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This gator was bellowing at another gator approaching from the left, just out of the image. The gator has a large, round hole in the skin of its lower jaw, and its tongue is hanging out, barely visible. About the only thing I can imagine that would have created such a hole would be a fight with another gator.
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Tiny frog, less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, surrounded by duckweed in Creekfield Lake in Brazos Bend State Park
The feet and beak are orange most of the year, but turn bright red during mating season.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
3/14/2016
Black-bellied whistling ducks (also called tree ducks) grouped on a limb of a dead tree in Old Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park
A yellow-crowned night heron crosses the hiking path around 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
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This was taken last weekend. Strong wind took the nest down a few days before this image. Fortunately, the owlet seems to be doing fine without the nest. The little guy/girl is getting big, as are the leaves:)
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas 3/28/2015
Great egret beside Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park
It looks unhappy about something.
From the archives
A monarch butterfly and a swallowtail butterfly on adjacent flowers in Brazos Bend State Park. I don't recall ever seeing two different species of butterfly this close together on the same type of plant before.
I don't know what kind of insect this is, but I don't think it is a wasp, as the waist isn't narrow enough.
Beside the trail around Creekfield Lake in Brazos Bend State Park
Yellow-crowned night heron on the handrail of the observation deck at Elm Lake, Brazos Bend State Park
This 'marsh hare' was on the large pier beside Creekfield Lake at Brazos Bend State Park when I walked onto the pier. Accordingly, it felt somewhat trapped and wandered around a bit, trying to figure out what to do. I eventually retreated, allowing it to leave the pier the way it came.
This a 14 image panorama taken at the George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park.
Each photo was taken with a Nikon D600 and a Bower 14mm lens at f/2.8 for 5 seconds with ISO 3200.
This panorama was taken from the south side of the observatory looking north. You can se the glow from the light pollution caused by Houston directly behind the big dome.
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I'm having some trouble identifying this bird, but I'll go out on a limb and call it a young female painted bunting. If someone can clue me in, I'd appreciate it.
Tight crop of :
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I'm amazed at how much detail remains in this huge crop. Not enough to print, but still a nice web presentation.
Little bunny foo-foo
Swamp rabbit beside the trail around Creekfield Lake in Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
Now come say that to my face canoe boy and see what happens!
I did take a trip to Brazos Bend State Park (BBSP) just south of Houston last week and although I went in search of birds the animal that was most visible was the resident lizard! Since there are approximately 250 alligators in the park they are EXTREMELY easy to find at this time of the year! The major problem is trying to keep an eye on all of them and not back up into one while trying to take a photo of the other! The gravel paths surrounding the lakes are about 15 to 20 feet wide and you will notice that they are not bashful about climbing out of the water on onto the paths! They say to turn around and go back in the other direction but most people walk around them! It’s a bit unnerving and never feels comfortable and especially when you encounter on that is over 9 feet long! The good news is that no one has ever been attacked at BBSP and people walk around them all the time! If you are queasy about being in their presence then BBSP is not the place for you!
Some gator facts about Brazos Bend State Park
www.brazosbend.org/florafauna/alligatorfacts.pdf
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Yesterday morning I got a very brief look at a bobcat at Brazos Bend State Park. I was pretty far away and the time was short, but I was able to get a few shots off. Not great photography, but a lot of fun. 10/18/2016
The light was minimal and not very pretty, but I could not resist photographing this nesting pair. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas - 5/2021.
Interesting insect on the windshield of my car in Brazos Bend State Park, with a double reflection from the top side and the bottom side of the glass
Driving at 30 mph didn't produce enough airflow to blow this bug off the windshield. I stopped the car and tried to flick it away and even had a hard time doing that. It really stuck to the glass. Some insects have something like little suction cups on their feet, and this may be one of them.