A Year on the Creek On a roughly annual basis I will venture out to the further reaches of the metroplex in pursuit of a […]
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 […]
Controlled Burn
DATELINE – 2023 – WISE COUNTY Every now and again I like to run some really long term trail camera projects. What I’m talking about […]
Medusa and Knobby
DATELINE – May 2022 thru January 2024 In the summer of 2022 my trail cameras began recording pictures of a White-tailed Deer sporting a strangle-looking […]
Buckland Peninsula
DATELINE – Spring 2023 The Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex is blessed with an abundance of reservoirs and lakes–both large and small. Many of the larger lakes […]
This Place in the Woods – The Great Trinity Forest
Several years ago I ran a long term trail camera survey in Dallas’ Great Trinity Forest. The objective of that project was to explore the […]
Murrell Park on Grapevine Lake
DATELINE -Autumn 2022 The greater Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex is home to a number of wonderful parks. Some of the best are found near our local […]
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 […]
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. […]
This Place in the Woods – Autumn into Winter
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third article in a three-part series about Dallas/Fort Worth urban wildlife found in the feral and untamed corners of the metroplex. […]
Is It Is or Is It Ain’t?
A Confirmed Cougar Sighting in East Texas? Some of you may have already seen this story from the Tyler Morning Telegraph. If you haven’t, you […]
Arctic Blast
Dateline – February 2021 – Carrollton, Texas It was the late 1980’s the last time we had a cold spell like this one. Temperatures in […]