Friday, March 16, 2007

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, 2007

Jan and I took a trip to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
Cost was $5 per car. Our first short hike was down the
Heron Trail. We saw a couple of herons, a snake, and 6 alligators.
When we came upon the alligators both of us were wondering who
could run the fastest. While driving to the 16 mile loop, we noticed
a car pulled over because the occupants were looking at a snake
in the water. Then we drove the 16 mile loop, but did not see
much in the way of wildlife. Our final stop was at the 40'
observation tower. We saw lots of birds, a deer, and a wild
hog from the tower. If we return, I think we will take the spotting
scope and spend most of our time at the observation tower.

our first alligator


This one was very close to the trail. Boy was he huge.


Cotton Mouth


Pied-Billed Grebe.

More pictures on the web-shots.
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