DATLELINE – Autumn 2024 This is an article I wish I didn’t feel compelled to write. Most of the time people and urban wildlife are […]
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 […]
Slow and Unaware
North Texas is home to a whole host of interesting and engaging mammalian species. In Dallas/Fort Worth a number of these animals have adapted exceptionally […]
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 […]
The Burrow
DATELINE – Winter 2022 – Carrollton, Texas I first noticed this burrow late last winter while exploring a creek bed running through a typical North […]
Skulls and Other Bones
They say that death is a natural part of life. Nowhere is that more evident than when you are out exploring in the great outdoors. […]
Dog Walk Wildlife – Spring 2021 Edition
I walk my two dogs most every day. We usually get an early start—just a little before or little after dawn—and kill about an hour […]
Hal’s Skunk
A coworker of mine recently noticed an unusual hole dug under the foundation of his home. Obviously an animal burrow, Hal couldn’t help but wonder […]
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 […]
Mountain Creek? Well, Maybe.
Dateline – June 15, 2019 Earlier this summer I decided to make a trip out to Irving to visit a nature park that I’ve never […]
The Wildlife of One Yard
I’ve been documenting the diversity of DFW Urban Wildlife on the pages of this website for just around 15 years now. In all that time […]
Wynnwood in the Winter
Our days are getting longer and the weather is turning warmer. Summer is right around the corner, and so is the sweltering North Texas heat […]