We've had a good first week at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. It is a beautiful place and the staff is great.
Teri and I decided to head out for a walk this morning. We're supposed to have heavy rain in the next couple of days so we thought we'd get out while we could. We saw a variety of things and I thought I'd share a few pictures.
There is a huge vulture roost here in the park. These Black Vultures decided to stand around a bit this morning.
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| Black Vultures |
This Eastern Collared Lizard was trying to catch a few rays on a granite boulder.
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| Eastern Collared Lizard |
Fall is not the best season for wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country, but there are plenty of these Erect Dayflowers blooming.
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| Erect Dayflower |
This Rufous-crowned Sparrow jumped up for a picture.
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| Rufous-crowned Sparrow |
With some recent rains, we've seen a few mushrooms and other fungi in the park. This bright yellow fungus was growing on a downed log.
Mark
Guess I'll have to research this place... haven't heard of it before. Looks interesting...
ReplyDeleteCome on down! There are a lot of, very easy to find, geocache's in the park.
DeleteTeri
Earn and I stopped off there on our way home from Texas one year. Great place! Took a nice hike and got lots of wild flower pictures. Are you going to be there all winter?
ReplyDeleteWe'll be here until the end of December and then we'll move north to another Texas State Park. Stay tuned...
DeleteI think Texas has more vultures than any other state I've been in.
ReplyDeleteThat might be because we have more dead deer on the road than any other state!
DeleteWe rarely saw a vulture in Colorado.
Teri
The name I have for that blue flower is Widow's Tear. Have a great time there.
ReplyDeleteThere seem to be about six common names. I guess that is why botanists use Latin names!!
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