Great blue heron from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
Rattlesnake Brook overflowing spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest (0.4 second exposure). Massachusetts, May 3, 2003.
Wading great white egret (Ardea alba) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Rattlesnake Brook flowing over spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, June 1, 2003
Spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, April 27, 2003.
Families taking pictures of children with an alligator on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
"Giant anakonda" from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
Spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, May 24, 2003
Golden silk spider (Nephila clavipes) eating a dragonfly on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Spillway in Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park. Kingston, New Jersey, February 10, 2007
Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park, with a bridge across Pilant Lake spillway and observation tower in background. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, May 30, 2003
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias perennis) on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Spillway of 19th century dam on Rattlesnake Brook behind Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown - Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, October 25, 2003
Rattlesnake Brook overflowing spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond Massachusetts, May 24, 2003
Bridge across Pilant Lake spillway in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Spillway of Krasny Pond in Oranienbaum. Lomonosov, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 24, 2015
Spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, May 24, 2003
Close-up ventral view of golden silk spider on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Great white egret (Ardea alba) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
A spillway of Doctor s Mill Pond in Freetown - Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, March 14, 2004
Rattlesnake Brook overflowing spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest (0.6 second exposure). Massachusetts, May 3, 2003.
Spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, May 9, 2004
Family of golden silk spiders at lunch on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Globe mallow(?) flowers on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest (0.5 second exposure). Massachusetts, May 3, 2003.
Spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, May 24, 2003
Golden silk spider on the web on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Spillway of Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, May 24, 2003
Bicyclist riding on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Entangled dead trees from east side of Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Blue-purple, papilionaceous flowers of winter vetch (Vicia villosa) on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Spillway of 19th century dam on Rattlesnake Brook behind Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown - Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, July 12, 2003
Spillway of Krasny Pond in the park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), 20 miles west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2012
Spillway of Oredezh River near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
A spillway in Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, north from Carnegie Lake. Kingston, New Jersey, April 16, 2007
Spillway of 19th century dam on Rattlesnake Brook behind Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown - Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, July 12, 2003
Spillway of 19th century dam on Rattlesnake Brook behind Doctor Durfee s Mill Pond in Freetown - Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, July 12, 2003
Spillway of Krasny Pond in the park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 25, 2015
Spillway of a damb of Simonovsky Pond near Ropsha. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
Spanish moss on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Common moorhen bird from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Duckweed on alligator s head from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
White ibis (Eudocimus albus) bird from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Some sedge from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Alligator and dry lotus leaves from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Common moorhen bird from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Alligator and water hyacinth from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Spillway Trail with Spanish moss in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
Alligator covered by duckweed from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Tail view of an alligator from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
Remains of a Finnish hydroelectric power plant on the Volchya River (formerly Saijanjoki), located near the village of Peta"ja"rvi (now Petrovskoye) in the Leningrad Region. The dam structure, including the concrete pillars and spillway, is still standing, creating a scenic waterfall that is a popular tourist stop on the Vyaryamyanselka Ridge eco-trail. Petyayarvi north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2025
Spillway of a Finnish hydroelectric power plant on the Volchya River (formerly Saijanjoki), located near the village of Peta"ja"rvi (now Petrovskoye) in the Leningrad Region. Petyayarvi north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2025
Artificial waterfall on the Karasta River in Oranienbaum Park serving as a connection between the Upper and Lower Parks. It is a tiered spillway designed with granite steps that allow the water to cascade gracefully from the Lower Pond, flowing underneath a massive stone bridge (the Lower Bridge/Dam Bridge) Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in 40 Acre Lake from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025
Dollarweed or Marsh Pennywort (genus Hydrocotyle) in 40 Acre Lake from Spillway Trail, most likely Many-flower Marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle umbellata). It forms a dense, low-growing carpet near the water s edge or in shallow mud. Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025
White Ibis (juvenile) water bird (Eudocimus albus) from Spillway Trail. As this bird matures over the next year or so, it will molt these brown feathers and become the all-white adult bird commonly seen probing for crayfish in the park s shallow waters. Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025
Wading water bird juvenile White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025
