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Some birds evolved to hunt and fish, some to bore holes in trees for insects and yet others evolved to poke around in the muck.
Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas
10/2015
Brazos Bend State Park
While I was watching this guy, one of the park rangers stopped and told me it's story. This beaver had evidently been attacked by an alligator. He has a large wound above his left shoulder which did not seem to hinder his movement or range of motion. He had been hanging around this same little strip of land for a couple of days. When he first appeared in the area, there was a female with him. She hadn't been seen since her arrival. I sat and watched this one for at least 30 minutes as he rolled over on his back, sat up, drank, and walked around. I had no idea that he wasn't one of the regulars at the park until the ranger said this is one of the only beavers that he had seen at BBSP.
The Nature Center is the hub of the park's interpretive programs. The Nature Center houses several exhibits, informative volunteers and staff, and a gift shop. I think the building serves as the base for the park volunteer organization
The Sate of Texas purchased the park property on 1976 and the park opened in 1984. When in private hands, the Nature Center building served as a hunting/fishing cabin for the family that owned the property.
www.brazosbend.org/parkinfo/history.shtml
SE Texas - 11/2024
May 28, 2017
I captured this image of a wild sunflower basking in the sunshine at Brazos Bend State Park.
This gorgeous Bald Cypress is not so bald is she? I love Bald Cypress trees. Why? Though they are the first to lose their foliage in the fall, they are the first to begin to show their color in the spring. When I see the Bald Cypress budding, it means winter is over. The only thing you have to be careful about is watching out for the tree's "knees" they are part of it's root system and have been known to trip a person or two (mainly me). And this is about as close as I will get to the water if I'm not on the viewing platform. I'm a big chicken with a healthy respect for swamp life
This tree is in Brazos Bend State Park in Needville, Texas. Here is a little blurb about Bald Cypress trees:
Wood is used for boat building, railroad ties, docks, bridges, silos, barrels, posts, shingles etc. since it is very durable in contact with water and soil. The wood is easily worked and takes a good polish. The knees are made into art work. Resin from cones was used as a painkiller for wounds. Ancestors of the Bald Cypress at one time covered North America. Now it is found mostly in swamps of the southern states.
Found this guy sunbathing at Brazos Bend State Park. They estimate there are over 250 alligators over 6ft long in this park. I have been there many times and always see at least one usually many more. The ranger said no one has ever been hurt by an alligator at the park.
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A Snowy Egret (Egretta Thula) hunting for breakfast in the shallow water of 40 Acre Lake at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
I thought this was a cool behind the scenes, a picture of my picture taker! This was a small alligator eyeing me through the lake growth.
I don't usually photoshop my photoshop that much but in this case I had to darken the sky a bit so that some of details from shore can be revealed.
Just a reptile friend from the trip that Jeff and I took to Brazos Bend State Park this past weekend.
The solicitor for the National Society of American Alligators made an appearance at Brazo's Bend State Park this weekend to lodge a formal complaint about the posting of this sign. It is the SAA's position that all dogs should be walked as close to the water as possible and should also be allowed to swim in the lake. Moreover, they highly suggest that your dogs be walked as close to the water as possible by your small children or those in your family who are less mobile.
A bit disappointed that the photo is a wee bit fuzzy, but I remained as far away as possible from this lovely creature to take this shot - didn't have my super tele with me that day.
Forty Acre Lake.
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/2.8 @ 1/320 sec. ISO 100.
While I had good enough luck to get some relatively clear skies for the Geminids meteor shower I think I wasn't fortunate enough to catch any meteors on camera.
I saw about a dozen meteors with my eyes, and a couple in the direction my cameras were pointing, but they probably weren't strong enough to get captured with the settinsg I had (which were lower than usual due to the heavy light pollution so close to Houston)
Still, managed to get this self portrait of me waiting for the meteor shower to peak
Yesterday morning the League City Photo Club had a meet up at Brazos Bend State Park to catch the sunrise and morning wildlife activity. Getting up at 4:30 in the morning was definately worth this trip, not only was the sunrise gorgeous but I got some wonderful bird photos which I will be posting in the next few days.
I once made the statement that we don’t have a lot of color here in Texas during fall but some trees present a bit of a flash for a brief period! Creekfield Lake was quite beautiful on this day in November as I searched for something to frame in the new Nikon! I must say that that even though I am trying to switch to Nikon this old antique Sony stays in the bag and is a camera that I use for a number of sunrise/sunset captures! It worked nicely for scenic captures as well! Photos were taken at Brazos Bend State Park! Not too bad for a 7 year old 12 MP camera