Here are a few more scenes from the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge I took yesterday. These were taken near the Timbercreek Trail and on the Marsh Boardwalk. link
Category: Fort Worth Nature Center
05/20/2012 Scenery from the Fort Worth Nature Center
I just added a few photos taken near the entrance to the Crosstimbers Trail at the Fort Worth Nature Center late Sunday afternoon. I hope to be adding a few more over the next few weeks. link
05/11/2012 Eastern Phoebe at the Fort Worth Nature Center
The rains had just ended and we managed to slip out to the Fort Worth Nature Center for an hour or so. I caught an Eastern Phoebe hovering around its nest. The link connects to my FWNC Gallery where I added a few photos from the day’s shoot. link
04/13/2012 Great Egret at the Fort Worth Nature Center
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s past Friday (the 13th) afternoon, my son and I visited the Fort Worth Nature Center as we often do. In general, it was again a pretty quiet day as it had been the last few times we had been there. We were contemplating leaving when a Great Egret flew in and landed on a tree just across the river (next to the Crosstimber Trail). It was overcast but the white bird was vivid against the dark trees and green leaves and he appeared in no hurry to leave. We stayed for a while longer and took a number of shots. Here are some of the images I made during the afternoon. link
04/06/2012 Fort Worth Nature Center – Bullfrog
My son and I found this guy partially submerged in the marsh area of the center. When we first walked up to the water we heard a splash and something dove into the water. We weren’t sure what it was, but a little while later we see this head peaking out of the water. I think it is a bullfrog (not that familiar with frogs). In any case, he made some interesting images and I added a few to my FWNC wildlife 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.
01/02/2012 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
November 2011 Fort Worth Nature Center Fall Colors
The colors are beginning to change as fall sets in. I took a couple of photos this past weekend in hopes of capturing a little of the color. link