Mama Deer vs the coyotes: A close call for one of the fawns
In early June this year, when our Mama Deer’s 2 fawns were 3 weeks old, they survived a daylight coyote attack. Mama chased the coyotes
A huge red-tailed hawk at the water bowl
Our friend Mat, who lives in southwestern France and never sleeps, spotted this spectacular red-tailed hawk on our live stream the other day and alerted
Raccoon on a very hot Texas night
Summer this year begin in mid-May. As I write (in mid-July) we’ve had 2 months of daily high temperatures in the low 100s Fahrenheit (around
Giant red-headed centipede: Big, bold, and venomous
Giant red-headed centipedes, also known as Texas red-headed centipedes (also known as “what the…???!!!”) are fearsome-looking bugs. They’re huge – averaging 6 or 7 inches
Mama Deer vs the coyotes: A fight for the fawns
Could a white-tailed deer kill a coyote? One of our Texas Backyard Wildlife friends asked us that question when she saw this video. We don’t
Skunks: Kings of the jungle!
Skunks are tiny creatures – about half the size of the average domestic cat – but don’t try to convince them of that, it won’t
Breakfast time for the Bewick’s wren chicks: How big is too big?
Some of you may remember B. Kliban’s cartoon book “Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head”. It’s been around for a long time but it
Raccoon mama with 4 little ones snuggling in an owl box
A mama raccoon moved her 4 babies into one of our owl boxes in late April 2021. They stayed for only a few days. We
Ringtail doing a scorpion-tail imitation
Ringtails are named for the ring-like markings on their tails – I guess it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out. Recently, though, we
Mama raccoon and her 6 little ones setting off on an evening adventure
In 2021, one of our mama raccoons had 6 little ones (5 of her own and one adopted – he had been abandoned under the
A rattlesnake in the underground tree stump den
We rarely see rattlesnakes here, but this one was a beauty – a diamond-back, we think. At about 4ft/1.2 m long, he/she wasn’t the biggest
Roadrunner in the backyard
We have re-edited and re-narrated this video and are now putting it back up on our website. ———————————- We occasionally see roadrunners in the backyard.
