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 […]
American Alligator – How Big?
One last update on the Lewisville Lake alligators for the time being… A quick visit allowed me the chance to see both alligators together, if […]
Gadwall – Handsome
Gadwalls have a subtle and understated beauty that I really admire. From a distance it can be missed. A discerning examination is required to notice […]
Nutria – Where There Are Reeds
If you want to find Nutria in the Dallas/Fort Worth area start by finding a place with water and reeds. After that it should be […]
Mallard – Hybrid
The Mallard is one of our most common ducks. Wild and semi-wild examples often congregate around our local lakes and ponds. When you see a […]
Ruddy Duck – To Tell the Tale of the Tail
I photographed these Ruddy Ducks at White Rock Lake. A male and female where busy diving for food near the dam, while a larger congregation […]
Mallard – Desolate
I found these Mallards (a male and female) swimming in this alien-looking and desolate pondscape on a warm afternoon in December. This is odd scene […]
Pied-billed Grebe – Suburban Creek
These Pied-billed Grebes were seen swimming in a widening of Dudley Branch just before it converges with the Trinity River near Indian Creek Golf Course. […]
Cottonmouth – At Dawn
I observed this swimming Cottonmouth early one predawn just as the sky was starting to lighten. The visibility at this time of morning was not […]
Longear Sunfish – Five Mile Creek
These Longear Sunfish were captured in Five Mile Creek near Rugged Road in Oak Cliff. These fish—and others—were captured with a seine net, photographed, and […]
Nutria – To The Lily Pads
This Nutria was observed grooming himself in the reeds at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, Seagoville, Texas. A few minutes later, the Nutria entered the […]
Nutria – John Bunker Sands
A Nutria swimming through the shallow waters at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Seagoville, Texas. Wikipedia has this to say about Nutria: Two names […]