GRSP Part 4 08-10-2022
Wednesday PM... I hiked over to the new bird blind. Although the water was on again, there weren't many birds. I stayed for nearly an hour enjoying the view. Large clouds were forming in the distance. I was really hoping that the storms I was seeing on the radar map were going to make it to the park. When I got a notice saying rain was starting in Spring Branch in five minutes, I started hiking back to the truck. The rain never came, but I got some pretty pictures. I went on to the other bird blind, but there were only a bunch of scruffy looking cardinals, so I took a quick shot of one of them and headed back to the Colby 2.0.
 Lesser Goldfinch |
 You can't see the water, but it was there. This guy preferred a really shallow little trickle spot. |
 When I shot this, a dark cloud had just covered the bird blind. |
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 This is the view looking out of the front entrance of the bird blind. |
 These looked more ominous in person. |
 That's my truck in the center at the end of the trail. |
 I love the views here. |
 You just can't get the same feeling looking at the sky in the city. |
 This is the crosswalk and the trailhead parking lot for the Painted Bunting Trail. |
 This is a juvenile Northern Cardinal. I am not certain of the gender. |
 There it goes! |