We lucked out and got a small cabin on short notice. This cabin is nicer than some apartments I rented in my poorer days during and after college. With binoculars, camera, and Audubon bird book nearby we hit the easy paths near the lake. Met the couple in the cabin next to us. Talked with Jason, a volunteer who grew up nearby and spent his whole life visiting this park. He and his wife are part of the local Dutch Over Cooking group; they teach DOC and feed the park the first Saturday of every month. That will be on our future "to do" list.
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| This pair were inseparable. |
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| Mostly they stayed together too. |
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| Eastern Kingbird. He likes to pose on top of posts or open branches to show that he is "king of all he surveys". |
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| Mostly crawling with bugs so we did not take the seat. |
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| A bit of life in the midst of mostly dead wood. |
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| Not sure if he is Snowy Egret or Great Egret |
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| Good evening Mr. Cardinal |
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| Red Headed Woodpecker |
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| Isn't he beautiful! |
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| Eastern Kingbird again. |
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| He's not the only one of his kind in the park, but he tended to stay alone |
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| Our egret spreading his wings. |
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| Keeping an eye out for one of these. Since the extinction of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker this guy is the largest of the species. |
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| Sunset over Lake Daingerfield. This would make a good puzzle scene |
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| Probable kayak time before we leave. |
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| Egret in flight |
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| This pair fascinated me. The hung together though possible different types of ducks. They both have some sort of "frilly" top, but I could not find them in the bird book. |
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| See next photo - close up |
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| Both stalks grow from the same base plant. The one of the left is blooming out while the other one is still but budding. |
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