#friends of texas wildlife

It’s Fawn Time! In our part of Texas, mid-May is generally when fawns begin to arrive.  With all the development around us, it is now...

Enjoying Songbirds Without Interfering With Nature Many people enjoy bird watching.  These jewels of nature are fascinating to observe, and even with little to no...

Great Horned Owls Around Southeast Texas, we have four owls that are commonly found.  Listing from smallest to largest, we have the Eastern Screech Owl;...

Friends of Texas Wildlife: Raccoons; Clever and Mischievous Raccoons are very common throughout Texas and North America, and they are extremely adaptable to different habitats.  In...

Please Leave the Baby Animal Alone! The month of May is always a good time to remind people that baby wildlife animals are all around...

Barred Owls Spring is in the air, and baby animals are starting to appear everywhere.  Although owlets are seldom seen until they leave the nest,...

Bald Eagles Bald eagles are very distinctive with their white head and tail feathers and dark brown feathers covering the rest of their body.  They...

Why Does My Night Owl Think It’s an Early Bird? We’ve all heard the expressions “night owl” and “early bird”.  Most of the wildlife animals...

Box Turtles From time to time, we get a call at our wildlife center from someone finding a box turtle in their yard and wondering...

Rut; Love Crazy vs. Zombie Deer November in Texas, and love is in the air.  November is pretty much right in the middle of rut...