BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK Photo Gallery by LynnH at pbase.com

BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK

BBSP is a 30 minute drive from my house and I have been going to this park since it opened in 1984. In fact, one of my first dates with my husband was to go fishing here, just a few weeks after it opened.

Brazos Bend State Park covers roughly 5000 acres with an eastern boundary of 3.2 miles fronting on the Brazos River.
This was the area of Texas' first Anglo colonization. Archeological materials show that prehistoric people visited this area, possibly as early as 300 BC.
The Capoque band of the Karankawa Indians roamed between the mouth of the Brazos River and Galveston Bay.

Popular with nature lovers, campers, mountain bikers and especially birders. There are observation towers and platforms for wildlife observation and photography of the 300+ species of birds;
21 species of reptiles and amphibians including American alligator; 17 species of mammals including bobcat, white-tailed deer, raccoon, and gray fox; 39 species of dragonfly; and 500 species of plants.
Brazos Bend State Park
Needville, Texas 77461

Swampy	Caution	Palmettos	Little Gator	Trail Crossing
Half In or Half Out?	Sleeping with One Eye Open	NOT Dreaming of Handbags or Shoes	Still Water and Long Shadows	Up Periscope
Low Lands	On the Hunt	Mr Green Beard	Snoozing	Poking Around
At the Edge	Ibis	Busy Path	Reflection	American Alligator
American Alligator	Blending With the Shadows	Decided to Cross the Road	'scuse Me, Ma'am. Just Passing By.	Ahhhh Life is Good!!!
Alligator Spa	Nice Cool Mossy Face Mask	Looking For a Yummy Bull Frog Lunch	Having a Rest	Floating and Sunning
White Ibis	Little Blue Heron	Yellow Crowned Night Heron	Hunting - Yellow Crowned Night Heron	Moorhen
Ibis	Red Wing Black Bird	Red Wing Black Bird	Wearing a Salad	Swims Right Past a Fat Coot
Disguised	Afternoon Nap (He looks happy!)	Alligaor and His Supper (best viewed in Original size)	Along the Bayou (best viewed in Original size)	Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbills	Roseate Spoonbill	Roseate Spoonbills	Roseate Spoonbills	Whistling Ducks
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Ray :)		04-Jun-2022 16:58
It's always interesting to see what nature reserves are like beyond Britain. I have been to a few in continental Europe and also an Audubon Society site in Massachusetts. One thing I did notice in the US (with additional research) is that you rarely have hides, whereas they are commonplace here - complete with benches too.

Lucky Cole		28-Sep-2018 01:16
Another great gallery Lynn..

waterfalls man		10-Mar-2010 16:39
Great Gallery V!!

Art Rodriguez		22-Feb-2010 21:01
Nice gallery Lynn but way too many Alligators for me :) Art

Arlon		20-May-2009 20:44
Nice collection. I've done a lot of pictures there myself.

s reeves		19-May-2009 18:45
Nice gallery of a park I used to visit often...Voted.

Ali Majdfar		19-May-2009 06:15
Fabulous gallery, stunning captures. ~V

Guest		17-May-2009 21:38
Great gallery.... wonderful shots and a fantastic history lesson to boot. Well done. Jv V!

Mair�ad		17-May-2009 20:45
Looks like a wonderful place for nature lovers and photographers alike.

larose forest photos		27-Mar-2009 14:03
Looking forward to seeing lots more photos here. A great new gallery!

Keith O'Brien		26-Mar-2009 16:26
Another very interesting gallery in the making - keep 'em coming Lynn!

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