 Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) growing in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) with green metallic bee in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Bulbs of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) taken from Lake Conroe on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 31, 2020
 Large flowers of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) taken from Lake Conroe on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 31, 2020
 Alligator and water hyacinth from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Young plants of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and duckweed on the lake edge on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 11, 2023
 Small plant of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on a shore of Lake Conroe near Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 16, 2020
 Yellow lotus in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Cormorant drying its wings on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Snag (standing dead tree) in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Back view of an alligator from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Rough scales on alligator s back from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Ibis bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Little blue heron in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Common Moorhen in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Water bird common moorhen on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Wading ibis bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Cormorant drying its wings in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Whistling duck bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Little blue heron looking for shrimp in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 American coot(?) water bird from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Common moorhen water bird from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Snake skeletons on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Great blue heron bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Gayfeather (Liatris) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Yellow lotus (Nelumbo lutea) in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 White ibis (Eudocimus albus) bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Yellow-crowned night-heron bird on a log in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Yellow-crowned night-heron bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 White ibis (Eudocimus albus) bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Delta arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Great white egret (Ardea alba) bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Wading yellow-crowned night-heron bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Standing yellow-crowned night-heron bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Yellow-crowned night-heron bird with a shrimp in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)(?) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Close up of yellow-crowned night-heron bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Yellow-crowned night-heron bird standing on one leg in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Green comet milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Great white egret (Ardea alba) bird in marsh in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Great white egret (Ardea alba) bird looking for shrimp in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Wading great white egret (Ardea alba) bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Wading great white egret (Ardea alba) bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Hunting yellow-crowned night-heron bird in smartweed in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Standing yellow-crowned night-heron bird in smartweed in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Hunting great white egret (Ardea alba) bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Yellow-crowned night-heron bird eating a shrimp in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Wading great white egret (Ardea alba) bird in marsh in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Back-lit dwarf dandelion (Krigia occidentalis) on Pilant Slough Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 Small white flowers of Texas Pinkroot (Spigelia texana) in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Tick clover (tick-trefoil, beggar lice, Desmodium) in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Overlook of a bend of Pilant Slough in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 A duck in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Turtles in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Ducks on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Alligator near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
 Swamp near Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
 Alligator on an island of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Cormorants on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Alligator s head on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Black duck on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Alligator s tail on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 White egrets on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Herbertia flower north from Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 American coots(?) on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Alligator s snout near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator overlooking New Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
 Alligator resting on a log in Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Family of alligatorson 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Spanish moss near Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
 Bridge across Pilant Lake spillway in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Alligator s eyes near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator near west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 American coot(?) birds in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Alligator on north side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Great blue heron near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Trees with spanish moss near Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Vervain (verbena) flower near Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Dead leaf of lotus in 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
 Alligator in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Marsh bird common moorhen in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Picnic place on north shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Floating alligator s head on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 A duck and green algae on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Sunning alligator from Elm Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Blue heron bird near Pilant(?) Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 Alligator under a bird house No. 13 on an island in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Alligator with open mouth near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
 Ducks and swamp cypress trees in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Heron like bird on west side of Elm Lake(?) in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 American coot(?) birds on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Alligator and green algae on 40-Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Alligator in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Laughing alligator on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
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