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Tag: River Otter

February 8, 2025
Photo-essay

Wise County Creek Bed

A Year on the Creek On a roughly annual basis I will venture out to the further reaches of the metroplex in pursuit of a […]

November 15, 2024
Featured Article

Camouflage and Coloration in North Texas Mammals

North Texas Mammals come in a variety of different colors. For some species their coloration is meant as camouflage, for others it is intended to […]

May 16, 2024
Out of the Ordinary

Controlled Burn

DATELINE – 2023 – WISE COUNTY Every now and again I like to run some really long term trail camera projects. What I’m talking about […]

September 16, 2022
Featured Article

Urban Wildlife After Dark

The people of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex are fortunate to share our city with a wide variety of urban wildlife. We have here in the […]

August 2, 2020
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The River Otter Latrine

Dateline – Late Spring 2020 – Carrollton, Texas There’s something very satisfying about encountering a wildlife phenomenon in person for the first time. This River […]

December 20, 2019
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Up from the River

Dateline – Summer 2019 – Dallas County I stumbled across this hard-packed and well-traveled small game trail on the banks of the Trinity River deep […]

July 28, 2019
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Losing Lemmon Lake

I first discovered Lemmon Lake early one morning in the Summer of 2012. Glimpses of the deep blue water could be seen through breaks in […]

June 17, 2018
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This Past Winter

I’m a little late getting this article online. Summer kinda leap-frogged spring this year and took me by surprise. A late spring cold snap gave […]

September 26, 2016
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A Summer of Extraordinary Urban Wildlife – 2016

What an amazing summer it has been! I have been pursuing Wildlife photography for over ten years now, and I am still making new and […]

January 13, 2014
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Return to Riverbend

Dateline – October 26, 2013 I’ve been to the Trinity River Greenbelt Riverbend Preserve before—or at least I thought I had. Let me explain. I […]

February 12, 2013
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River Otter – Field and Stream

We had an interesting River Otter sighting this past weekend. Like most I have experienced, this one was fleeting, with little chance for quality photographs […]

June 25, 2012
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River Otter – A First!

This is a first for me. I have never seen a wild River Otter in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex before. I was only able to […]

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May 23, 2025, 10:10 pm
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2 mph
Apparent: 82°F
Pressure: 1012 mb
Humidity: 48%
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:23 am
Sunset: 8:24 pm
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May 23, 2025
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Partly sunny with thundershowers
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Thunderstorm
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Windgusts: 7 mph
 

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 23, 2025, 10:10 pm
Thunderstorm
SE
Thunderstorm
85°F
2 mph
Apparent: 82°F
Pressure: 1012 mb
Humidity: 48%
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:23 am
Sunset: 8:24 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
May 23, 2025
Day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
SE
Thunderstorm
94°F
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 7 mph
 
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