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Tag: Turkey Vulture

May 15, 2022
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A Real Texas Eagle

DATELINE – April 27, 2022 – Kaufman County A few weeks ago I received an unexpected email that turned out to be quite a pleasant […]

August 30, 2020
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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 – […]

December 24, 2019
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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 […]

August 5, 2019
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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 […]

February 26, 2019
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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 […]

January 29, 2019
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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 […]

December 31, 2017
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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 […]

September 29, 2017
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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 […]

March 20, 2016
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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 […]

November 29, 2015
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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 […]

August 18, 2015
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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 […]

November 18, 2014
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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, […]

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Dallas, Texas
January 28, 2023, 7:59 am
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Mostly cloudy
51°F
5 m/s
real feel: 45°F
current pressure: 30 in
humidity: 71%
wind speed: 5 m/s S
wind gusts: 6 m/s
sunrise: 7:25 am
sunset: 5:56 pm
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Forecast January 28, 2023
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wind gusts: 10 m/s
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46°F
wind speed: 5 m/s SSW
wind gusts: 9 m/s
 

Share Your Interest

North Central Texas Wildlife

Would you like to share your own Dallas/Fort Worth area urban wildlife observations? We recommend joining the North Central Texas Wildlife Facebook Group. Fun and spontaneous, there are lot's of wonderful wildlife observations and excellent photographs posted to this group everyday. I know the other members would love to see what you have to contribute as well!

Click here to give them a visit!

Local Forcast

Dallas, Texas
January 28, 2023, 7:59 am
Mostly cloudy
S
Mostly cloudy
51°F
5 m/s
real feel: 45°F
current pressure: 30 in
humidity: 71%
wind speed: 5 m/s S
wind gusts: 6 m/s
sunrise: 7:25 am
sunset: 5:56 pm
© 2023 AccuWeather, Inc.
Forecast January 28, 2023
day
Showers
Showers
64°F
wind speed: 4 m/s S
wind gusts: 10 m/s
night
Cloudy
Cloudy
46°F
wind speed: 5 m/s SSW
wind gusts: 9 m/s
 
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