This past weekend, my son and I had a chance to take photos at the Fort Worth Nature Center (first time in a long time). We found a very cooperative couple of Snowy Egrets that insisted on posing for us. Here are a couple of them and a link to a few more in my FWNC Wildlife gallery.
Category: Photography
March 10, 2017 Fort Worth Nature Center Opens New Marsh Boardwalk
The long-awaited replacement to the Fort Worth Nature Center’s Marsh Boardwalk finally arrived on Friday, March 10th. Here is a link to some additional images of the new facility. link
01/20/2012 Backyard Female Red-Winged Blackbird
A couple of months ago, I was sitting in the the backyard and saw a bird I didn’t recognize. After a little investigation I found that this was likely a female Red-Winged Blackbird. I did not see any of the more familiar male birds, but there were many of these. If someone can identify it as something else, let me know. I put a few photos in my Backyard Nature Gallery. link
03/04/2012 Fort Worth Nature Center – Cormorant and Great Egret
As spring approaches, birds are beginning to show and are becoming a little more active at the Nature Center. The Cormorant and Great Egret here were captured along the Crosstimbers Trail last Sunday. We were looking for the alligator that we saw on Friday and caught a couple of Cormorants taking flight from the water. As we were about to leave, this Great Egret was found fishing in the inlet next to trail entrance. link
03/02/2012 Fort Worth Nature Center – Great Blue Heron and Alligator
These are images from the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge taken late Friday afternoon. We had just started walking down Crosstimbers Trail when we ran into a kayaker who told us about a 10 foot gator laying on a log a quarter mile upstream. As we made our way to catch a glimpse of him, a Great Blue Heron flew by and landed on a tree across the river. The background was a little cluttered, but I thought the shadows, patterns, and motion of his wings as he landed were interesting. We found the gator about where he said it would be. It had moved into the water and appeared to be feeding… and it was indeed in the 10 foot range…the largest I had personally seen at the Center. As we worked our way back down the trail, I finished off with a couple of shots of the Bird Blind (I seem to take a lot of those). It was a nice day. link link
02/24/2012 Winter at the Fort Worth Nature Center Boardwalk
My son and I took a couple of hours off on Friday afternoon and took some photos at the Fort Worth Nature Center. There wasn’t a lot of wildlife activity (although my son did catch a few shots of a Hawk and a Cormorant… and we both missed a large cayote crossing in the road ahead of us). Anyway, I added a few photos of the Boardwalk area to the FWNC Scenary Gallery. link.
01/28/2012 Visit to the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
My wife and son and I decided to take the afternoon off and make a trip to the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center near Glen Rose yesterday. It had been about a year since we had been there. The weather was a little cool and cloudy, but many of the animals were active. Even though this drove higher ISO’s, it allowed some interesting photo opportunities. Here are a few that I took during the day. link
01/16/2012 Chipping Sparrow in Backyard
I was home late this afternoon after a doctor’s appointment and decided to take a few photos in the backyard. It was overcast and I used a speedlite equipped with a Better Beamer to brighten up the action. Here are a couple of images of a Chipping Sparrow enjoying the bird seed. link
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01/09/2012 Backyard Birds in the Rain
The temperature was 44 degrees and it was raining. The birds were using the backyard feeders as shelter and enjoying the feed. What a great time for photos. Here are some backyard bird photos in the rain. link
01/02/2012 Fort Worth Nature Center Great Egret Silhouette
Here are a few silhouettes of a Great Egret I took yesterday at the Fort Worth Nature Center. link