Friday, February 24, 2012
Today's photos:
This was another one of those days when I had planned on walking at McAllister Park, but circumstances changed and I ended up at the San Antonio River. However, I definitely wasn't disappointed.
In addition to the usual great egret, great blue heron, cormorants, mockingbirds, sparrows and mallards, there was a fox squirrel, numerous green-winged teal, what appears to be a dark-eyed junco and an orange variant of a house finch. Beyond that, once again I'll let the photos tell their own story.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
My walk this past Monday was through the more level south half of Eisenhower Park on the yucca and cedar flats trails. The asters were blooming profusely and ranged in color from white through various shades of purple and red:
* Monday, February 27, 2012; Just to set the record straight, a botanist friend pointed out to me that these are windflowers (Genus, Anemone) in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, not Asters as indicated in the title.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Today's photos:
The last time I walked this section of the Salado Creek Greenway about a month ago on Friday, January 20 I only had forty-five minutes until the sun set. Today I arrived about mid-afternoon.
With all the recent rain, I wasn't sure if the dirt trails had dried out sufficiently to be walkable yet. While they were still quite damp, the mud was packed hard enough to give good footing without caking on my shoes.
There were other birds besides the black vultures pictured above, but I only was able to get fleeting glimpses of them.
One other thing I have to point out is that I make a conscious effort, as much as possible, to not include all the trash, especially plastic grocery bags, that wash into the stream beds after the rains. Please dispose of all your trash responsibly, so it doesn't end up in our otherwise beautiful and valuable natural areas.
