I was exploring in the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) early one morning when I believed I heard a deer coming my way through […]
Paper Wasp – They Just Look Angry
Aug 17, 2013 Paper Wasp observed caring for their larvae in the nest. These photographs were taken at the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area.
Copperhead – Cold Snap
This unusually close encounter with a Broad-banded Copperhead came to me courtesy of an unseasonably cool morning in mid-August. The Temperature had dropped in to […]
Cottonmouth – Do Not Disturb
Every once in a while I’ll spot something—a landform or a water feature—on Google Maps that I just can’t resist. That was the case with […]
Red-eared Slider – Making His Way
This Red-eared Slider was observed making his way through the shallow water of a nearly dry Trinity River basin. The turtle was taking advantage of […]
Green Heron – Interacting on the Mud Flats
I found these two juvenile Green Herons chasing each other around the mud flats of a recently dried pond. Occasionally a third would join in. […]
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 […]
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – Bladeless
A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher without the scissor-tail. This bird’s long, signature tail feathers were certainly the victims of a recent molt. Observation Details County – Denton […]
Red-shouldered Hawk – A Hawk at Dawn
A Red-shouldered Hawk at dawn observed along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Lewisville, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – Lewisville […]
Red-eared Slider – With Wanderlust
This is a Red-eared Slider with wanderlust. I found this turtle in the middle of a large parcel of pastureland. He was really booking when […]
Bumblebee – Purple Pickerel Rush
American Bumblebees (Bombus pennsylvanicus) collecting pollen from the Purple Pickerel Rush in Lewisville, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – Lewisville Date – Aug […]
Raccoon – A Cold Day in August
Cold in August? In Dallas, Texas? Impossible, right? Well, no it’s not. We actually had a cold front move through the area in mid-August that […]