I'm going to leave everyone with a couple of shots here. I am switching interned providers tomorrow after MANY years with my present provider. I hope it is a fairly seamless switch, but reality always lets me know how QUICKLY things can get fouled up.
These two shots will be the last of the batch from Brazos Bend State Park. If you are ever in the Houston area you really need to pay it a visit. This Anhinga was threatening to leave the minute I walked up, but stayed the whole time while I tried to get some shots through the branches. I love to watch then crane and swivel their heads around and make noises.
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Tags: Anhinga snakebird darter water turkey bird nature wildlife Brazos Bend State Park park 40 Acre Lake lake Needville Texas WanaM3 Sony A77 A77
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I'm going to leave everyone with a couple of shots here. I am switching interned providers tomorrow after MANY years with my present provider. I hope it is a fairly seamless switch, but reality always lets me know how QUICKLY things can get fouled up.
These two shots will be the last of the batch from Brazos Bend State Park. If you are ever in the Houston area you really need to pay it a visit. The little female cardinal was also being very friendly and posing, but was also dancing about in the tree branches. They are much more accessible here at Brazos Bend State Park than on the bayou.
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These White Ibis were not sticking around for may photo opportunities on Elm Lake at Brazos Bend State Park. These were foraging at the water's edge until I got close and then retreated to the branches for a fast getaway. I managed to get a shot before his departure.
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This is probably my best shot of a Pied-billed Grebe to date and must admit that this is one of my nemesis birds. I might also add that this shot was taken on 40 Acre Lake at Brazos Bend State Park. They are a little more social there than they are on the bayou, but not by a huge margin. I'll someday get a capture of one of these that will be sharp and crisp, but first, I have to get close to one.
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This alligator laying on the bank of 40 Acre Lake appears to be grinning from ear to ear. He was trying to soak in some rays at Brazos Bend State Park. The gators that I saw at Brazos Bend don't seem to have as much reserve fat stored as the gators at Armand Bayou. In spite of him having his head raised slightly off of the ground, he was having a difficult time keeping his eyes open. This one was in the 8 foot range, but my warning to the egret fishing in the previous post was to look out for some smaller alligators that I saw in his area.
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