Nutrias and Beavers can look superficially similar when they are observed swimming through the water. Because of this it can sometimes be hard to tell […]
Carolina Chickadee – Little Bird
These little busybodies are hard to pin down. They flitter from branch to branch so quickly that it is difficult to get the camera on […]
Wild Turkey – Grass Dash
This group of Wild Turkeys was observed near Lewisville Lake. These five are part of a larger group of maybe a dozen birds that split […]
White-tailed Deer – Last Light
The shadows were getting long when I first spotted this female White-tailed Deer. Nightfall was less than an hour away, and this doe was getting […]
American Alligator – At Home in Lewisville
This exciting observation comes to us from Denver Kramer. Denver spotted this 4 to 6 foot long alligator in a small wetland area near Lewisville […]
Striped Skunk – Business End
We observed this Striped Skunk foraging near the base of the Lewisville Lake dam. He had his head down in the tall grass and was […]
Mallard – Intersex
This is a photograph of an intersex Mallard. In this case, we have a female duck which is also displaying some secondary gender traits of […]
White-throated Sparrow – Wet Weather
A light rain was falling when I found the pair—a male and a female—of White-throated Sparrows roaming through a small thicket. The two birds were […]
American Coot – Wandering Woodlake
The American Coots in this post were photographed at Woodlake Pond in Carrollton, Texas. They had gathered on the banks of the small lake in […]
Greater Yellowlegs – Winter Wader
Its easy to see why this bird is called the Greater Yellowlegs. We found this individual at John Bunker Sands in Seagoville, Texas. Here is […]
Eastern Cottontail – In the Neighborhood
Eastern Cottontails are a fixture in most neighborhood across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. These charming animals make themselves right at home in the urban environment. […]
Mallard – On Patrol
This pair of Mallards was observed in early March. The male and female were seen as they made their way through a suburban Beaver pond. […]