Butterfly And Wildlife Gardening And Photography» Armand Bayou Nature Center

Giant Egret Armand Bayou

texdr — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:29:32 +0000

This was one of the few pictures I was able to get of a bird. It’s a Giant Egret.

Giant Egret Armand Bayou

Baby Alligator At Armand Bayou

texdr — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:05:11 +0000

Here’s a cute little baby Alligator. It was in a cage inside the nature center.

Baby Alligator

Turtles And Butterflies, Oh My

texdr — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:01:03 +0000

Although we didn’t see many birds at Armand Bayou, we did see quite a few Turtles (Red Eared Sliders) and Giant Swallowtail Butterflies.

If you click on this picture and view it full size, you’ll see there’s a little Blue Dragonfly on one of the plants growing out of the pond. I didn’t notice that until I downloaded the pictures. The Turtle in this picture is a Red Eared Slider.

Turtles And Dragonfly

Giant Swallowtail At Armand Bayou

Weekend At Armand Bayou

texdr — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:53:09 +0000

We finally decided on a little excursion for the weekend and decided on Armand Bayou Nature Center. It was rated a 3 (the highest rating) from the book “Finding Birds On The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail.”

Leecy and I would give it a 1, just on our experience. Perhaps it was too hot or something, but we hardly saw anything, birds or otherwise. I’m not saying I wouldn’t go back, I’m just saying it wasn’t that great (in terms of photography) during our visit. The birds we did see (or hear) are most of the same ones I already have in my backyard. I guess the good news is that I really have learned to identify certain birds based on their sound, even if I cannot see them.

Anyway, I did take a view pictures. So, I’ll share what I have.