Today's photos:
I hadn't planned on doing another series of walks along the San Antonio River until the end of this month or the first week of March, but my experience on Wednesday's walk was a stark reminder of the power of the river, the ferocity of flash floods, the difficulties encountered in restoring a riparian ecosystem in a flood control channel and the awesome, constantly changing dynamics of this environment.
Today's walk gave me additional material for an upcoming post specifically dealing with these issues. But it was also another walk where the incredible diversity of wildlife in Bexar County was on full display. It is going to take some time to sort out and edit all of the photos. In order to get a post online tonight, the series above is a random selection of photos from this walk.
Feb. 11, 2012: I probably should mention that San Antonio received another third of an inch of rain early yesterday morning. This walk was below the confluence with San Pedro Creek. Both the creek and the river were at a higher level and were flowing much faster than I had expected.
Today's walk gave me additional material for an upcoming post specifically dealing with these issues. But it was also another walk where the incredible diversity of wildlife in Bexar County was on full display. It is going to take some time to sort out and edit all of the photos. In order to get a post online tonight, the series above is a random selection of photos from this walk.
Feb. 11, 2012: I probably should mention that San Antonio received another third of an inch of rain early yesterday morning. This walk was below the confluence with San Pedro Creek. Both the creek and the river were at a higher level and were flowing much faster than I had expected.
The turtles pose as if they have an agent.
ReplyDeleteAnd the birds flew in as if on cue. It was truly a remarkable experience.
ReplyDeleteI love the stacking turtles, Don! ~~ Leslie Todd
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