Dateline – September 4, 2021 – Carrollton, Texas On the way home from running errands the other day, I noticed a pair of big Red-tailed […]
Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Bobcats and Coyotes
Dateline – August 13, 2021 – Carrollton, Texas Only a couple of times a year do I get an opportunity to photograph Bobcats or Coyotes […]
Barn Owl in a Bind
Dateline – December 26, 2020 – Carrollton, Texas I was on a short hike this sunny winter afternoon when an unusual looking patch of white […]
Your Friendly Neighborhood Bobcat
Dateline – April 13, 2020 – Carrollton, Texas Do you have rabbits, squirrels, and rats in your neighborhood? Then I can confidently predict you also […]
Carrollton Cooper’s Hawks
In North Texas when a developer decides to put in a new subdivision it is usually the bulldozers that lead the way. In my neighborhood, […]
The Elm Fork of the Trinity River – Surging through Lewisville
We are still dealing with the side effects of last spring’s heavy rain and flooding. Until just recently the spillway at Lewisville Lake has been […]
Coyote – A Brief Encounter
February 9, 2015 – Carrollton, Texas We observed this stalwart Coyote a few days ago during our morning commute. The Coyote was crossing a large […]
Great-tailed Grackle – Soggy Bread
These opportunistic Great-tailed Grackles were observed as they helped themselves to some soggy pieces of bread left behind by duck feeding park patrons. In the […]
Mallard – Odd Couple
This interesting odd couple are very dedicated to each other. This is a male wild Mallard and his friend, the distantly related domestic duck, known […]
Lesser Scaup – Winter Congregation
Lesser Scaups are attractive little ducks that can be found in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in the winter. Most, if not all, have left for […]
Nutria – A Little Bit Different
Nutrias and Beavers can look superficially similar when they are observed swimming through the water. Because of this it can sometimes be hard to tell […]
Mute Swan – Nest 2014 Update 6
NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ First | << Prev | Next >> ] The Mute Swan family was […]