February "Snow" in San Antonio

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Snowy Egrets live year round in Bexar County. The Mission Reach of the San Antonio River provides an excellent restored habitat for these splendid birds. They find much to eat along the riffles, along the shallow banks of the river and in the quiet backwater of the embayments:

This February has been unusually mild so far, but weather can change abruptly here in South Texas, so with a month of winter left, I hope I'm not speaking too soon. It is highly unlikely we will see anything resembling real snow this winter. The Snowy Egrets are as close as we typically get to seeing anything "snowy" here in South Texas.

These photographs were taken on my walk along the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River downstream from the VFW Blvd trailhead this past Monday, February 15, 2016.