I recently spent and incredibly entertaining and productive day at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. This place, also known as the VCDB, […]
Blue-winged Teal – VCDB
Blue-winged Teal observed at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. The birds were seen swimming and feeding amongst the green algae in one […]
Red Imported Fire Ant – Feeding on a Two-striped Mermiria
Red Imported Fire Ant feeding on a Two-striped Mermiria—a type of grasshopper. Observations Details County – Denton City – Unincorporated Date – Sep 15, 2012 […]
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – State Fair of Texas
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds observed in the Texas Discovery Gardens exhibit at the State Fair of Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – […]
Eastern Cottontail – Frontyard
This recently independent juvenile Eastern Cottontail was photographed in the front yard of a single-family residence in Carrollton, Texas. Wikipedia has this to say about […]
Barn Spider – Ensnared!
Barn Spiders are described as orb weavers because of the intricate spiral wheel-shaped web they construct. This one (possibly a Neoscona crucifera) was observed in […]
Great-tailed Grackle – White Rock Lake
These Great-tailed Grackles were observed at Sunset Bay on White Rock Lake. The grackles were feeding on water-soaked bread at the lake’s edge. The bread […]
Red Imported Fire Ant – Grasshopper
Red Imported Fire Ants feeding on a grasshopper. Observation Details County – Denton City – Highland Village Date – Aug 25, 2012 Time of Day […]
Turkey Vulture – Left for Dead
This large group of Turkey Vultures was observed at the end of Ten Mile Road in far south east Dallas County. A pair of Feral […]
Black Vulture – Collecting Scraps
This group of four Black Vultures was observed in Carrollton, Texas. The group was separated into two pairs. One set of vultures was perched atop […]
White-tailed Deer – Three Mischief Makers
This doe and her three fawns were photographed in Unincorporated Denton County at Old Alton Bridge Park. A brief, but heavy, rain shower had just […]
Feral Hog – Night Feeders
Lemmon Lake in the Joppa Preserve is a special place. This unique environment attracts and abundance and variety of wildlife rarely seen anywhere, much less […]