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May 15, 2022
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A Real Texas Eagle

DATELINE – April 27, 2022 – Kaufman County A few weeks ago I received an unexpected email that turned out to be quite a pleasant […]

October 11, 2020
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The Dallas Arboretum

Dateline – Spring and Summer 2016 – Dallas, Texas A few years ago I had the pleasure of leading a set of wildlife photography workshops […]

August 30, 2020
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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 – […]

July 19, 2020
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An Anhinga!

Dateline – July 18, 2020 – Carrollton, Texas Well, here’s something I don’t see in my neighborhood everyday! This is a juvenile Anhinga, a bird […]

July 12, 2020
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The Turtle Pond

Dateline – July 2020 – Carrollton, Texas A quick stop by the neighborhood turtle pond this past weekend revealed a plethora of activity. This spot […]

January 10, 2020
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The Beaver Pond

Dateline – December 2019 – Carrollton, Texas It’s not uncommon for Beavers to build dams on urban waterways here in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, and […]

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 […]

March 13, 2019
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It was Early Morning Yesterday

Denton County – February 13, 2019 It was early morning yesterday, and I was up before the dawn. You see, there is a utility right-of-way […]

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 […]

April 24, 2016
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Garland Goodbye

The company I have worked for the past 20 years recently built for us a brand new campus in Richardson, Texas near the George Bush […]

September 21, 2015
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The Wildlife of Garden Inn Pond

Where can you find interesting wildlife in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex? Well, as it turns out, just about anywhere you happen to look. All you […]

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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!

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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
May 19, 2025, 6:57 am
Overcast
SSE
Overcast
75°F
2 mph
Apparent: 79°F
Pressure: 1006 mb
Humidity: 80%
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 11 mph
Sunrise: 6:25 am
Sunset: 8:22 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
May 19, 2025
Day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
S
Thunderstorm
87°F
Winds: 4 mph S
Windgusts: 11 mph
 
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