 Bentsen-Rio
Grande State Park is one our favorite birding center sites because it's
close and we always see interesting wildlife, trees and plants.
The
flue shown here supplies collected rainwater to an irrigation pond next
to the administration building at the entrance to the park. |
 The yellow flowers behind the irrigation pond are Skeleton Leaf Goldeneyes.
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 Near
the end of the pond where there are often many birds, butterflies
and blossoms, although there wasn't much activity this afternoon.
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 Pink blossoms I didn't recognize.
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 Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye.
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 The
tram ride around the park runs every hour during the week and
makes several stops along the way where visitors can get on or off.
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 A foot path leading to the Hawk Tower where more than 2,000 hawks were counted on their migration route this morning.
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 A fern-like plant with contrasting white thorns on the leaf stem.
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 Collared
Peccary, along with several other species of wild pigs have become
over-abundant in Texas. We have seen them every time we visited
the park.
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 Brown Thrasher at the Green Jay photographer's blind.
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 Green Jay eating grapefruit at the Green Jay photographer's blind.
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 White Tipped Dove.
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While we were waiting for the tram, a movement in the tree
above caught my eye. It took a few minutes for me to find the
source, it was this well disguised lizard. He moved quickly then
sat motionless. It remended me of the way squirrels move.
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 A tree-lined drive borders a resaca near the main pavillion.
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 Tree hugging at the Green Jay tram stop.
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 Mesquite trees form arches above the old campground.
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 Others lay on the ground and form visual tunnels.
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