Sunday, February 14, 2010

The Turtles, Alligators, Birds and Deer of Brazos Bend

At the Fishing Pier at 40 Acre Lake















Yes....Virginia.... there are Alligators at Brazos  Bend State Park
















The Red-Eared Slider is a commonly seen inhabitant of Brazos Bend State Park:


















often sharing the logs with Coots and Gallinules

The high waters at Brazos Bend had the birds out in droves... all using the water as a source of food.... there were Little Blue Herons....



Boat-tailed Grackles.....















Cardinals















Roseate Spoonbills



Common Ibises















Crows















Common Egrets















Common Gallinules















Blue-winged Teal















and Rafts of Coots...















Louisiana Herons


and Cattle Egrets
















And of course, Brazos Bend's best known mammal, the White-tailed Deer

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