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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
I had great morning light and planned to get some tight portraits of this bird. Enter two very loud guys on bikes. At least I got a few wider shots like this. Beautiful bird.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas-9/2015
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.
This bird gave me some nice looks and poses. Taken on a beautiful October morning at Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
Pilant Lake is an intermittent lake in Fort Bend County, Texas. It catches runoff from agricultural areas of the county and is sometimes used to help maintain water levels of the lakes in Brazos Bend State Park.
Last weekend we spent some time at a great horned owl nest at Brazos Bend State Park. We were late to the show, as the owlets are close to fledging. This image shows one of the parents in a nearby tree. I'll post more as I go through the images. SE Texas-3/2019
Orb weavers get their name from the shape of the webs they spin, i.e., the classic shape of a roughly circular web with spokes radiating out from a central point or area. This particular spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis) is a smaller example of an orb weaver. The abdomen can be white, red, or yellow with red markings.
A pair of dragonflies, seemingly racing to the top of a twig in Creekfield Lake at Brazos Bend State Park
The ability of these birds to stretch their necks, and the agility they display when doing so, are quite impressive.
I spent a few hours watching this bird hunt the shallow water. While the process was dramatic, the catches were pretty tiny (albeit many).
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For the record, these two big gators were peacefully coexisting. One just happened to have his open mouth up against the other's tail. I put a wider shot of the scene in the first comment.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas on a beautiful February afternoon.
Three alligators sunning themselves beside Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. The center one is at least 12 ft (3.6 m) in length, and probably longer. He's definitely one of the monarchs of this particular marsh.
This morning I attended a presentation by Doris Mager. She's a raptor specialist, educator and advocate and has rehabbed birds for over 50 years. It was quite enjoyable!
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
I had never noticed this in Brazos Bend State Park before, so I consulted the iNaturalist app to identify it. The app called it a magnificent bryozoan, so I had to look it up when I got home. I found the following somewhat snarky description of it. It's an animal - or, more accurately - a colony of animals. It's harmless, at least to humans, and feeds by filtering the water that flows through it, similar to oysters and mussels. BTW, this organism is completely under water.
nerdist.com/article/bryozoan-snot-monster-science-biology...
Sunday morning I spent some time watching stilts. I took way too many pics of them.
Brazos Bend State Park, SE Texas