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What a beautiful day it was on Saturday - a wonderful day to hit the trails at Brazos Bend State Park to see how Spring is progressing. This is the trail head on Hale Lake trail - which encircles the horseshoe shaped lake.
Here is a little blurb about Brazos Bend State park: 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.
it was just a short birding trip and in 2 parks we came across over 20 Alligators, blending into perfection amongst the plants and grasses
The great horned owl can be found all over North America. They have one of the most diverse diets for owls. This image taken at Brazos Bend state park in Texas
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An American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) eating a Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys Scripta Elegans) at Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
There is nothing quite as awesome to see as some thick fog. The silence, the stillness, the ominous feeling that takes over.
This winter has been so weird. We've been having nearly weekly freeze thaw cycles. Earlier this week, it was in the mid 40s. Then the temperatures plummeted into the teens.
So...I wanna be warmer! Here's sunrise in Texas from December...it was definitely warmer there.
American bullfrog - I can't even describe the sound being made by the countless bullfrogs, it definitely wasn't ribbitting or croaking though.
An American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) eating a Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys Scripta Elegans) at Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
An anhinga prepares for departure if that guy with the camera takes one more step closer. This is another bird that is far more approachable at Brazos Bend State Park than at the bayou. Taken on Elm Lake. These birds are sometimes called snake bird, darter and water turkey.
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This batch of babies was less than 2 weeks old. This was shot across a slough at 75 - 100 feet distance. The small babies were very difficult to see with the naked eye. 500mm Hand-held Bigma Shot.
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Forty Acre Lake.
Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas.
Fort Bend County. September 20, 2021.
Nikon D7500. AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR.
(70mm) f/7.1 @ 1/2000 sec. ISO 400.
Alligators...modern dinosaurs...dangerous...and beautiful.
I knew my husband would love trying to photograph some alligators...he's not into birds as much as I am. So he perked up when I suggested we go to Brazos Bend State Park while visiting my folks. Sure beats trying to find an interesting landscape around Houston.
We found some swimming around 40 Acre Lake. This shot is SOOC - no crop! Taken at my longest focal length, 400mm.
Forty Acre Lake.
Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas.
Fort Bend County. September 20, 2021.
Nikon D7500. AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR.
(70mm) f/7.1 @ 1/2500 sec. ISO 320.
This colorful turtle was enjoying the sun near the south shore of Elm Lake. I enjoyed the beautiful colors in its skin and shell. The patterns are also amazing.
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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 article this photograph is used in can be read here: tinyurl.com/47b32b62
An American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) slowly glides thru the moss covered lake at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
Ammo cans are used as cache containers. The organizers painted one gold for the winner. We got the bronze-colored one. =(
Clever idea.
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This guy held this pose for about 5 minutes without moving, so I left him to his hunt. I came back by about 1 hour later and he was still there posing. That is what I call patience!
Brazos Bend State Park
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An American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) uses the moss on the lake to help hide while hunting for breakfast at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.