Ring-billed Gulls observed at Woodlake Pond in Carrollton, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – Dec 18, 2003 Time of Day […]
Mourning Dove – Pressure
I should have check the calendar before I went into the field early on the morning of Decemeber 22, 2012. It turns out that this […]
Monk Parakeet – In Richardson
Several weeks ago I was contacted with a Monk Parakeet sighting in Richardson, Texas near the intersection of Plano Road and Arapaho Road. I wasn’t […]
Mallard – Trio
Mallards congregating in a Carrollton Beaver pond. Observation Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – Dec 23, 2012 Time of Day – Midmorning […]
White-tailed Deer – Four
There are four White-tailed Deer in these photographs taken near Schiff Lake in The Colony, Texas. There are two deer in the foreground and two […]
Coyote – Oakridge
Last week some Coyotes in Garland, Texas made the local news. Several of the Texas prairie wolves had made a home of an disused golf […]
Red-tailed Hawk – Five Guys
The quantity of Red-tailed Hawks increases in North Texas as northern birds migrate south and add their numbers to our resident population. Combine this with […]
Great Horned Owl – Sunset
This pair of Great Horned Owls was observed at dusk near White Rock Lake. Great Horned Owls are some of the earliest breeding birds in […]
Differential Grasshopper – Cold Night
How do Differential Grasshoppers deal with the cold nights of late autumn in Texas? Well, they find a spot on a branch or stem, and […]
Green-winged Teal – Coming in for a Landing
Green-winged Teal observed in northwest Plano near Normandy Estates. Observation Details County – Denton City – Plano Date – Nov 25, 2012 Time of Day […]
American White Pelican – Odd Association
This unusual juxtaposition was observed high in the sky over the Joppa Preserve. We first noticed a small kettle of Black Vultures circling lazily over […]
American White Pelican – Autumn Birds
American White Pelicans congregating at Sunset Bay on White Rock Lake. Wikipedia has this to say about American White Pelicans: Apart from the difference in […]