While walking along the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River, there are countless plants and animals that one can expect to see almost all the time, such as the ubiquitous Snowy Egret:
Sometimes there are the surprises, like this pair of Hooded Mergansers:
These photos were taken on a walk along the Mission San Juan, Mission Reach loop trail on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
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