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Tag: Hutchins

October 3, 2013
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Spotted Bird Grasshopper – Aposematic Form

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 […]

September 16, 2013
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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 […]

September 13, 2013
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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 […]

September 11, 2013
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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 […]

September 9, 2013
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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 […]

September 8, 2013
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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 […]

September 7, 2013
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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 […]

September 7, 2013
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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 […]

September 6, 2013
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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. […]

September 5, 2013
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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 […]

September 2, 2013
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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 […]

September 2, 2013
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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, […]

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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 25, 2025, 3:51 am
Partly cloudy
SE
Partly cloudy
77°F
2 mph
Apparent: 85°F
Pressure: 1020 mb
Humidity: 69%
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:20 am
Sunset: 8:39 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
June 25, 2025
Day
Cloudy
SSE
Overcast
91°F
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 7 mph
 
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