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Tag: Great Blue Heron

December 18, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Silhouette

Great Blue Herons were active right up until nightfall on this beautiful October evening. In the pictures below you will see a lone heron making […]

December 5, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – The End of the Day

This first year Great Blue Heron stopped by for a visit while I was sitting in a one-man chair blind late one evening. The heron […]

December 2, 2013
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In Search of Mink

Dateline – October 9, 2013 One of the lesser known, but more interesting small mammals living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is the ever charming […]

October 10, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Yesterday’s Rookery

This is a Great Blue Heron rookery located on the banks of Hickory Creek near Old Alton Bridge. At the height of summer, with the […]

September 21, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Revealed

A Great Blue Heron hidden in the willows along the banks of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. A closer approach revealed the large […]

August 30, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – LLELA

Great Blue Herons photographed at the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area (LLELA). Observation Details County – Denton City – Lewisville Date – Jul 21, 2013 […]

March 31, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Near the Rookery

Great Blue Herons photographed in and around the rookery located in Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington […]

March 11, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Rookery Action

There is always a lot of activity at a Great Blue Heron rookery. These photographs record just some of the action at the Village Creek […]

March 7, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Nests

Great Blue Herons nesting at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Feb 23, […]

February 20, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Nest Raider

There is a sizable Great Blue Heron rookery in the swampy area near the entrance to the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. I […]

February 11, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Dinnertime

Many Great Blue Herons have been through the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Hutchins, Texas. The birds come into the center injured or orphaned, and […]

January 18, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Snow Day

A Great Blue Heron, along with a collection of Mallards, on the day after Christmas snow storms blew through the North Texas area. Observation Details […]

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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
September 20, 2025, 3:54 pm
Overcast
SSE
Overcast
93°F
2 mph
Apparent: 86°F
Pressure: 1015 mb
Humidity: 69%
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 4 mph
Sunrise: 7:14 am
Sunset: 7:26 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
September 20, 2025
Day
Cloudy
SSE
Overcast
93°F
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 4 mph
 
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