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2660-05. Black duck on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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2660-05. Black duck on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 A duck and green algae on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Ducks on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Alligator s head on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Alligator s tail on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  American coots(?) on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Alligator and green algae on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  American coot(?) birds on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Floating alligator s head on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  A duck in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Water bird common moorhen on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Bulbs of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Family of alligatorson 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Baby alligators with their mother on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Alligator near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010  40 Acre Lake in dry weather in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  White egrets on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Various creeping plants near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Snakebirds (Anhinga) on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Dead leaf of lotus in 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010  Alligator on north side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Alligator with open mouth near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010  Snakebird (Anhinga) drying its wings on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012  Blooming buttonbush on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Fly on animal s dropping on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008  Baby alligators on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008  Whistling duck bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012  Group of baby alligators on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008  Young alligator warming on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008  Marsh birds with a green bullfrog in background on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in 40 Acre Lake from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  American coot(?) wetland birds on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008  Yellow-crowned night-heron in duckweed on north side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Pink flowers of Pyramid Flower (Melochia pyramidata) on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Yellow-crowned night-heron marsh bird on north side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Blooming buckwheat (eardrops) vine (Brunnichia ovata) on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Anhinga (Snakebird) water bird in 40 Acre Lake. After diving, they must perch in the sun with their wings spread to dry their feathers so they can fly efficiently again. Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Sida rhombifolia (Arrowleaf Sida) flower on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008  Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) semi-aquatic turtle (terrapin) on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008  Sunning alligator from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Alligator with closed eyes from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Back view of an alligator from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Common moorhen among algae from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  American coot(?) bird from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Alligator floating among algae from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Head of a large alligator from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Alligator s head on a lawn from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) eating a basking turtle, most likely a Red-eared Slider or River Cooter in 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Thallus of liverwort Riccia fluitans (Floating Crystalwort) in its terrestrial (mud) form, or potentially the closely related Riccia stenophylla on a shore of 40 Acre Lake. While R. fluitans is famous as a floating aquatic plant, when it is stranded on mud (as water levels drop in lakes like 40 Acre Lake), it changes form significantly, becoming shorter, broader, and more anchored to the substrate. Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  American coot(?) water bird from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Floating American coot(?) bird from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Alligator s head and aquatic weeds from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Common moorhen marsh bird from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Common moorhen water bird from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Rough scales on alligator s back from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Riccia fluitans (Floating Crystalwort) in its terrestrial (mud) form, or potentially the closely related Riccia stenophylla on a shore of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Anhinga (Snakebird) water bird in 40 Acre Lake. This pose helps them warm up, as they lose body heat quickly in the water. Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Black corticioid (crust) fungus Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma on a fallen oak branch in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Great white egret (Ardea alba) from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Head view of a large alligator on a lawn from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  American coot(?) birds with some aquatic plant from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Floating common moorhen marsh bird from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Close-up of black corticioid (crust) fungus Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma on a fallen oak branch in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Anhinga (often called "Snakebird" or "Water Turkey") water bird (Anhinga anhinga) from 40 Acre Lake Trail Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Turtles in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Some sedge from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  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  Alligator on an island of Elm Lake 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  White rose(?) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  American coot(?) birds in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Duckweed on alligator s head 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  Alligator and water hyacinth 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  Common moorhen bird from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Alligator covered by duckweed from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Blue flag iris on Red Buckeye 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 under a bird house No. 13 on an island in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Marsh bird common moorhen in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Ducks and swamp cypress trees in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) on Red Buckeye Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Inflorescence of some plant of mustard family on Red Buckeye Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Flat winter rosette of some plant on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Some flat plant of mallow(?) family on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  An alligator is eating a turtle in 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. The turtle is most likely a Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) or potentially a River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna). The turtle s shell is being crushed, which alligators are well-equipped to do with their immense bite force. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Flowers of Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) on Red Buckeye Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Southern blue flag (Iris virginica) on Red Buckeye 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  Threelobe false mallow (Malvastrum coromandelianum) on Red Buckeye Trail near a campground in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  White rose(?) with dark-green glossy leaves on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Close-up of pinkish flowers of some plant of mustard family on Red Buckeye Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Anhinga (often called "Snakebird" or "Water Turkey") water bird (Anhinga anhinga) from 40 Acre Lake Trail. The bird is standing with its wings spread out in a classic pose known as wing-drying or sunning. in Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Blooming red buckeye on Red Buckeye Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Hunting great white egret (Ardea alba) bird on an island of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Hunting great white egret (Ardea alba) and ducks on an island of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020  Pinkish flowers of some plant of mustard family, may be jewelflower, Streptanthus or Hesperidanthus linearifolius(?), on Red Buckeye Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020  Fluffy seeds of ten-petal anemone (Anemone heterophylla) on Red Buckeye Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020 |