A tree, pelicans, gulls, skimmers and a Texas Speedbump Alive!
These first few pictures are of what is believed to be Texas' oldest living Live Oak. It is estimated to be well over 1,000 years old. That is pretty amazing considering the harsh storms and hurricanes that have probably hit this coastal area in those years.
Here is the trunk. Its diameter is over 35 feet IIRC.
Here are some its offspring. They are bent inland because of the prevailing winds offshore.
Here are few pelicans, both of the white and brown variety.
My wife took this one of the white pelicans skimming the water.
She also took this one of orange skimmers and foster's terns flying in front of our boat.
Back to the pelicans. Here are some brown pelicans I photographed.
This Greater Yellowlegs was just quietly hanging out in the bay off of Aransas NWR. It was cloudy. I used a flash for fill.
Here is the Texas speedbump and I was so thrilled to see it alive! I most often see these on the side of the road dead, but not this one. In fact I saw quite a few down at Aransas NWR. They are really cute little guys using that snout to dig up insects.
Here is the trunk. Its diameter is over 35 feet IIRC.
Here are some its offspring. They are bent inland because of the prevailing winds offshore.
Here are few pelicans, both of the white and brown variety.
My wife took this one of the white pelicans skimming the water.
She also took this one of orange skimmers and foster's terns flying in front of our boat.
Back to the pelicans. Here are some brown pelicans I photographed.
This Greater Yellowlegs was just quietly hanging out in the bay off of Aransas NWR. It was cloudy. I used a flash for fill.
Here is the Texas speedbump and I was so thrilled to see it alive! I most often see these on the side of the road dead, but not this one. In fact I saw quite a few down at Aransas NWR. They are really cute little guys using that snout to dig up insects.
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I like the 'twin' brown pelican shots.
Oh, and thanks for letting me know what a Texas speed bump is. I didn't know that but I'll be on the lookout next trip to San Antonio.
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Just a question on the tree: are you sure that the diameter is 35 feet? To me it doesn't look that large (judging from the fence poles). Is it not the circumference that's 35 feet?
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Hey, BigAl, your powers of observation and knowledge of geometry are impressive.
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Thanks Bud. I am familiar with New Braunfels. My aunt and uncle lived there for years in the early 70s and we used to pass through it all the time heading down to see family in SA and then out toward Castroville and Eagle Pass.
We did have a great time in the Rockport. Definitely going to make a repeat trip!
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Your dogs snap armadillos in half? Yuck! Thanks for the comments about the pellies. They were fun to shoot.
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Thanks Russ. And really if only they could talk. That tree has seen a lot in the millenium it has been alive. It is just mind-boggling to think that an organism is that old. Wow!
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