These opportunistic Great-tailed Grackles were observed as they helped themselves to some soggy pieces of bread left behind by duck feeding park patrons. In the […]
Nutria – A Little Bit Different
Nutrias and Beavers can look superficially similar when they are observed swimming through the water. Because of this it can sometimes be hard to tell […]
Black-tailed Prairie Dog – Lubbock
Today’s observation required a little trip outside the metroplex. My daughter and I recently made a trip out to Lubbock to take a tour of […]
Black Vulture – Raccoon Roadkill
There is a dark side to nature that involves death and dying. Mostly it goes unseen by the causal observer, but on occasion it is […]
White-tailed Deer – Osage Orange Eaters?
One thing that was established beyond a shadow of a doubt with this trail camera survey is that White-tailed Deer have a certain affinity for […]
Wild Turkey – Osage Oranges
An astute reader might have noticed a little something extra in the background of the picture of a Bois d’Arc that I posted yesterday. Do […]
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 […]
Orange-crowned Warbler – Snacking
This observation is mainly of note because this is the first time I have documented one of these warblers on the website. This individual was […]
Gadwall – Dabbling
These attractive little ducks are known as Gadwalls. Male and female Gadwalls are present in the congregation and are easy to tell from one another […]
American Coot – At Dawn
I observed these American Coots on a brisk December morning. There were many hundreds of these birds at this small lake in Lewisville, Texas when […]
Northern Shoveler – What’s Going on Here
These Northern Shovelers where photographed in our neighborhood Beaver pond. This observation is of note because of the other ducks on the pond with the […]
Gadwall – Male and Female
Two males and one female Gadwall passed by my camera while I was taking pictures near an old Beaver pond in Carrollton, Texas. The males […]