David Mimlitch has provided us with these pictures of a Viceroy butterfly. Viceroys are well known mimics of the Monarch Butterfly. The two butterfly species […]
White Ibis – Juvenile
These pictures come to us from David Mimlitch. This juvenile White Ibis was photographed at Trammell Crow Park in mid-August. Observation Details County – Dallas […]
Robber Fly – Looking at You
A Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly (Laphria macquarti) observed in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date […]
Robber Fly – No Mimic
A pair of female Giant Robber Flies (Promachus hinei). One has captured an American Bumblebee, demonstrating unequivocally that Robber Flies are one of the most […]
Robber Fly – Captured Ladybug
A Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly (Laphria macquarti) feeding on a captured Ladybug. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Mar 6, 2012 […]
Black-necked Stilt – Lemmon Lake
These Black-necked Stilts were observed at Lemmon lake in the Joppa Preserve. They were seen congregating with a number of other species of wading birds […]
Robber Fly – In Tandem
Mating Bumblebee Mimic Robber Flies (possibly Laphria flavicollis). The female is on the left and the male is on the right. The pair was seen […]
Robber Fly – The Hunter
This is a male Giant Robber Fly (Promachus hinei). These large robber flies are predatory, and are easily capable of capturing and killing insects as […]
Robber Fly – Mating
A mating pair of Giant Robber Flies (Promachus hinei). The male is above and the female is below. The two insects were observed flying around […]
Eastern Yellow Jacket – Underground
Dateline – July 1, 2012 Eastern Yellow Jackets build large, paper nests underground. This colony was found under the canopy of trees ringing Lemmon Lake […]
Blanchard’s Cricket Frog – Plentiful
While walking the edges of Lemmon Lake in the late spring, dozens of these cricket frogs would leap ahead of me with each step I […]
Feral Hog – Night Feeders
Lemmon Lake in the Joppa Preserve is a special place. This unique environment attracts and abundance and variety of wildlife rarely seen anywhere, much less […]