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Last Sunday morning I was pleasantly surprised to come across a pair (I assume) of bald eagles at Brazos Bend State Park. It was early, and I was alone on the trail. What a thrill it was to watch the sun rise on these birds, Later in the morning, they returned and gave several people good looks. 11/2019
The adult green heron did a lot of preening, and was pretty animated. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. 8/2018.
I spent part of Memorial Day with two very cooperative green herons.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
5/25/2015
I looked to my right and saw this bird poking out of the foliage with a fish.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
9/2015
A friendly gator, a green with envy gator, a deadly green predator or is this a moldy gator??? Alligators do not sweat, so they sit with their mouth open and this is how they cool off, kinda like a dog panting. I honestly would not advise anyone to check and see if that is correct though lol Hiking around Brazos Bend State Park
A Common Gallinule chick protects its parent from gators as they forage in duckweed at Brazos Bend State Park near Rosharon, Texas.
Before long, most of these birds will leave the area for the winter. After gators, these are the creatures that I think of when I think Brazos Bend. Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
September, 2015
This wonderfully large owl seems to be asleep. However, it also seemed to know the direction of my presence the entire time I visited. The nest with a young owl was nearby.
After a very cold spell an American Alligator (Alligator Mississipiensis) enjoys a rare warm winter day on a small island in 40 Acre Lake at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
What a treat for me to get to see and photograph this big fellow. We sure don't have any of them in Colorado!
Brazo Bend State Park
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For some strange reason whenever I see one of these guys I get the urge to rush out to the store and buy some "candy corn"
Today is rainy, dark and cold. I decided to post this image taken on a beautiful, sunny November afternoon.
11/2015
There are a lot of unanswered questions in this shot and a lot that I can’t explain. There is one thing that I do know. If you are visiting Houston and you want to see an Alligator there is likely no better place to go than Brazos Bend State Park. It is a combination of “coastal prairie, bottomland forest, a wide range of wetlands including open and semi-open lakes and transitional marshland” according to Wikipedia. The lakes are difficult to explain because there are a series of islands within the lakes and wildlife congregate on and around these islands to feed and rest. Walkways are provided around the lakes and it very easy to observe the wildlife in action.
I saw this alligator on one of the islands sunning itself some 100 to 120 feet from the main pathway and it was just laying there sunning itself on the bank. I moved on to photograph a Great Blue Heron and suddenly noticed something out of the corner of my eye. The gator began moving toward the water and then turned and grabbed something on the bank which turned out to be a rather large fish…well over 2 feet in length. I have no idea how the fish got on the bank to begin with, but it was not going to make it back to the water alive. The alligator pounced on the fish and the dinner preparations for the day were complete. The gator was in no hurry to consume the fish and just laid there with it for the longest. I switched several times between photographing the heron and the alligator before the gator finally dispatched the fish and made its way back to the water’s edge to sun itself. This alligator was between 9 and 10 feet long. I also have no idea what type of fish this is or was.
A bit of a footnote about Brazos Bend State Park. It is a natural habitat and even though the area is managed by the state, nature takes its course and it is a natural one. Man does not interfere with the natural order of things as far as what happens to the park and the animals.
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One of the signs of winter in Southeast Texas is the arrival of the Robins and Waxwings. Caught this one at Brazos Bend State Park.
While hiking at Brazos Bend State Park, I passed this log and did a double take. There was a "baby" alligator hunting on the end of it!! This is a close up photo with a telephoto lens. From as far away as I was, it was mostly camouflaged in the background, unless you knew what to look for.