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A turtle posing along the lakefront at the State Park.
Creekfield Lake at Brazos Bend State Park in Needville, TX
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly taking a few minute break yesterday afternoon at Brazos bend State Park in Needville, TX (Agraulis vanillae)
... over George Observatory at Brazos Bend State Park. George Observatory is owned by the Houston Museum of Natural History.
Well, nineteen images were combined to create this composite. No less than ten hours were put into the final version. And, every time I look at it, I see all the imperfections. I thought about more manipulation to correct the imperfections. However, I think I will leave it as it is, as this image is a reflection of my many imperfections.
This is what it looks like to not care what other animals think about your looks : ) Look at those teeth showing through the algae!!!
Inosculation is when roots, trunks or branches of two or more trees grow together. These two Oak trees have formed one beautiful tree near Brazos Bend State Park.
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I was fortunate to be focused on this bird for a portrait when he/she went into wing-flap mode.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. October 2016
One of my favorite birds from this Winter, the migratory Vermillion Flycatcher, ranges from South America to the Southwest US. Pyrocephalus rubinus Wintering in my area.
This little gator appeared to be smiling. I thought just like a child in a water puddle, muddy, playing and happy!!
While I like to catch these birds in the open, I think it's sometimes interesting to photograph them partially buried in habitat. I think an image like this works if the eye is unobstructed. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. 3/2018
ISO 1600 (neglected to adjust when sun came out), 1/1000, f6,3 (metered +1/3 stop)
We see a lot of green herons in late August and September. I assume our summer resident birds are joined by a few migrants during this period. I photographed this bird in late August 2018, He was animated and patient, so I have a lot of pics of him. Here he is scratching his eye which, given that sharp claw, must require a soft touch . This is a very tight crop of the previous image. . Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. 8/2018
When I first saw the alligator next to the sign, I thought it was a painted statue to make the sign's point. When I got closer, the gator opened its massive jaws. It was real alright! A 10 year old boy near me was jumping up and down, asking "do you want a piece of me?". Needless to say, I moved to the back side of the alligator. I saw 11 alligators at the park. Very scary looking creatures.
A couple of baby alligators. This mama had 20+ babies at Brazos Bend State Park around September last year.
I hope you aren't bored with this little guy. He finally got that huge crawfish down. It must be hard to eat them when you don't have hands and only have a beak to deal with your food.
He was the highlight of my visit to Brazos Bend State Park...so entertaining! While I was busy photographing him, my husband was on the observation deck pointing out alligators to my mother. They were trying to get my attention to see one alligator swimming by. They didn't know why I was so busy until I showed them these images.
A 12-foot American alligator basks in the sun, covered in duckweed, showing the raw power and ancient presence of these apex reptiles. Photographed at ground level for an intimate, eye-to-eye perspective.
This is one of two owlets in the great horned owl nest at Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. The owlets are probably about 6 weeks old, and close to fledging. 3/2019
I recently posted an image of an Anhinga with a fish. Here I assembled a few more images from the series into a slide show.
Anhinga dive under water and spear fish with their dagger-like bill. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. 11/2018
I will always be amazed watching these birds swallow a whole fish.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
Caught this male yesterday on a cloudy, dreary day, some serious pop for the morning. Long and noisy click but they are something to see.
This is the alligator and snake from the previous picture. At this point, the snake had stopped fighting to get away and was just riding on the back of the alligator. The alligator had moved around and at one point was growling at another slightly bigger gator that had come to investigate and possibly steal this meal. I believe that the snake was probably waiting for the gators mouth to open so it could escape. However the only time the gator would let loose the jaws it would immediately begin thrashing in the water. I noticed the reason it was thrashing was to get the head end of the snake into its open and hungry mouth.
Brazos Bend State Park is a 4,897-acre state park along the Brazos River in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park is a haven for a diverse mix of native wildlife and plants covering an equally diverse range of ecosystems.