Wednesday, October 24, 2012
San Antonio Botanical Garden, Texas Native Trail once around the pond
Today's photos:
There was much to see and photograph today at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, especially along the section of the Texas Native Trail (pdf map link) that circles the pond. This particular section of the trail emphasizes the plants of the East Texas Pineywoods region.
I would like to have had more time to spend walking today, but physical therapy for my shoulder took priority. As can be seen in the photographs, there is much more to the Botanical Gardens than just plants.
So that there is no confusion, the butterfly in the first photograph of the series is a Queen butterfly. It is one of at least a couple of butterfly species that closely mimic the appearance of the Monarch butterfly.
Friday, October 5, 2012
This is the third of four sets of photos from my walk in the Olmos Basin this past Wednesday, October 3, and is a continuation of the theme from yesterday's post. The fourth set of photos have a somewhat different theme and will be published sometime this coming week.
I probably should mention, the mockingbird in the first photo isn't exactly a "little thing often overlooked." They generally aren't the least bit shy (sometimes downright aggressive) and are very easy to see. This particular mockingbird was very well fed, feasting on the abundance of little things in the open field:
Friday, March 30, 2012
Medina River Greenway, Between the Upland Trailhead and the Old Applewhite Rd Trailhead
Today's photos:
With a clear blue sky, a bright spring sun and temperatures in the low 80s (F), this was an ideal day for a walk in the riparian woodland along the Medina River. I was particularly pleased to see the lizards have begun to emerge from their winter hibernation.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Mockingbirds are very observant birds, constantly watching over everything in their territory. There was one near the end of my walk this past Friday that flew into a tree next to the walkway and landed on a branch just above my eye level only six or seven feet from where I was approaching.
It watched intently as I slowly raised the camera and didn't fly away. They aren't afraid of much and will aggressively defend their territory, even attacking people if they feel there is a territorial threat. Fortunately, this one just posed for the camera:
