Dateline – February 12, 2017, Dallas, Texas I’ve already posted about this encounter on our Facebook group, but I wanted to include the story here […]
Mountain Lions in the Metroplex?
This spring has been the season of Mountain Lion sightings in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I have received an unusual number of sighting reports over […]
Are There Mountain Lions In The Dallas/Fort Worth Area?
UPDATED: June 12, 2025 The Mountain Lion goes by many different names, cougar, puma, panther, painter, catamount. All of these are just different ways to […]
Armadillo – Gruesome End
Armadillos are supremely confidence in their leathery suit of armor. They go about their daily business seemingly without concerns about danger. But this is a […]
Ring-billed Gull – Spillway Congregation
We get a lot of Ring-billed Gulls in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as the migratory birds move south for the winter. In North Texas, Ring-billed […]
Double-crested Cormorant – Congregating
There were a lot of Double-crested Cormorants on White Rock Lake on this warm mid-January morning. Also in the mix were a number of other […]
Spotted Sandpiper – Concrete Beach
This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed as he foraged along the base of White Rock Lake Dam in Dallas, Texas. Wikipedia has this to say about […]
Monk Parakeet – Thriving
Whenever I visit White Rock Lake I always enjoying stopping by to see how the resident Monk Parakeet colony is making out. On this warm […]
American Coot – Duck-like
American Coots are not ducks, although two kinds of birds are very similar in many ways. Though ducks and coots appear superficially similar to one […]
Ruddy Duck – To Tell the Tale of the Tail
I photographed these Ruddy Ducks at White Rock Lake. A male and female where busy diving for food near the dam, while a larger congregation […]
Great Egret – Forgotten Corner
It is sometimes surprising where you can discover natural beauty in the urban environment. We found this Attractive scene tucked away in an easy to […]
Long-tailed Duck – A Rare Visitor
The Long-tailed Duck is a rare visitor to the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. This is a duck that summers in the Arctic, and winters along the […]