We changed the time of the hike from 8:00 to 11:00. I had to show up at 8:00 in case anyone didn't hear about the change. There were several kayaking fisherpeoples in the morning, even though lighting was flashing around the lake.

American Coots

Common Gallinule... A couple saw a purple one on Thursday.

The jetty by the parking lot

Kayakers out on the lake. It was drizzling and a thunderstorm was getting closer.

Cara Cara

Kingbird

Tri-colored Heron

White-faced Ibis and Tri-colored Heron

Them again

Another common gallinule

The Lacks and I took refuge from the thunderstorm at a picnic shelter by the boat ramp area. A small flock of very soggy Cedar Waxwings landed in a tree right in front of us.

This is an closeup of the leaves on the climbing milkweed vines that are all over the Green Jay Trail.

Hackberrry Emperor

Bordered Patch Butterfly

Bordered Patch Butterfly larvae

Bordered Patch Butterfly larvae

I was never able to ID this critter

patch of cowpen daisies

more of the climbing milkweed vine and its blossoms

The rain laid all this grass down.

What I want my Wildzone to look like someday!

These ants have highways leading away from their nest.

Black Vultures

Another bunny

Adorable

Munching on some plants.

I'm not sure what this is.

Empress Leilia

This is one of the Hackberry butterflies. Not sure which one.

Viceroy

Whitebrush

There were hundreds of these after the thunderstorm. Couldn't ID them.

Mokingbird

No idea

Wood Sage (American germander)

White-tail Deer

White-tail Deer

Pipevine Swallowtail

John returning from inspecting the stinging nettle that stung his granddaughter.

That is the stinging nettle.