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May 4, 2021
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Siren Song

Dateline – April 20, 2021 – Lewisville, Texas Spring showers have flooded a number of the lowland prairies in and around the DFW metroplex. Many […]

September 6, 2020
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A Richland Chambers Re-route

I have been hearing tales of Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area for many years now. Wildlife viewing is the name of the game there. The […]

August 30, 2020
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

This Place in the Woods – Spring, Summer, and Fall

Dateline – Spring, Summer, Fall 2019 – Denton County EDITOR’s NOTE: This is a followup to an earlier article… This Place in the Woods – […]

January 1, 2020
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The Peace of a Cold Morning

Dateline – December 31, 2019 – The Last Hike of the Year My plan was to hike into the Trinity River valley, and setup in […]

October 6, 2019
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Denton County Roseate Spoonbills

The natural history of Roseate Spoonbills in Dallas/Fort Worth is difficult to pin down. These big, pink wading birds with their distinctively spoon-shaped bills are […]

July 28, 2019
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Losing Lemmon Lake

I first discovered Lemmon Lake early one morning in the Summer of 2012. Glimpses of the deep blue water could be seen through breaks in […]

July 7, 2019
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Life by the Lake

March and April 2019 – Dallas County I often assert that quality naturalism and wildlife photography can be accomplished just about anywhere in the Dallas/Fort […]

April 24, 2019
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Odd Congregations

March 2019 – Denton County Spring is in the air, and the warmer weather is promoting some odd critter congregations. I offer as a case […]

June 17, 2018
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This Past Winter

I’m a little late getting this article online. Summer kinda leap-frogged spring this year and took me by surprise. A late spring cold snap gave […]

December 3, 2017
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Camera Trapping the Swamp

I recently purchased a couple of Bushnell’s Aggressor wireless trail cameras. These cool little trail cameras come with a built in cell phone, which allows […]

June 16, 2017
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Videos – Nesting Birds

I have three videos of nesting birds to share, all filmed between April and early June. Purple Martins are North America’s largest Swallow and they […]

May 11, 2017
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Video – Wetland Spring Awakening.

What a difference two months can make! Our last visit to John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Seagoville was in early March – it was […]

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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
June 23, 2025, 2:05 am
Clear sky
SSE
Clear sky
79°F
2 mph
Apparent: 85°F
Pressure: 1016 mb
Humidity: 73%
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:20 am
Sunset: 8:38 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
June 23, 2025
Day
Cloudy
SSE
Overcast
94°F
Winds: 4 mph SSE
Windgusts: 7 mph
 
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