South Salado Creek Greenway, South Side Lions Park Trailhead, A Warm, Windy Day with Breaks in the Clouds

Monday, December 19, 2011

Today's photos:

The water in the creek flowed swiftly from the rain earlier in the morning. The clouds were just beginning to break apart occasionally brightening the landscape. The air high above appeared as turbulent as the water below…

The San Antonio River, Roosevelt Park Trailhead, South

Friday, December 16, 2011

Today's photos:

This afternoon the temperature was back down to the mid to upper 50s with a biting north wind. My walk was relatively short from the Roosevelt Park Trailhead south to the Steves Ave bridge and back. I was on the trail for just over an hour.

In that short time, I took a multitude of photos. It has not been unusual for me to begin a walk, like today's, doubting if I'll find anything at all worth photographing and end the walk with so many photos, it becomes an editing challenge. There are enough additional photos from today for at least three more posts and possibly more. It will take a while to really go through the entire set.

For now, the photos above tell the general story of today's walk. 

The American Robin

The American Robin is a common bird found in all areas of the continental United States. The one place I can almost always count on seeing them is in the Headwaters Sanctuary in the Olmos Basin. There is a fairly large flock of robins that have made this area in the basin a permanent home for many years. These photos were taken on my walk on Friday, November 25:

There are three additional species of robins: White-throated, Rufous-backed and Clay-colored. These three are rarely seen as far north as the Rio Grande Valley.