Red shoulder hawks were all over the park.
A kingfisher being still, a rare thing to get an up close shot of one not moving.
Little critters and plants along the trail.
A beautiful morning at Circle B Bar Reserve.
A quiet day for birds in early September. A woodpecker, a great horned owl and a quick peek at a hummingbird.
Lots of squirrels around. The one in the bottom shot had a big bot fly bite on his side.
I found the real “Peter Cottontail” on the trail.
Creepy spiders just in time for Halloween.
A juvenile little blue heron in the swamp.
A very young night heron.
Another young little blue heron across the lake. Trying to blend in.
A downy woodpecker working on a hole.
“This tree smells funny.”
It looks like fall, but looks are deceiving. It was still over 80 degrees in late October.
Creepy crawlers along the boardwalk.
Weird bugs in the water right below the boardwalk. They looked like water roaches.
Stuff from my late October walk at Lettuce Lake Park.
Creepy crawlers along the trail.
Weird things growing along the trail.
The yellow flowers were all along the trail.
The new dock along the trail and the view from the dock.
An early November walk at Circle B Bar Reserve.
You gotta look up as well as down when walking the trails. This guy was hanging over my head. I think it’s a harmless black racer.
Does he think I can’t see him behind that stick?
A pretty silk orb weaver. These guys were all over the trails.
Spotted orb weaver. This and the one above are the two I see the most on the trails.
Next time I’m going to count how many of these I see down the trail. I’m guessing more than 50?
Up close.
A pretty type of flying bug, I don’t see many pink dragonflies around.
This guy was hanging in the port-o-potty in the parking lot.
She said, "I don't like spiders and snakes And that ain't what it takes to love me You fool, you fool I don't like spiders and snakes And that ain't what it takes to love me Like I want to be loved by you"
