The San Antonio River, Roosevelt Park Trailhead, The River Settles Down For Now

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Today's photos:

There was very dense fog and mist overnight with only a trace of rain officially recorded, so there was no new runoff and at least this section of the river was back to a relatively normal depth and flow. Heavy rain is forecast to return Friday evening. It is looking more like spring here in South Texas every day.

Green-winged Teal on Cibolo Creek

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

I have so many sets of photos from the past week and a half that I haven't published yet, the biggest challenge for today was deciding which set to choose. I finally decided to use this set from my walk on Friday, February 3 at Crescent Bend Nature Park primarily because it was a misty, drizzly day that gives these images a softness that is something of a change of pace from the San Antonio River photos.

There was a small flock of Green-winged Teal on the creek that afternoon. They were very skittish; much more so than any of the ducks I have photographed on Salado Creek or the San Antonio River. Whenever I tried to approach closer to get better photos they would fly several hundred feet further away:

The San Antonio River, Confluence Park Trailhead, The River Still Flows Swift and Deep

Monday, February 13, 2012

Today's photos:

After another half inch of rain fell overnight, both the San Antonio River and San Pedro Creek continue to flow swifter and deeper than normal. The walk today, heading upstream from the San Pedro Creek confluence, continues the river series from Wednesday and Friday last week.

The river ecosystem never ceases to amaze me. The butterfly in the photos above was probably the biggest surprise for today, especially since the weekend had been much colder than normal.

More rain is forecast for this coming Wednesday and Friday.