Laszlo led a field trip for Houston Innerloop Photo Club to Brazos Bend State Park on May 12, 2018 from 4-8 PM.  We met at 40 Acre Lake parking, then photographed backlit flowering plants at the edge of Prairie, then slowly walked to the observation tower, where we watched and photographed American alligators, Moorhen family, Great egret, Anhinga and Black-bellied whistling ducks. Around 7:30 PM, we walked back on the other side of 40 Acre Lake and photographed reflections and more alligators, then at the parking area we captured the glowing warm light of sunset on Spanish moss covered old trees.

Enjoy few of Laszlo’s images taken yesterday, May 12, 2018

Laszlo leads a field trip for Houston Innerloop Photo Club to Brazos Bend State Park on May 12, 2018 from 4-8 PM.  The group will meet at the display board where are the restrooms at 40 Acre Lake parking.  This is the closest large parking on the left after checking in (pay entrance fee) and drive a short distance on park road. (Link)

We will explore 40 Acre Lake then walk on the left side on the Lake touching a little bit the Prairie and taste a bit the trees of Hoot Hollow then will walk on the trail to the observation tower, then down on Spillway Trail to Elm Lake and  a little bit on Elm Lake trail to look for alligators and birds and the nice scenic area of the Lake with Bald Cypress patches. We will walk back to 40 Acre Lake and high likely we will able to photographs nice swampy areas and reflections. We may see white ibis, white egret, cormorant, anhinga, grebes, whistling ducks, and many blackbirds gathering at the tower area. We will walk back on the other side of 40 Acre Lake and we will get nice reflections with lotus leaves and few birds nearby. The end of the Lake we may see great egrets and ibis, then we will walk through a nice old oak tree area to the starting point where our cars park.