracara
Dateline – July 8, 2021 – Cooke County A few weeks ago I received an intriguing email. The correspondence contained pictures and video of a […]
This Place in the Woods – Spring, Summer, and Fall
Dateline – Spring, Summer, Fall 2019 – Denton County EDITOR’s NOTE: This is a followup to an earlier article… This Place in the Woods – […]
Where to Roost?
Dateline – December 13, 2019 – Denton, Texas How do vultures decide where they want to roost? Who can say? Ordinarily, a large congregation of […]
Mountain Creek? Well, Maybe.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Black Vulture – Egg to Fledgling
During the winter and early spring of 2012 I had a unique opportunity to monitor and observe a Black Vulture nest over the course of […]
The Wise County Time Machine
I made my first trip to Wise County way back in the early 1980’s. A hastily arranged camping trip led a small group of us […]
Dark Skies and Black Vultures
This is the scene that caught my eye while I was driving home from running a few errands this dark and rainy morning. Seeing a […]