DATELINE – April 27, 2022 – Kaufman County A few weeks ago I received an unexpected email that turned out to be quite a pleasant […]
This Place in the Woods – Spring, Summer, and Fall
Dateline – Spring, Summer, Fall 2019 – Denton County EDITOR’s NOTE: This is a followup to an earlier article… This Place in the Woods – […]
Where to Roost?
Dateline – December 13, 2019 – Denton, Texas How do vultures decide where they want to roost? Who can say? Ordinarily, a large congregation of […]
Vultures Find a Cottontail
Eastern Cottontails are very common all across North Texas. Many–if not most–neighborhoods in the DFW metroplex have a healthy population of these little rabbits. They […]
The Wise County Time Machine
I made my first trip to Wise County way back in the early 1980’s. A hastily arranged camping trip led a small group of us […]
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 […]
The Wilds of Downtown Dallas
Is there any place in the metroplex more quintessentially urban than downtown Dallas? Could there be a more fun or interesting place to look for […]
Clean Up Crew
We have two species of vultures here in North Texas–the Black Vulture and the Turkey Vulture. These carrion eating birds are not afraid to enter […]
The Elm Fork of the Trinity River – Surging through Lewisville
We are still dealing with the side effects of last spring’s heavy rain and flooding. Until just recently the spillway at Lewisville Lake has been […]
Feathers for Flight
An interest in birds—like the one we all share—might, quite naturally be expected to lead to a similar curiosity about their feathers. It certainly did […]
Around the House
Things have changed around the Jackson house since we adopted Britney and Shadow way back in late February. Adjusting to life with two rambunctious Lab-mix […]
North to Denton – Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center
For my second visit to the vast tracts of wilderness north of Lewisville Lake I headed over to the west side of the Trinity River, […]