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Guadalupe River TX
The main purpose of this trip was a vacation to visit family, but I did manage to see some of the native wildlife. |
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On my way to San Antonio I spotted this (LUECKE) outside of Austin from the airplane window. From what I have read online, the word (the landowner's last name) is 2.5 miles long from L to the last E and the letters are just over a half mile tall. The mind boggles at the possibilities of what I would write if I had the land and the manpower to selectively deforest like this. |
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First off, some domesticated animals. Rocky Jack, and Butterscotch, both are rescues through Habitat for Horses. |
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A kitten, scourge of wildlife, despoiler of gardens. |
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And now the native animals. Soon after my arrival I spotted this Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus. It was fast like I expected, but I was a little disappointed it didn't make the meep-meep sound. |
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Later I saw a number of Black-chinned Hummingbirds Archilochus alexandri. I believe this is a female. |
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Gulf Coast Toad Bufo v. valliceps. Note the dark lateral stripe, triangular parotoid glands, the cranial crests, and the light middorsal stripe. |
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Here you can see the large "valley" between the cranial crests. |
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Texas Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri. |
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A somewhat calm snake after it bit me a few times, musked, and defecated. |
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One of many Bark Scorpions Centruroides vittatus, I think, seen on this trip. Any scorpion experts out there feel free to correct me if I am wrong. |
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Southern Yellowjacket Vespula squamosa nest in ground. |
