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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
The green stuff floating on the water is a plant called duckweed. I don't know what caused the parting of the duckweed that allowed the trees to reflect off the water, but it could have been an alligator. This is in Pilant Lake at Brazos Bend State Park.
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.
Sometimes it is nice to leave the big lens at home and just enjoy nature's tranquility.
(but still carry a small lens:)
The lead naturalist at Brazos Bend State Park bands ruby-throated hummingbirds on Sundays during the migration season in September. The type of banding he does has enabled us to determine the migration patterns of the ruby-throats: they follow the Texas coast into Mexico during the fall, then return in the spring by flying nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico. A nonstop journey of around 600 miles for a bird this size is almost inconceivable. The banding usually draws quite a crowd of onlookers.
Brazos Bend State Park - 6/2022
With little rain, the already shallow lakes in the park have been drying out. Herons and egrets gather to feed on remaining aquatic creatures.
This is a very tight crop of the above post.
Alligator soaks up sun on a chilly afternoon at Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. Cool, sunny days are great times to find these cold blooded creatures basking on the banks. 2/2020.
Vireo flavifrons
I encountered this Yellow-throated Vireo while visiting Brazos Bend State Park this morning. Signs of spring are everywhere along with too many American Bitterns to count. It was a great morning to be out despite the wind.
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Trumpet flower beside the trail around 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park with some insect attendants
This rabbit was so captivated by the fresh green leaves that he paid little attention to me seated at his side. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. 2/2017
On a very hot Texas evening at Brazos Bend State Park
July 2015
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This anhinga came up out of the water right beside me as I was walking one of the trails at Brazos Bend State Park. The fact that they have little to no oil in their plumage allows them to swim under water to chase fish, which they spear with their sharp-pointed beaks. When they come out of the water, they have to take some time to dry out, as their feathers are too waterlogged to allow them to fly - to change from a fish back to a bird, so to speak. It surprised me that this one would do so literally within my arm's reach.
Reprocessed photo from the archives
These birds eat mostly carion, but do also catch live prey. I don't know the source of the pictured meal. It was pretty well worked over by the time I arrived. There was a second bird perched in the tree. Hopefully we will see these two again. It's certainly a bird that catches the eye.
Brazos Bend State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife- 9/2022