This grasshopper caused quite a stir when we first tried to identify her. Clearly a bird grasshopper of some kind, I expected that finding the […]
White-tailed Deer – Far South Dallas Doe and Fawn
I first spotted the fawn in these pictures through a break in the brush. He was out on the floodplain alone, as it at first […]
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – Hot in the City
A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher panting in the heat of a hot Texas summer. 100F(38C) plus at noon on this day. Observation Details County – Dallas City […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – Saving Some for Later
A Black and Yellow Garden Spider lording over a recently cached insect. The hapless bug has been envenomated and wrapped in silk, so that the […]
Robber Fly – Wasp Mimic
This is the black form of the wasp mimic Robber Fly Prolepsis tristus. There is also a red form of this fly that looks even […]
Eurasian Collared-dove – In Comparison
We have several varieties of doves here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Two of them are illustrated in this article. On the left is the […]
Black-necked Stilt – In Flight
A Black-necked Stilt in flight over a small lake in Hutchins, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Hutchins Date – Jul 27, 2013 […]
Tricolored Heron – Swamp
This is a lone Tricolored Heron seen congregating with a large number of Cattle Egrets around a small lake in Hutchins, Texas. All of the […]
Basilica Spider – More
Jul 27, 2013 – Hutchins, Texas This female Basilica Spider has just recently added additional egg sacks to the string of beads she is creating. […]
Sand Wasp – Holes
This is a group of Sand Wasp gathering over a suitable patch of soil at the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Hutchins, Texas. The wasps […]
Velvet Ant – Female
This is a female Velvet Ant. It was photographed near the Trinity River in Hutchins, Texas. These insects are actually wasps not ants. The female […]
Bobcat – Skeleton
I found this Bobcat skeleton near the Trinity River in Hutchins, Texas. I don’t come across many of these. More commonly I will find Coyote, […]