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January 8, 2014
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Wild Turkey – Left Behind

Rio Grande Wild Turkey were reintroduced into the public lands around Lewisville Lake in February of 2005. Since then the turkeys have held on tenaciously, […]

September 25, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Copperhead – Cold Snap

This unusually close encounter with a Broad-banded Copperhead came to me courtesy of an unseasonably cool morning in mid-August. The Temperature had dropped in to […]

August 7, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

American Kestrel – Run Off

This was a cool observation. First, I noticed a male American Kestrel coming in for a landing on top of this utility pole. He had […]

July 17, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Coyote – We Saw You!

Hiking through the Joppa Preserve one afternoon, we spotted a pair of Coyotes dart across the trail far up in front of us. They paused […]

July 7, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Northern Harrier – Harassed

These photographs come from earlier in the spring. Northern Harriers migrate as summer approaches in order to take a pass on the Texas heat. The […]

June 7, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

American Coot – Walking on Water

When disturbed, American Coots have an interesting way of putting distance between themselves and their antagonist—they walk on water. With furiously flapping wings, coots become […]

May 23, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Monk Parakeet – Bad Taste

NOTE: This is a followup to an earlier post: Monk Parakeet – Addison Back in October of 2012 I did a special project on Monk […]

April 16, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Virginia Opossum – Precarious

This Virginia Opossum has made a serious miscalculation. Something inspired her to climb this tree in the middle of the famed UTSWMC heron rookery—a tree […]

March 27, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Snow Goose – Scattered

One afternoon while I was observing the far southeast Dallas County Bald Eagle nest, I was delighted to see a large flock of Snow Geese […]

February 12, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

River Otter – Field and Stream

We had an interesting River Otter sighting this past weekend. Like most I have experienced, this one was fleeting, with little chance for quality photographs […]

November 27, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Coyote – Busted

Coyotes make me laugh sometimes. They do not like to be caught flatfooted. In this case, I came across a Coyote in an open field […]

November 8, 2012
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

White-tailed Deer – Riverbend

We encountered a number of White-tailed Deer while exploring in the Trinity River Greenbelt Riverbend Preserve. All were found moving along the trails on top […]

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Local Forcast

Dallas, Texas
February 3, 2023, 3:52 am
Clear
NNW
Clear
32°F
2 m/s
real feel: 31°F
current pressure: 30 in
humidity: 92%
wind speed: 2 m/s NNW
wind gusts: 2 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: 5 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, 3:52 am
Clear
NNW
Clear
32°F
2 m/s
real feel: 31°F
current pressure: 30 in
humidity: 92%
wind speed: 2 m/s NNW
wind gusts: 2 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: 5 m/s
night
Mostly clear
Mostly clear
32°F
wind speed: 3 m/s S
wind gusts: 4 m/s
 
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