Great Blue Herons photographed at the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area (LLELA). Observation Details County – Denton City – Lewisville Date – Jul 21, 2013 […]
Painted Bunting – A Flash of Color
There were a lot of Painted Buntings active in LLELA (the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area) on this Saturday morning. Surprisingly, the bright colors of […]
Common Snapping Turtle – Snorkeling
I observed this ghostly apparition swimming my direction in the cloudy waters of Doe Branch Creek. As luck would have it, the wandering Common Snapping […]
Common Carp – Coming Along
This Common Carp first caught my attention while he was far downstream in Doe Branch Creek. He had worked his way into the shallow water […]
Coyote – Pups!
On the morning of this observation I had traveled to Lake Lewisville in order to photograph the Louisiana Whooping Cranes that were there. When I […]
Tarantula Hawk – Big Sting
Dateline: June 23, 2013 – Hutchins, Texas NOTE – As indicated in the comment section below, this is not a Tarantula Hawk. It is a […]
Red Shiner – West Rowlett Creek
These minnows were photographed in the clear waters of West Rowlett Creek in Frisco, Texas. There are a few identifiable male Red Shiners in the […]
Black Witch Moth – Wingspan
This photograph comes to us from Sarah Holland Rehagen. Sarah found this large female Black Witch Moth in her garage. Reportedly the moth had a […]
Velvet Ant – Male
This is a male Velvet Ant—males have wings and females do not. In spite of its name the Velvet ant is actually a wasp. This […]
Coyote – Carrying
This was an interesting long-distance observation. One morning while I was at Lake Lewisville I noticed some movement along the margins near the water’s edge. […]
Red-eared Slider – The Shade
Red-eared Sliders will wander. They sometimes surprise me in the places they turn up. In this case I had parked my car next to vacant […]
Eastern Ringtail – By the Pool
This Eastern Ringtail was observed on West Rowlett Creek in Harold Bacchus Park, Frisco Texas. Observation Details County – Collin City – Frisco Date – […]