Our local Beaver pond attracts a menagerie of aquatic wildlife, especially waterfowl. In these pictures we have male (fall plumage) and female Northern Shovelers. County […]
Fox Squirrel – December Mating Behavior
This observation began with a ruckus several houses down the street from my own. The commotion that was so loud that I could easily hear […]
Coyote – Hurriedly Passing Through
We observed this Coyote on a drizzly morning in Carrollton, Texas. Overcast and rainy weather seems to give Coyotes a little more confidence about moving […]
Coyote – Ghosts of the Grass
This observation records a rare daytime sighting of urban Coyotes. This pair of Coyotes lives in the fields behind the Baylor Medical Center in Carrollton, […]
American Robin – Frankford Female
We observed this, and other, female robins moving through the trees in Carrollton’s Greenbelt Park. The sighting was made from the concrete path just north […]
Fox Squirrel – Old Bones
Over the last several weeks this Fox Squirrel has shown an unusual interest in the cow skull mounted at the top of this structure. On […]
Mute Swan – Where Are You?
We observed this solitary Mute Swan at McInnish Park in Carrollton. This swan has been on park property for two seasons. During this time the […]
Red-tailed Hawk – Grackle Attack
On this day, I watched a pair of Red-tailed Hawks at a local high school. The two birds seemed to be enjoying the updraft created […]
Identifying Invertebrates is Hard
Dateline – November 24, 2008 A confession—I was partially motivated to write this article out of a sense of frustration. For years I have referred […]
Red-tailed Hawk – Mobbed by Crows
When I stepped outside this afternoon, the first thing I noticed was what sounded like a group of crows calling to each other in the […]
Honey Bee – Purple Flowers
Earlier this fall we were enjoying the autumn wild flowers as we walked though the Carrollton Greenbelt Park. These purple Morning Glories were particularly striking. […]
American Crow – Mischief Makers
What is it about crows? They always give me the impression that they are up to some kind of mischief. We observed these fine looking […]