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March 17, 2014
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Ospreys Over the Trinity

I made this visit to the Trinity River specifically to photograph ducks. The week before I had found hundreds of waterfowl of every kind on […]

February 17, 2014
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Checking Trail Cameras

Dateline – November 27, 2013 This past fall I was running a number of trail camera projects concurrently. Trail cameras, for those who don’t know, […]

January 6, 2014
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Keep the Sun at Your Back

Dateline – October 20, 2013 If you are hoping to see wildlife it often pays to get an early start. A good plan is to […]

December 16, 2013
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History Lesson

Dateline – December 16, 2013 Earlier this year I took a little kayak trip down the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. Starting at the […]

February 7, 2013
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Hiking the Elm Fork

Dateline – February 2, 2013 On Google Maps the lands north of Lewisville Lake all the way up to Lake Ray Roberts appears to be […]

January 10, 2013
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A Rare Bird

Dateline – January 5, 2013 On Saturday I had the great privilege of joining featured photographer David Mimlitch as he worked on his latest project. […]

November 14, 2012
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Trinity River Adventure

Dateline – November 3, 2012 I recently had the great privilege of joining a small group of urban wilderness explorers on a canoe trip down […]

July 2, 2012
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Chamberlain Drive Rookery: Victory!

Dateline – June 23, 2012 Last summer there was a natural disaster on Chamberlain Drive in Carrollton, Texas. It wasn’t your typical natural disaster, however. […]

December 13, 2011
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Identifying Invertebrates is Hard

Dateline – November 24, 2008 A confession—I was partially motivated to write this article out of a sense of frustration. For years I have referred […]

September 30, 2011
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The Dredging of Woodlake Pond

Dateline – June 22, 2008 Woodlake Pond in Carrollton, TX is, depending upon how you look at things , either a small lake or a […]

August 13, 2011
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Urban Wildlife on the Indian Subcontinent

Dateline – November 27, 2005 My family just recently visited the city of Ahmedabad, located in western India in the state of Gujarat. Ahmedabad is […]

July 18, 2011
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Chamberlain Drive Rookery Death Toll

Dateline – July 18, 2011 WARNING: This article contains graphic imagery. As the long, hot, Texas summer continues unabated, so do the problems faced by […]

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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
July 17, 2025, 6:58 am
Clear sky
SE
Clear sky
76°F
0 mph
Apparent: 91°F
Pressure: 1013 mb
Humidity: 68%
Winds: 0 mph SE
Windgusts: 4 mph
Sunrise: 6:31 am
Sunset: 8:35 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
July 17, 2025
Day
Cloudy
S
Overcast
96°F
Winds: 2 mph S
Windgusts: 4 mph
 
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