 Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park, with a bridge across Pilant Lake spillway and observation tower in background. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Bicyclist riding on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Wading great white egret (Ardea alba) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Blue-purple, papilionaceous flowers of winter vetch (Vicia villosa) on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Globe mallow(?) flowers on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Golden silk spider on the web on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Swamp milkweed (Asclepias perennis) on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Family of golden silk spiders at lunch on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Close-up ventral view of golden silk spider on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Golden silk spider (Nephila clavipes) eating a dragonfly on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Bridge across Pilant Lake spillway in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Trees with spanish moss near Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Cormorant drying wings on east side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Fly on animal s dropping on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Young alligator warming on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Turtle on a log covered by green duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
 Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Some sedge from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Spanish moss on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Spillway Trail with Spanish moss in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 "Giant anakonda" from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
 Great blue heron from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Duckweed on alligator s head from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Alligator and dry lotus leaves from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Tail view of an alligator from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Alligator covered by duckweed from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Common moorhen bird from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Common moorhen bird from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Alligator and water hyacinth from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Overlook of a bend of Pilant Slough in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Families taking pictures of children with an alligator on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
 Great white egret (Ardea alba) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
 White ibis (Eudocimus albus) bird from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, March 12, 2020
 Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Alligator near west side of Elm 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
 Oaks of Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Vines on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Alligator in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Alligator in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator on north side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Oaks and vines on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 American coot(?) birds on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Blooming buttonbush on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Baby alligators on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Head of an alligator in duckweed in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator s head floating in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Head of alligator in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Alligator floating in west side of New Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator in green duckweed in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Common Moorhen marsh bird in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Group of baby alligators on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator covered in green duckweed in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Yellow-crowned night-heron on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Yellow-crowned night-heron bird in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 American coot(?) wetland birds on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron bird on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Yellow-crowned night-heron in duckweed on north side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Yellow-crowned night-heron marsh bird on north side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Pink flowers of Pyramid Flower (Melochia pyramidata) on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Blooming buckwheat (eardrops) vine (Brunnichia ovata) on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron marsh bird in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Vervain (verbena) flower near Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
 Sida rhombifolia (Arrowleaf Sida) flower on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) semi-aquatic turtle (terrapin) on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Snag (standing dead tree) in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
 Dead leaf of lotus in 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
 Winecup flower on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)(?) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Alligator walking from Old to New Horseshoe Lake across Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 American basket flower (Centaurea americana) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Meadow pink (Sabatia campestris) flower on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Ducks and swamp cypress trees in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Thrips on Meadow pink (Sabatia campestris) flower on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) on Hale Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Heron like bird on west side of Elm Lake(?) in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 Cormorants on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Pink flower of Violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea, shamrock) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator hiding in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 Floating alligator trunk on west side of Elm Lake(?) in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 Alligator s snout near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 White egrets on 40 Acre Lake 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
 Herbertia flower north from Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator resting on a log in 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 head floating in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 Baby alligators with their mother on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
 Great blue heron near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Picnic place on north shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Close-up of an alligator head floating in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 Little blue heron bird near Pilant Lake bridge in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
 Alligator with parasite worms on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Leeches on alligator s head on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
 Close-up of an alligator nose and eyes floating in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
 Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron bird on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
 Yellow-crowned night-heron marsh bird on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
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