Not all urban wildlife encounters have a happy ending. I found this roadkill Barred Owl beside FM426 in Denton, Texas. The owl was probably killed […]
Giant Floater – Dead Zone
There is a pond behind the Mustang Apartments in Carrollton, Texas. Like most ponds in the area, this one is shrunken due to the extended […]
Ornate Box Turtle – Extinct?
You don’t see many of these now-a-days—dead or alive. This is the shell of a deceased Ornate Box Turtle. Decades ago these turtles were very […]
Beaver – Skull
This Beaver Skull was found under the tree canopy very close to the Trinity River at McCommas Bluff. This was the small skull of a […]
Raccoon – LLELA
There are a lot of Raccoons in the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA). A lot. I found my first indication of just how many […]
Northern Mockingbird – Mortality
Animal mortality is a frequent occurrence. Life in the wild is dangerous and full of hazards. But, dead animals are not often seen. Nature cleans […]
Bobcat – Unfortunate End
The urban environment has a lot to offer its resident wildlife. This may seem counter intuitive, but wild animal are drawn to the cities for […]
Big Brown Bat – Parking Garage
David Mimlitch shared this photograph of a Big Brown Bat with us. David found this bat in the parking garage of the Dallas Market Center. […]
Great Blue Heron – Dead Lake, Dead Bird
Lemmon Lake could not stand against the long hot Texas summer this year. The brutal heat completely evaporated this small lake in the Joppa Preserve […]
Beaver – Skull and Skeleton
We discovered this Beaver skull and skeleton near Lemmon Lake in Dallas, Texas. The skeleton was nearly completely free of soft tissue, but the bones […]
Raccoon – Lower Jawbone
This is the lower jawbone of a Raccoon. It was found on a dirt trail near McCommas Bluff in the Great Trinity Forest. If you […]
Red Swamp Crayfish – Decimated
Red Swamp Crayfish are big crayfish, and as their name implies they are colored bright red. This species of crayfish is frequently farmed for human […]