Caddo Lake and (Barely) Beyond
These are images I took at Caddo Lake, Texas and other location in east Texas as noted during November 1-5, 2023 with my friends from the Madeline Island (WI) School of the Arts (MISA)
Caddo Lake
All images below taken at Caddo Lake, Texas
Sunrise color at Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake jsut before sunrise
B&W pre-sunrise mist on Caddo Lake
Great Blue Heron jumps out of tree pre-sunrise at Caddo Lake
Cypress trees backlit with early morning sunrise light
Great egret flies into cypress trees in early morning light at Caddo Lake
Great Egret with reflection in Caddo Lake in early morning light
Great egret stares into darkness in forest illuminated by first light of sunrise
Great Egret flies by forest and lotuses in early morning light
Early morning gold sun on trees at Caddo Lake
Green and yellow reflections in Caddo lake in early morning
Reflection of cypress trees in Caddo Lake morning
Our boat captain, Ole Jigger, driving the boat
Our boat captain, Ole Jigger, drives the boat. It is about 36 degrees here
Crazy reflections in Caddo Lake in early morning light
Great Egret in top of Cypress tree in Caddo Lake
Coot in flight in Caddo Lake vegetation
# 1 in sequence of Great Blue Heron atop a wood pole in preparation of flight
# 2 in sequence of Great Blue Heron atop a wood pole in preparation of flight
# 3 in sequence of Great Blue Heron atop a wood pole in preparation of flight
# 4 in sequence of Great Blue Heron atop a wood pole in preparation of flight
# 1 in sequence of Great Blue Heron atop a Cypress tree in preparation of flight
# 2 in sequence of Great Blue Heron atop a Cypress tree in preparation of flight
# 3 in sequence of Great Blue Heron atop a Cypress tree in preparation of flight
# 4 in sequence of Great Blue Heron atop a Cypress tree in preparation of flight
Female Belted Kingfisher sits atop a pole
Female Belted Kingfisher sits atop a pole looking in camera
Great Blue Heron on post with tongue sticking out
Tighter portrait shot of Great Blue Heron with moth open and tongue out
Close-up of Great Blue Heron's tongue
Close-in shot of Great Egret atop a Cypress tree. Note how its eyes appear to be "upside down"
Close-in shot of Great Egret atop a Cypress tree.
Backlit Osprey carrying a fish off
Backlit Osprey carrying a fish off. Note it just shook water off causing he water droplets to shine in back of it.
Close-in shot of Great Egret atop Cypress Tree preening itself
Great Blue Heron in evening light flies across water
Great Blue Heron flies across the forest
Great Egret with feathers like a parachute
Great Blue Heron with feathers like a parachute
Caddo Lake sunset with changing leaf color
Caddo Lake after dark with earth's blue-colored shadow above the horizon
Champion Lake
All images below taken at Champion Lake in Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (near Dayton, Texas)
Neotropic Cormorants
Champion Lake at sunset
B&W rendition of Champion Lake mist pre-sunrise
Great Egret in early morning mist reflections
Great Blue Heron and Great Egret framed in tree snags
White Ibis in Champion Lake reflections
White Ibis in Champion Lake reflections by reeds
Male Cardinal on perch (with stinkeye!)
Male Cardinal in flight off tree
Male Cardinal in flight off tree
Great Egret and White Ibis on shore of Champion Lake with reflections
Great Egret and White Ibis in Champion Lake with reflections
Backlit Cormorant
Female Cardinal in tree at Champion Lake
Greater Yellowlegs in Champion Lake
Great Blue Heron in Flight
Champion Lake in Golden Hour with Great Egret
Great Egret lands in water at night
Cormorant about to land on cypress tree
Great Blue Heron in early morning light at lake
Cormorant sits atop cypress tree in early morning light
Early morning light on the lake and trees
Greater Yellowlegs with reflection in water
Great Blue Heron with reflection at lakeshore
White Ibis with its reflection and colored vegetation in water
White Ibis and its reflection standing in lake with vegetation reflections
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
All images below taken at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Winnie, Texas
Tricolored Heron with small fish in beak in water in Anahuac NWR
Two Long-billed Dowitchers in water at Anahuac NWR
Long-billed Dowitcher fluffing feathers in water in Anahuac NWR
Group of four Long-billed Dowitchers in water in Anahuac NWR
Three Long-billed Dowitchers in water in Anahuac NWR. Note the one with eyes closed.
Great egret caught in flight between bushes in Anahuac NWR
Northern Mockingbird on branch in Anahuac NWR. This is the state bird of Texas
Interesting spider web in Anahuac NWR
American Avocet with reflection in water in Anahuac NWR
American Avocet with reflection in water in Anahuac NWR
Group of American Avocets standing in water in Anahuac NWR
Black-necked Stilt with reflection standing in water in Anahuac NWR
American Avocet with reflection in water in Anahuac NWR
Black-necked Stilt and American Avocet standing in water in Anahuac NWR
Black-necked Stilt and American Avocet standing right next to each other in water in Anahuac NWR
Savannah Sparrow appears to be in awe of beautiful wild flower
Great egret with small fish in tis mouth standing in water in Anahuac NWR
Great egret with reflection while flapping its wings in Anahuac NWR
Great Egret and White Ibis hunt together on shore of Anahuac NWR
White Ibis at Anahuac NWR
White Ibis at Anahuac NWR in reeds with reflection in water
White Ibis in flight over water at Anahuac NWR
Martin Dies Jr. State Park
All images below taken at Martin Dies Jr. State Park near Jasper, Texas
Inlet in Martin Dies Jr. State Park in Texas
Fisherman in boat with a Brown Pelican inside boat with no plans to leave in Martin Dies Jr. State Park
The Brown Pelican in the boat in Martin Dies Jr. State Park
Close-up of the Brown Pelican in the boat in Martin Dies Jr. State Park
Fisherman in boat with a Brown Pelican inside boat with no plans to leave as they take off in Martin Dies Jr. State Park