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Tag: Eastern Cottontail

September 16, 2022
Wildlife Behavior

Coyotes and Armadillos

Dateline – Summer 2022 – North Denton County Earlier in the summer I began to explore in—what for me was—a new area of the urban […]

September 16, 2022
Featured Article

Urban Wildlife After Dark

The people of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex are fortunate to share our city with a wide variety of urban wildlife. We have here in the […]

August 31, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Box Turtle Territory

Dateline – July 27, 2021 – Farmers Branch, Texas I like to tell the story of Texas box turtles when ever I get a chance. […]

August 9, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Dog Walk Wildlife – Spring 2021 Edition

I walk my two dogs most every day. We usually get an early start—just a little before or little after dawn—and kill about an hour […]

July 17, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Valley of the Rainbow Birds

Dateline – June and July 2021 You’ll notice it right away when you visit this location in Cedar Hill, Texas. The dominant sound—noticeable over all […]

August 2, 2020
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

The River Otter Latrine

Dateline – Late Spring 2020 – Carrollton, Texas There’s something very satisfying about encountering a wildlife phenomenon in person for the first time. This River […]

December 20, 2019
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Up from the River

Dateline – Summer 2019 – Dallas County I stumbled across this hard-packed and well-traveled small game trail on the banks of the Trinity River deep […]

November 26, 2019
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

This Place in the Woods – Deep Winter and Early Spring

Have you ever wondered what goes on in that little patch of bottomland woods you pass by everyday on your drive to work? You know […]

September 29, 2019
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Going Dry

I had my eye on this little pond since early in the summer.  I first noticed this intriguing spot while perusing Google Maps looking for […]

August 5, 2019
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Vultures Find a Cottontail

Eastern Cottontails are very common all across North Texas. Many–if not most–neighborhoods in the DFW metroplex have a healthy population of these little rabbits. They […]

July 20, 2019
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It Doesn’t Take Much

I first noticed this scene a few weeks ago on my drive home from work. Each evening, in the soft light of the setting sun, […]

April 28, 2019
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

North Texas Jackrabbits

Dallas County – May 2017 When I was a boy growing up in Denton County, most days after school you could find me heading off […]

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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!

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Local Forcast

Dallas, Texas
February 3, 2023, 6:55 am
Clear
N
Clear
32°F
4 m/s
real feel: 22°F
current pressure: 31 in
humidity: 85%
wind speed: 4 m/s N
wind gusts: 4 m/s
sunrise: 7:21 am
sunset: 6:01 pm
© 2023 AccuWeather, Inc.
Forecast February 3, 2023
day
Sunny
Sunny
51°F
wind speed: 2 m/s NE
wind gusts: 4 m/s
night
Mostly clear
Mostly clear
32°F
wind speed: 3 m/s S
wind gusts: 4 m/s
 

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

Dallas, Texas
February 3, 2023, 6:55 am
Clear
N
Clear
32°F
4 m/s
real feel: 22°F
current pressure: 31 in
humidity: 85%
wind speed: 4 m/s N
wind gusts: 4 m/s
sunrise: 7:21 am
sunset: 6:01 pm
© 2023 AccuWeather, Inc.
Forecast February 3, 2023
day
Sunny
Sunny
51°F
wind speed: 2 m/s NE
wind gusts: 4 m/s
night
Mostly clear
Mostly clear
32°F
wind speed: 3 m/s S
wind gusts: 4 m/s
 
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