Lots of Lizards, Part 2

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Today's photos are a flashback to August. They were taken on my walk in the Medina River Natural Area on Monday, August 29. The first part of this series was published on Tuesday, September 27.

On that walk, the lizards were out in an unusually large number. it has been several weeks now since I have seen any lizards, so they must have gone into hibernation for winter. I have several series of photos of birds that I still have to post on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but I thought today the lizards would provide a good change of pace from recent posts:

Salado Creek Greenway, Hardberger Park (Voelcker Ln) Trailhead

Monday, December 26, 2011

Today's photos:

As much as we still need all the rain we can get, the blue sky and warmth of the sun on a crisp day were a very welcome change.

A Holiday Greeting

Today the holiday schedule finally caught up with me and I wasn't able to squeeze in a walk. When I had jury duty early in June and wasn't sure how that would affect my walk schedule and posting, a friend told me, "All you have to do is post one photo and write something."

I have only missed three walks and haven't missed a single post since beginning this blog on May 15. Since then, I have taken 10,417 photos of which 2,538 have been published here in 162 posts. If all goes as planned, both the walks and posts will resume as usual on Monday.

So, heading into this special holiday weekend, take time to celebrate all that is truly meaningful in life:

Great Blue Herons In Flight

If the egrets are described as sheer elegance, then the Great Blue Heron has to be described as sheer grandeur. According to whatbird.com, they are the largest heron in North America, which isn't very surprising because they are enormous birds. They aren't anywhere near as common as the ducks, cormorants and egrets along the San Antonio River, but they do occasionally make an appearance.

On my walk this past Friday, December 16, there were at least two, possibly three, flying near the river channel: