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Tag: Congregating

August 30, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Turkey Vulture – Left for Dead

This large group of Turkey Vultures was observed at the end of Ten Mile Road in far south east Dallas County. A pair of Feral […]

July 17, 2012
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Wood Stork – Discovered

We went on an exciting but challenging hike in the Joppa Preserve this weekend. For this expedition we made our way along the south end […]

July 6, 2012
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Cattle Egret – Lakeside

These Cattle Egrets were photographed while they foraged and congregated along the edges of a lake in the Great Trinity Forest. They were hunting insects […]

July 2, 2012
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Feral Hog – Storming the Beach

I came across a pretty good size sounder of Feral Hogs this weekend in the Great Trinity Forest. The sounder included hogs of all ages. […]

July 2, 2012
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Wood Stork – A First

This is another first for me in the Great Trinity Forest. I have never seen Wood Storks in the wild before this day. I was […]

June 5, 2012
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Black Bullhead – The Blob

This observation surprised me a little bit. I haven’t seen anything like this before. I was walking next to small pond in the Great Trinity […]

June 1, 2012
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Black Vulture – Well Received

These Black Vultures were observed congregating on a tall cell phone tower in far north Denton, Texas. Most of the large black birds are collected […]

May 30, 2012
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Feral Hog – Too Many to Count

The Great Trinity Forest is simply awash with Feral Hogs. There are more hogs in these woods than can be counted, and their sign is […]

March 5, 2012
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Blue-winged Teal – Making Do

These Blue-winged Teal were photographed congregating in a small, temporary body of collected rain water. The water had pooled here in this vacant lot after […]

March 2, 2012
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Ring-billed Gull – Super Target

Ring-billed Gulls like parking lots, perhaps because parking lots are large and uniformly flat, much like the surface of a body of water. These birds […]

February 24, 2012
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Ring-billed Gull – North Wind

These Ring-billed Gulls were photographed in North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas. This group of gulls had gathered on the dirt road that runs along […]

January 12, 2012
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Brown-headed Cowbird – Conventioneering

It was a sellout with standing room only at Creekview High School on this overcast afternoon. This large congregation of Brown-headed Cowbirds (mostly) was observed […]

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September 12, 2025, 2:59 am
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Apparent: 84°F
Pressure: 1018 mb
Humidity: 62%
Winds: 0 mph SE
Windgusts: 2 mph
Sunrise: 7:09 am
Sunset: 7:37 pm
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Share Your Interest

North Central Texas Wildlife

Would you like to share your own Dallas/Fort Worth area urban wildlife observations? We recommend joining the North Central Texas Wildlife Facebook Group. Fun and spontaneous, there are lot's of wonderful wildlife observations and excellent photographs posted to this group everyday. I know the other members would love to see what you have to contribute as well!

Click here to give them a visit!

Local Forcast

DFW Metropolitan Area
September 12, 2025, 2:59 am
Clear sky
SE
Clear sky
76°F
0 mph
Apparent: 84°F
Pressure: 1018 mb
Humidity: 62%
Winds: 0 mph SE
Windgusts: 2 mph
Sunrise: 7:09 am
Sunset: 7:37 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
September 12, 2025
Day
Cloudy
SSE
Overcast
95°F
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 2 mph
 
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