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Tag: Drinking

March 7, 2014
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Coyote – Drinking from the Trinity

My trail camera captured this series of photographs just around 1:00 pm on a bright sunny day in early January. the pictures show a lone […]

August 14, 2013
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Pipevine Swallowtail – Sandy Beach

This attractive butterfly is know as a Pipevine Swallowtail. This individual was photographed on the shore of Lake Lewisville. He appears to be probing the […]

June 15, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Snowy Egret – Having a Drink

Drinking or hunting? It’s hard to say for certain. Whatever the case, this Snowy Egret was hard at work when we came across him. He […]

April 11, 2013
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Turkey Vulture – Pond Hopping

A Turkey Vulture coming pondside for a morning drink in the Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington […]

January 17, 2013
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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 […]

November 19, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Virginia Opossum – LLELA

I came across this Virgina Opossum the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA). I found him near the trailhead for the Bittern Trail. He was […]

June 29, 2012
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Paper Wasp – Drinking

Paper Wasps observed drinking while suspended on the water’s surface by water tension. These photgrahs were taken in The Colony, Texas at a location in […]

June 4, 2012
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Paper Wasp – Aquanauts

I observed these Paper Wasps landing on the surface of this pond in the Great Trinity Forest. The wasps would land on the water, and […]

July 3, 2011
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Wild Turkey – On the Lake Lewisville Dam

We observed several Wild Turkeys drinking water on the lake side of the Lake Lewisville dam. At first we believed they had to be vultures, […]

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Local Forcast

DFW Metropolitan Area
May 14, 2025, 4:21 am
Clear sky
SE
Clear sky
76°F
2 mph
Apparent: 81°F
Pressure: 1000 mb
Humidity: 80%
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 9 mph
Sunrise: 6:28 am
Sunset: 8:18 pm
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Forecast
May 14, 2025
Day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
SSW
Thunderstorm
105°F
Winds: 4 mph SSW
Windgusts: 9 mph
 

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
May 14, 2025, 4:21 am
Clear sky
SE
Clear sky
76°F
2 mph
Apparent: 81°F
Pressure: 1000 mb
Humidity: 80%
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 9 mph
Sunrise: 6:28 am
Sunset: 8:18 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
May 14, 2025
Day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
SSW
Thunderstorm
105°F
Winds: 4 mph SSW
Windgusts: 9 mph
 
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