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A young American Alligator (Alligator Mississipiensis) trying to remain inconspicuous in the swampy water at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
An American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) eating a Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys Scripta Elegans) at Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
I think Great Blue Herons are magnificent, and it was such a treat to photograph this one in a less urban environment than I'm used to doing. This obviously is a favorite perch of the heron, as my husband found him/her there again on our second visit to Brazos Bend.
A photographer was there before us, and told my husband it was a Great Egret. Huh. Someone needs a birding book!
Live Oaks and Spanish Moss.
Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas.
Fort Bend County. September 20, 2021.
Olympus Tough TG-6. 4.5-18mm F/2.0-4.9.
4.5mm (=25mm) f/2 @ 1/125 sec. ISO 125.
There is an old saying in my neck of the woods: "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes". Really, that is no exaggeration. Taken in October, I was raising against a storm that was blowing into Brazos Bend State Park. It was sunny and bright when I stepped on the trail and was dark within moments after setting down my tripod. Not ten minutes after this shot, I was running to my car to get out of the rain. I can't wait to see what Creekfield lake looks like in the spring!
Here is a blurb about Brazos Bend: Brazos Bend State Park, a 5,000-acre gem on the Upper Texas Coast, is just 40 miles from downtown Houston and offers a wide variety of activities for every age: biking, fishing, hiking, birding, camping, star-gazing, and opportunities to learn about Texas’ bountiful natural history via free programs and guided hikes.
The park’s scenic terrain has been carved gently over time by the vigorous Brazos River, which marks its eastern boundary. Fragments of the ancient coastal prairie survive here as do dense bottomland hardwood forests and extensive marshes, making ideal habitats for the American alligator and a rich diversity of other reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. The park is an important refuge for birds, with more than 300 species recorded, and wildflowers abound during the warmer months, drawing a wealth of butterflies.
moisture coming from Elm Lake at Brazos Bend State Park creates an other worldly scene over the water as it diffuses the morning sunlight.