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1 3 Plain Blind Snake

Plain Blind Snake

by donald_walkerDallas, Texas, USA

Slender worm-like snake, eyes greatly reduced, pinkish red coloration

0 1 Copperhead

Copperhead

by donald_walkerDallas, Texas, USA

7 copperheads: 4 large adults, 2 small adults, 1 juvenile. Appear that there ...

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by CDville3Dallas, Texas, USA

Brown antenna. Crawling on top of my mailbox in south

2 0 Three Toed Box Turtle

Three Toed Box Turtle

by DonWalkerDallas, Texas, USA

Small terrestrial turtle, carapace color ranges from mustard to caramel.

3 2 Harrier Hawk

Harrier Hawk

by TheFlowerMoundDenton, Texas, USA

Harrier Hawk flying above the Flower Mound Photo by Phil Plank

0 0 Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Small rabbit with white on its under tail.

0 0 American Bluet Damselfly

American Bluet Damselfly

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Tiny size is 29-35 mm.

1 0 Bumblebee

Bumblebee

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Yellow thorax with black spot in the center of back. Some yellow on the first ...

0 0 Spiderweb

Spiderweb

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

This large spiderweb was constructed between the supports of a footbridge over ...

0 2 Common Baskettail Dragonfly

Common Baskettail Dragonfly

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Dark dragonfly with a series of yellow-orange lateral spots on its stout abdomen

2 0 Red Ear Slider

Red Ear Slider

by DonWalkerPlano, Texas, USA

Semi aquatic turtle

0 0 Hackberry Emperor Butterfly

Hackberry Emperor Butterfly

by glbnoah109Dallas, Texas, USA

The lighting is causing a bit of a problem. The wings are mostly gray-brown or ...

1 1 White trout lily, Dogtooth violet (although not a violet)

White trout lily, Dogtooth violet (although not a violet)

by CDville3Dallas, Texas, USA

Speckled leaves resemble a trout. The bulb deep under ground is said to ...

2 0 Lark Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

by ronfellows2020Texas, USA

underparts with large dark spot in center of breast. It has a striking face ...

0 0 Red-shouldered Bug

Red-shouldered Bug

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Size 9.5-13.5 mm, adults, females in particular, are often short-winged

0 0 Variable Dancer Damselfly

Variable Dancer Damselfly

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Tiny size is 29-35 mm. Well-vegetated ponds and streams.

0 0 Old Plainsman flower buds

Old Plainsman flower buds

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Flower ball about 1/2" wide grows in clusters. Leaves are finely cut, growing ...

0 0 Damselflys

Damselflys

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

The female is laying eggs on the stem. They are visible as tiny, light ...

0 0 Leaf Galls

Leaf Galls

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Finger type leaf galls on Elm leaves. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of ...

0 0 Orange Bluet

Orange Bluet

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

A medium sized orange and black damselfly, the females range from pale yellow ...

2 0 American Painted Lady

American Painted Lady

by glbnoah109Farmers Branch, Texas, USA

The American Painted lay has 2 distinctive large spots on the ventral side ...

0 0 Blue Wild Indigo

Blue Wild Indigo

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Rising 2-4 ft. high from a woody base, blue wild indigo is a bushy, robust ...

0 0 Great Egret

Great Egret

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Great Egrets are tall, long-legged wading birds with long, S-curved necks and ...

0 0 Orange Sulphur Butterfly

Orange Sulphur Butterfly

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Quite variable. Upperside of male yellow with orange overlay, yellow veins, ...

0 0 Northern Cricket Frog

Northern Cricket Frog

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

The northern cricket frog is one of North America's two smallest vertebrates, ...

0 0 Common Whitetail Dragonfly

Common Whitetail Dragonfly

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Males have a chunky short body and wings have a brownish black band. Mature ...

0 0 Lark Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

The Lark sparrow is a large sparrow. It has a long, rounded tail with white ...

1 0 Lark Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

The Lark sparrow is a large sparrow. It has a long, rounded tail with white ...

1 0 Stream Bluet Damselfly

Stream Bluet Damselfly

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Mature males: In dorsal and lateral views, only segment 9 is completely blue. ...

0 0 Phaon Crescent Butterfly

Phaon Crescent Butterfly

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Forewing is dark orange and black with a pale cream median band. Underside of ...

1 0 Pearl Crescent Butterfly (mating)

Pearl Crescent Butterfly (mating)

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Quite variable. Males usually have black antennal knobs. Upperside is orange ...

0 0 Lark Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

The Lark sparrow is a large sparrow. It has a long, rounded tail with white ...

1 1 Northern Cricket Frog

Northern Cricket Frog

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

The northern cricket frog is one of North America's two smallest vertebrates, ...

0 0 Northern Cardinal (male)

Northern Cardinal (male)

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

The Northern Cardinal is a fairly large, long-tailed songbird with a short, ...

1 1 Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Gray-brown above with a white throat, dirty gray breast and yellowish ...

1 0 Gray Hairstreak Butterfly

Gray Hairstreak Butterfly

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

One tail on hindwing. Upperside blue-gray with large red spot near tail. ...

1 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Largest of the North American herons with long legs, a sinuous neck, and thick, ...

1 4 Lark Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

The Lark sparrow is a large sparrow. It has a long, rounded tail with white ...

0 0 Milkvetch

Milkvetch

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

As a legume, milk-vetches can take nitrogen from the air and use it as a ...

1 0 Ten-petaled Anemone

Ten-petaled Anemone

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Southern anemone plants are 6–14 inches tall, with 1 greenish-white or ...

0 0 Gray Hairstreak

Gray Hairstreak

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

One tail on hindwing. Upperside blue-gray with large red spot near tail. ...

0 0 Prairie Indian plantain

Prairie Indian plantain

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Plant: erect, perennial, 2'-5' tall forb; angled stems marked by fine, mostly ...

0 0 Pearl Crescent

Pearl Crescent

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Quite variable. Males usually have black antennal knobs. Upperside is orange ...

0 0 Orange Sulfur

Orange Sulfur

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Quite variable. Upperside of male yellow with orange overlay, yellow veins, ...

0 0 Reakirt's Blue

Reakirt's Blue

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Upperside of male light blue with darker veins and dusky border; female darker. ...

0 0 Orange Sulphur

Orange Sulphur

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Quite variable. Upperside of male yellow with orange overlay, yellow veins, ...

0 0 White Prairie Blue-eyed Grass

White Prairie Blue-eyed Grass

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

A small, dainty member of the Iris family, white-eyed grass has pale-green, ...

0 0 Eastern Cottontail

Eastern Cottontail

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

The Eastern cottontail rabbit is a small mammal with a brownish-gray body, long ...

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