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Just as I began to squat down to get a low angle shot of this large gator, it decided to come up out of the water onto this concrete embankment. It didn't come far, as it settled down to bask on the concrete.
Last Sunday morning there was a lot of bird and gator activity in the Park. It was hot and humid, but a great place to be. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
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Watching the last of these days disappear
feeling the air get colder
seeing the world get darker.
Memories of lying on the grass
of the sun warming my closed eyes.
Now, the warmth is gone
the sunshine is gone
the world has turned into something new
something colder, something darker
something different,
something Beautiful.
© H. Sokolova
I was sitting on the ground watching grebes (as I often do), and this guy/girl just strolled up to me. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas 10/2015
Baby alligator in an exhibit in the nature center in Brazos Bend State Park
This was shot through the sides of a water tank. This little guy is completely submerged. Alligators can hold their breath for long periods of time - an hour or so during the summer, and as much as six to eight hours during the winter when their metabolism slows down. Amazing creatures.
Approximately six-year-old alligator in the waters beside the Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park
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I tried an water/oil painting effect on this shot...just something different, I kinda like the result, please free to let me know what do you think? Thanks for stopping by ...
Strix varia
This afternoon I had the opportunity to do a little bird photography with my friend Terry Woodside out at Brazos Bend State Park. We had some rain which kept things cooler and were lucky enough to be close to a shelter when it started. The nicest thing about the rain, however, was that it seemed to have gotten the Barred Owls out to dry off after it passed. I think this one might have heard our shutters going off. Any day when I get to photograph and owl is a good day!
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Mid February seems a little early for these to bloom, but maybe not. On the Wildflower Trail in Brazos Bend State Park.
Some birds evolved to hunt and fish, some to bore holes in trees for insects and yet others evolved to poke around in the muck.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
10/2015
This is from back in November. I haven't seen a bittern during my last several visits, although others are seeing them on a regular basis. I have little doubt one or more have seen me. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. 11/2017
Great egret wading near the edge of 40 Acre Lake, Brazos Bend State Park
A reprocessed photo from the archives
We went back to the north shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park tonight to look for other landscape images. I had another one framed, and we were waiting for these last moments of light on the tripod, when we spotted the moon starting to set.
A quick grab of the tripod and a hike and we found a good shot of the moon by the tree in the last of the light.
Though they live in southeast Texas we seldom see ospreys in Brazos Bend State Park; however, this one seemed convinced it could find some fish in 40 Acre Lake. Indeed, it dived into the water at one point but didn't come up with anything.
The George Observatory, located in Brazos Bend State Park, is owned and operated by the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Its biggest dome houses a research-grade 36" reflector telescope, and other telescopes of various sizes are also at the observatory. The public can obtain tickets for star parties on Saturday nights.
These large spiders are called banana spiders because of their yellow and brown color. This one is beside the trail around Creekfield Lake in Brazos Bend State Park.
Usually we first see them in late May or early June, and this one is right on time. They can hang around as late as November. They build large webs and often prey on flying insects that get caught in their webs. Females are much larger than the males, which is fairly typical for spiders.