![Marion, John and Kurt on the road to Lake Elmer Thomas dam, our first stop of the morning](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415646.VviVwJD7.jpg) IMG_5199b.jpgMarion, John and Kurt on the road to Lake Elmer Thomas dam, our first stop of the morning |
![One of our first birds in the refuge was this male Painted Bunting.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423604.OmkrUhzX.jpg) DSC_8353b.jpgOne of our first birds in the refuge was this male Painted Bunting. |
![Kurt spotted this Ladderback Woodpecker on the E side of the road.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423605.PlJO4FyG.jpg) DSC_8364b.jpgKurt spotted this Ladderback Woodpecker on the E side of the road. |
![Ladderback Woodpecker along the road to Lake Elmer Thomas dam, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Comanche County, OK](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423606.XEldorIG.jpg) DSC_8369b.jpgLadderback Woodpecker along the road to Lake Elmer Thomas dam, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Comanche County, OK |
![Blooming thistles](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423607.SA8Oxfz0.jpg) DSC_8371b.jpgBlooming thistles |
![Thistle blooms](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423608.3hxalq7Y.jpg) DSC_8372b.jpgThistle blooms |
![Is this a female Indigo Bunting?](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423609.vMrUywl1.jpg) DSC_8375b.jpgIs this a female Indigo Bunting? |
![White thistle at Lake Elmer Thomas dam, Wichita Mtns WR](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423610.ExVQRopI.jpg) DSC_8377b.jpgWhite thistle at Lake Elmer Thomas dam, Wichita Mtns WR |
![Thistle](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415644.8vf5GVvT.jpg) IMG_5186b.jpgThistle |
![Small building above road to Lake Elmer Thomas dam, with wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415645.ZmVkWomB.jpg) IMG_5196b.jpgSmall building above road to Lake Elmer Thomas dam, with wildflowers |
![Rock structure with wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423611.7dRlJ2wo.jpg) DSC_8388b.jpgRock structure with wildflowers |
![Thistle](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415620.KRq41ckQ.jpg) P1050179b.jpgThistle |
![Thistle](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415621.92PrZhww.jpg) P1050183b.jpgThistle |
![Thistle](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415622.4y0QlZGW.jpg) P1050186b.jpgThistle |
![Thistles](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423612.NXGfPbTO.jpg) DSC_8389b.jpgThistles |
![From Lake Elmer Thomas dam, we went to Quanah Parker dam, where we saw this Eastern Phoebe along the stream below the dam.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423613.4EhJ2EUC.jpg) DSC_8393b.jpgFrom Lake Elmer Thomas dam, we went to Quanah Parker dam, where we saw this Eastern Phoebe along the stream below the dam. |
![Belted Kingfisher below Quanah Parker dam](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423614.e6JfXk5T.jpg) DSC_8395b.jpgBelted Kingfisher below Quanah Parker dam |
![Barn Swallows were still nesting under an overhang on the stream side of the dam.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423615.aejEjMR5.jpg) DSC_8397b.jpgBarn Swallows were still nesting under an overhang on the stream side of the dam. |
![On a snag on the W side of the dam, we spotted this Black-chinned Hummingbird.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423616.3r1wGTxx.jpg) DSC_8406b.jpgOn a snag on the W side of the dam, we spotted this Black-chinned Hummingbird. |
![The Eastern Phoebe lit on a buttonbush sprouting from a joint in the face of the dam.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423617.DtiXEQr4.jpg) DSC_8415b.jpgThe Eastern Phoebe lit on a buttonbush sprouting from a joint in the face of the dam. |
![Sharon, Marion, Kurt, John and Steve, looking for birds below the dam.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415647.DISCKPXr.jpg) IMG_5201b.jpgSharon, Marion, Kurt, John and Steve, looking for birds below the dam. |
![Sharon, Marion, Kurt, John and Steve, on the landing leading down to the Lake Quanah Parker dam](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415648.4VHbxuy3.jpg) IMG_5202b.jpgSharon, Marion, Kurt, John and Steve, on the landing leading down to the Lake Quanah Parker dam |
![Marion looks over the edge of the dam.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415649.Mc8Dw8uR.jpg) IMG_5203b.jpgMarion looks over the edge of the dam. |
![Wildflowers on the SW side of Quanah Parker Lake](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415650.jN8b9zyi.jpg) IMG_5211b.jpgWildflowers on the SW side of Quanah Parker Lake |
![Wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415623.odkzmX1H.jpg) P1050192b.jpgWildflowers |
![Wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415624.tXzyKTOn.jpg) P1050194b.jpgWildflowers |
![Wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415625.Y6BSj1Uf.jpg) P1050195b.jpgWildflowers |
![Wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415626.a5TMed4N.jpg) P1050199b.jpgWildflowers |
![Indian Paintbrush and coreopsis](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415627.Qt0aqv2g.jpg) P1050201b.jpgIndian Paintbrush and coreopsis |
![Brown-eyed Susans and Indian Paintbrush](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415628.jRsOaw6C.jpg) P1050202b.jpgBrown-eyed Susans and Indian Paintbrush |
![Blue-flowering spiderwort among the granite rocks at Lake Quanah Parker, Wichita Mtns WR, OK](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415629.8alBWrt1.jpg) P1050206b.jpgBlue-flowering spiderwort among the granite rocks at Lake Quanah Parker, Wichita Mtns WR, OK |
![Rocks and flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415630.55xkoi9p.jpg) P1050207b.jpgRocks and flowers |
![Spiderwort](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415631.gp8p42a4.jpg) P1050209b.jpgSpiderwort |
![Wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415632.X9m3N6wp.jpg) P1050212b.jpgWildflowers |
![Wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415615.vF76fzpz.jpg) 20190624_114320b.jpgWildflowers |
![Gaillardia](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415616.W9Y6PIOA.jpg) 20190624_125608b.jpgGaillardia |
![Indian Paintbrush, Indian Blanket and spiderwort](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415651.RU7MQyWM.jpg) IMG_5212b.jpgIndian Paintbrush, Indian Blanket and spiderwort |
![Thistle and other wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415678.j5YVHk8q.jpg) IMG_20190624_154524b.jpgThistle and other wildflowers |
![View to the E from the W side of Lake Quanah Parker dam](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415652.F1fj5uIM.jpg) IMG_5220b.jpgView to the E from the W side of Lake Quanah Parker dam |
![Wildflowers growing out of the rocks](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415653.FvAZFnEi.jpg) IMG_5224b.jpgWildflowers growing out of the rocks |
![We caught brief glimpses of a couple of Collared Lizards S of the lake.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423618.U2mbr8AF.jpg) DSC_8425b.jpgWe caught brief glimpses of a couple of Collared Lizards S of the lake. |
![Late-blooming barrel cactus S of Lake Quanah Parker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423619.m5HISBps.jpg) DSC_8426b.jpgLate-blooming barrel cactus S of Lake Quanah Parker |
![There was a large field of coreopsis blooming at the corner E of Lake Quanah Parker.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415669.B3b6gKoK.jpg) IMG_5271b.jpgThere was a large field of coreopsis blooming at the corner E of Lake Quanah Parker. |
![Coreopsis E of Lake Quanah Parker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415670.FfOJ24Mu.jpg) IMG_5273b.jpgCoreopsis E of Lake Quanah Parker |
![Looking N from the turn-off to Quanah Parker Lake at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Comanche County, OK](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415671.kxeSwaTA.jpg) IMG_5274b.jpgLooking N from the turn-off to Quanah Parker Lake at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Comanche County, OK |
![Thistles among the coreopsis at Lake Quanah Parker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415672.UCW0zLp2.jpg) IMG_5275b.jpgThistles among the coreopsis at Lake Quanah Parker |
![A broader view of the big field of coreopsis](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415676.bleAJYe2.jpg) IMG_20190624_153533b.jpgA broader view of the big field of coreopsis |
![Looking to the W with Lake Quanah Parker in the background](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423620.UpnlSCew.jpg) DSC_8427b.jpgLooking to the W with Lake Quanah Parker in the background |
![Focusing on the thistles among the coreopsis](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423621.E9wehnmx.jpg) DSC_8428b.jpgFocusing on the thistles among the coreopsis |
![We drove W on Highway 49 and, near the big prairie dog village, we saw several birds on the fence on the N side of the road, including this Northern Bobwhite.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423622.2neuFHtE.jpg) DSC_8443b.jpgWe drove W on Highway 49 and, near the big prairie dog village, we saw several birds on the fence on the N side of the road, including this Northern Bobwhite. |
![Male Northern Bobwhite](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423623.CQELKCoM.jpg) DSC_8450b.jpgMale Northern Bobwhite |
![Northern Bobwhite](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423624.IyowIWob.jpg) DSC_8454b.jpgNorthern Bobwhite |
![Farther down the fence, we saw this Dickcissel.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423625.NFGCMEze.jpg) DSC_8459b.jpgFarther down the fence, we saw this Dickcissel. |
![There were some interesting lavender-colored wildflowers.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423626.kvKWlVzI.jpg) DSC_8474b.jpgThere were some interesting lavender-colored wildflowers. |
![A Lark Sparrow was also on the fence.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423627.vS9483Yf.jpg) DSC_8480b.jpgA Lark Sparrow was also on the fence. |
![Lark Sparrow in the shade of a fence post](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423628.Wzlk9OoO.jpg) DSC_8484b.jpgLark Sparrow in the shade of a fence post |
![A little farther down the fence, this male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was perched.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423629.YnZq87ZS.jpg) DSC_8487b.jpgA little farther down the fence, this male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was perched. |
![Our next stop was the Sunset Picnic area and there were lots of wildflowers blooming there too.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415655.kdhMoFQe.jpg) IMG_5227b.jpgOur next stop was the Sunset Picnic area and there were lots of wildflowers blooming there too. |
![Gaillardia](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415656.BOkci4Xq.jpg) IMG_5228b.jpgGaillardia |
![Thistle heads](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415657.IuL9nqcQ.jpg) IMG_5239b.jpgThistle heads |
![Thistle](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415633.7DIoUxPR.jpg) P1050232b.jpgThistle |
![One of the Mississippi Kites circling overhead landed on a snag near us.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423630.dXxgtdgv.jpg) DSC_8494b.jpgOne of the Mississippi Kites circling overhead landed on a snag near us. |
![Mississippi Kite](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423631.H4Drs7Hn.jpg) DSC_8500b.jpgMississippi Kite |
![Blue-gray Gnatcatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423632.qQmKyclG.jpg) DSC_8501b.jpgBlue-gray Gnatcatcher |
![Blue-gray Gnatcatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423633.CeLZQnlf.jpg) DSC_8506b.jpgBlue-gray Gnatcatcher |
![Mary noticed these ferns growing near the creek.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415639.ZgNZPmJI.jpg) P1050244b.jpgMary noticed these ferns growing near the creek. |
![A Honeybee was getting a drink in the shallow water where we forded the stream.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423634.AwcDOMdS.jpg) DSC_8510b.jpgA Honeybee was getting a drink in the shallow water where we forded the stream. |
![Tiger Beetle](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423635.i1IPKiU8.jpg) DSC_8515b.jpgTiger Beetle |
![A tiny but loud frog made its presence known in the stream.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415658.SEhZyVio.jpg) IMG_5244b.jpgA tiny but loud frog made its presence known in the stream. |
![Small fingernail-sized frog in the stream.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423636.tyjOPBUH.jpg) DSC_8517b.jpgSmall fingernail-sized frog in the stream. |
![Steve, getting photos of the frog](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415659.WErBwA6O.jpg) IMG_5246b.jpgSteve, getting photos of the frog |
![He tried to get photos of some little grasshopper-looking thing in the water too, but only got blurry results.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415660.plb7NEBb.jpg) IMG_5247b.jpgHe tried to get photos of some little grasshopper-looking thing in the water too, but only got blurry results. |
![Then there were the water striders.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423637.5AYM65Ur.jpg) DSC_8519b.jpgThen there were the water striders. |
![Blurry water striders moving quickly on the water](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423638.ZJjrmBXA.jpg) DSC_8520b.jpgBlurry water striders moving quickly on the water |
![Marion, John, Sharon and Kurt were moving on up the trail.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415661.BsoJGiyu.jpg) IMG_5249b.jpgMarion, John, Sharon and Kurt were moving on up the trail. |
![Bright yellow wildflowers along the trail at Sunset Picnic area.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423639.axUMtE0N.jpg) DSC_8526b.jpgBright yellow wildflowers along the trail at Sunset Picnic area. |
![Yellow wildflowers along trail at Sunset Picnic area, WMWR, OK](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423640.EcPb9Y7a.jpg) DSC_8528b.jpgYellow wildflowers along trail at Sunset Picnic area, WMWR, OK |
![Yellow wildflower](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415634.sQTSAH85.jpg) P1050235b.jpgYellow wildflower |
![Yellow wildflower](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415635.xTDfXEFv.jpg) P1050236b.jpgYellow wildflower |
![Yellow wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415636.fXDrcoy4.jpg) P1050239b.jpgYellow wildflowers |
![A single male Summer Tanager made an appearance along the trail.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423641.galcn2Rb.jpg) DSC_8529b.jpgA single male Summer Tanager made an appearance along the trail. |
![Male Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423642.n6XJKE8h.jpg) DSC_8537b.jpgMale Summer Tanager |
![Male Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423643.tmCubEYx.jpg) DSC_8543b.jpgMale Summer Tanager |
![Male Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423644.zMwBSjUZ.jpg) DSC_8544b.jpgMale Summer Tanager |
![Male Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423645.N1I1bZPU.jpg) DSC_8545b.jpgMale Summer Tanager |
![Male Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423646.TfCVd2iT.jpg) DSC_8576b.jpgMale Summer Tanager |
![Male Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423647.T0KzQyfn.jpg) DSC_8578b.jpgMale Summer Tanager |
![Male Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423648.T86HWU7W.jpg) DSC_8580b.jpgMale Summer Tanager |
![Male Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423649.kWjMcngh.jpg) DSC_8586b.jpgMale Summer Tanager |
![More wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415663.HqGuPOP4.jpg) IMG_5252b.jpgMore wildflowers |
![A variety of Mexican hat flowers along the trail above the creek](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415664.D9p5RG0Q.jpg) IMG_5259b.jpgA variety of Mexican hat flowers along the trail above the creek |
![Mexican hat flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415665.AWkbxTJJ.jpg) IMG_5261b.jpgMexican hat flowers |
![Wildflowers among the rocks above the creek at Sunset Picnic area](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415666.S2Zx9PAE.jpg) IMG_5262b.jpgWildflowers among the rocks above the creek at Sunset Picnic area |
![Mexican hat flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423650.nART7WYw.jpg) DSC_8601b.jpgMexican hat flowers |
![Kurt, John, Steve and Marion on the bridge across the creek at Sunset Picnic area, WMWR, OK](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415667.cWrexXnv.jpg) IMG_5263b.jpgKurt, John, Steve and Marion on the bridge across the creek at Sunset Picnic area, WMWR, OK |
![Marion points out a location on the topography map at Sunset Picnic area (wink, wink)](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415668.hPOG9dnj.jpg) IMG_5266b.jpgMarion points out a location on the "topography map" at Sunset Picnic area (wink, wink) |
![Across the bridge, we saw this Great-crested Flycatcher in a tree.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423651.2KXfT1Mu.jpg) DSC_8602b.jpgAcross the bridge, we saw this Great-crested Flycatcher in a tree. |
![Great-crested Flycatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423652.Frw99E2w.jpg) DSC_8604b.jpgGreat-crested Flycatcher |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423653.VO495qVt.jpg) DSC_8607b.jpgDragonfly |
![Mary found the only cactus with a flower.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415675.5FXmVvg6.jpg) IMG_20190624_132024b.jpgMary found the only cactus with a flower. |
![Magenta cactus flower](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415637.FhC1BO5c.jpg) P1050241b.jpgMagenta cactus flower |
![Cactus flower](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415638.HsntZmRH.jpg) P1050243b.jpgCactus flower |
![Nightshade flower](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415640.KhgChgPm.jpg) P1050255b.jpgNightshade flower |
![After leaving Sunset Picnic area, we took a break at the WMWR Visitor Center and John and Steve rested on a bench in the lobby.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415617.95rGH6gD.jpg) 20190624_152600b.jpgAfter leaving Sunset Picnic area, we took a break at the WMWR Visitor Center and John and Steve rested on a bench in the lobby. |
![Kurt, John and Steve in the lobby at the WMWR Visitor Center](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415618.UHJ5CBMg.jpg) 20190624_152606b.jpgKurt, John and Steve in the lobby at the WMWR Visitor Center |
![After our break, we went back to Quanah Parker Lake dam and more wildflowers.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423654.Oki4ouw5.jpg) DSC_8613b.jpgAfter our break, we went back to Quanah Parker Lake dam and more wildflowers. |
![Three Barn Swallows on a ledge on the back side of the dam at Quanah Parker Lake](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423655.nOfhniwX.jpg) DSC_8621b.jpgThree Barn Swallows on a ledge on the back side of the dam at Quanah Parker Lake |
![Barn Swallow](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423656.pz5GJ303.jpg) DSC_8622b.jpgBarn Swallow |
![On the trail on the W side of the dam, we saw a Painted Bunting.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423657.oe23iTGM.jpg) DSC_8631b.jpgOn the trail on the W side of the dam, we saw a Painted Bunting. |
![Male Painted Bunting](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423658.86X2Rh2f.jpg) DSC_8632b.jpgMale Painted Bunting |
![We got fleeting looks at a Black-capped Vireo--trust me.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423659.n02EjNcG.jpg) DSC_8645b.jpgWe got fleeting looks at a Black-capped Vireo--trust me. |
![Black-capped Vireo--blur in a bush](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423660.yQoZP1KR.jpg) DSC_8646b.jpgBlack-capped Vireo--blur in a bush |
![Mississippi Kite](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423661.POX0ZR4e.jpg) DSC_8647b.jpgMississippi Kite |
![Male Painted Bunting](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423662.DmKNrGAC.jpg) DSC_8652b.jpgMale Painted Bunting |
![Painted Bunting singing](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423663.HXoBxH84.jpg) DSC_8653b.jpgPainted Bunting singing |
![Painted Bunting](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423664.ybhDq6BR.jpg) DSC_8657b.jpgPainted Bunting |
![Singing Painted Bunting](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423665.3Q9NYkn8.jpg) DSC_8668b.jpgSinging Painted Bunting |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423666.n4jQKRih.jpg) DSC_8683b.jpgDragonfly |
![Clubtail dragonfly?](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423667.dj69a4t0.jpg) DSC_8687b.jpgClubtail dragonfly? |
![Clubtail dragonfly?](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423668.qnPxHDtP.jpg) DSC_8689b.jpgClubtail dragonfly? |
![Wildflower](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423669.VJlxIPX4.jpg) DSC_8693b.jpgWildflower |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423670.SzB4BBjD.jpg) DSC_8697b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423671.QjvOZSTF.jpg) DSC_8698b.jpgDragonfly |
![Red-berried bush](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423672.k8fQqnUs.jpg) DSC_8703b.jpgRed-berried bush |
![Red-berried bush](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423673.NQwlioTF.jpg) DSC_8705b.jpgRed-berried bush |
![Yellow wildflower](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423674.V6AaKTBi.jpg) DSC_8707b.jpgYellow wildflower |
![One of two snakes in the creek below Quanah Parker Lake dam](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423675.gbhmkfJZ.jpg) DSC_8708b.jpgOne of two snakes in the creek below Quanah Parker Lake dam |
![Water snake](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423676.fhDCtQVZ.jpg) DSC_8709b.jpgWater snake |
![Two water snakes](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423682.g1DproiN.jpg) DSC_8741b.jpgTwo water snakes |
![Canyon Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423677.oTFf2OTz.jpg) DSC_8711b.jpgCanyon Wren |
![Canyon Wren among the rocks below the dam at Quanah Parker Lake](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423678.ljn67YC4.jpg) DSC_8715b.jpgCanyon Wren among the rocks below the dam at Quanah Parker Lake |
![Canyon Wren singing](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423679.ggNDoIoo.jpg) DSC_8720b.jpgCanyon Wren singing |
![Canyon Wren singing](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423680.EVhSSFV9.jpg) DSC_8721b.jpgCanyon Wren singing |
![Canyon Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423681.1Pvgqm3t.jpg) DSC_8726b.jpgCanyon Wren |
![View of the back of the Canyon Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423683.ZDvH9h3J.jpg) DSC_8766b.jpgView of the back of the Canyon Wren |
![Profile of Canyon Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423684.RvSWgZ2q.jpg) DSC_8767b.jpgProfile of Canyon Wren |
![Canyon Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423685.1NL1zHs9.jpg) DSC_8769b.jpgCanyon Wren |
![Barn Swallow](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423686.WqHyWexR.jpg) DSC_8773b.jpgBarn Swallow |
![Barn Swallow](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423687.PNzwzZMj.jpg) DSC_8778b.jpgBarn Swallow |
![As we were leaving the dam area, Mary and I spotted this Killdeer posing on a rock beside the road.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423688.JGOZN253.jpg) DSC_8784b.jpgAs we were leaving the dam area, Mary and I spotted this Killdeer posing on a rock beside the road. |
![Killdeer](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423689.9hoAPwBt.jpg) DSC_8787b.jpgKilldeer |
![After Kurt and Sharon and John and Marion went home, Mary and I went to the Environmental Education Center where we saw a few more birds and lots of dragonflies like this one.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423690.BowGfpKo.jpg) DSC_8788b.jpgAfter Kurt and Sharon and John and Marion went home, Mary and I went to the Environmental Education Center where we saw a few more birds and lots of dragonflies like this one. |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423691.MB4XiF54.jpg) DSC_8790b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423692.LOVXHCch.jpg) DSC_8793b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423693.KMu3nnTs.jpg) DSC_8795b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423694.jQOE5sFf.jpg) DSC_8797b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423695.4fd293Ai.jpg) DSC_8801b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423696.Rud5Svv8.jpg) DSC_8802b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423697.Uj3xoFeV.jpg) DSC_8805b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423698.dPE0The9.jpg) DSC_8809b.jpgDragonfly |
![Tattered Hackberry Emporer butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415673.janfpQGs.jpg) IMG_5288b.jpgTattered Hackberry Emporer butterfly |
![Wheel bug](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423699.2NVRZwc0.jpg) DSC_8812b.jpgWheel bug |
![Wheel bug](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415641.cpdhIovM.jpg) P1050256b.jpgWheel bug |
![Wheel bug](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415642.nc99Vwrh.jpg) P1050258b.jpgWheel bug |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423700.HXfhrRmf.jpg) DSC_8817b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423701.D4L3Fk2r.jpg) DSC_8821b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423702.VnqcFior.jpg) DSC_8822b.jpgDragonfly |
![Robber fly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423703.DcUstHI2.jpg) DSC_8823b.jpgRobber fly |
![Common Wood Nymph butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423704.TT3kFlzv.jpg) DSC_8825b.jpgCommon Wood Nymph butterfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423705.SxgMu7NW.jpg) DSC_8828b.jpgDragonfly |
![Dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423706.vKrisdoa.jpg) DSC_8829b.jpgDragonfly |
![As we drove back out to Highway 49, we saw this Blue Grosbeak on the fence.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423707.w8Roaev9.jpg) DSC_8848b.jpgAs we drove back out to Highway 49, we saw this Blue Grosbeak on the fence. |
![There was also male Eastern Bluebird on the fence.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423708.xAgiaJgc.jpg) DSC_8852b.jpgThere was also male Eastern Bluebird on the fence. |
![Blue Grosbeak](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423709.KlqO4lcI.jpg) DSC_8853b.jpgBlue Grosbeak |
![Blue Grosbeak](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423710.GWoSNl8X.jpg) DSC_8854b.jpgBlue Grosbeak |
![Blue Grosbeak](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423711.ifqjUnDX.jpg) DSC_8858b.jpgBlue Grosbeak |
![On the road across from the Visitor Center, we saw these wildflowers.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423712.2u0R8EGh.jpg) DSC_8860b.jpgOn the road across from the Visitor Center, we saw these wildflowers. |
![Purple wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423713.8cwf0PfC.jpg) DSC_8862b.jpgPurple wildflowers |
![Purple wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423714.HpjuJMjX.jpg) DSC_8864b.jpgPurple wildflowers |
![Purple wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423715.44MIhthF.jpg) DSC_8868b.jpgPurple wildflowers |
![Purple wildflowers and Indian Paintbrush](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423716.lXytMyAl.jpg) DSC_8877b.jpgPurple wildflowers and Indian Paintbrush |
![The Holy City was closed, so we drove toward Rush Lake and saw another dragonfly.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423717.NwRJNEVc.jpg) DSC_8887b.jpgThe Holy City was closed, so we drove toward Rush Lake and saw another dragonfly. |
![In one bare tree along the road, we saw a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher perched above a Painted Bunting.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423718.HGsD5aOx.jpg) DSC_8892b.jpgIn one bare tree along the road, we saw a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher perched above a Painted Bunting. |
![Then a second Scissor-tailed Flycatcher flew in with a grasshopper in its mouth.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423719.tULdJV9w.jpg) DSC_8898b.jpgThen a second Scissor-tailed Flycatcher flew in with a grasshopper in its mouth. |
![A little farther down the road toward Rush Lake, a Greater Roadrunner ran down the road in front of us, then turned and headed up the rocks at the side of the road.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423720.MdABCyPh.jpg) DSC_8901b.jpgA little farther down the road toward Rush Lake, a Greater Roadrunner ran down the road in front of us, then turned and headed up the rocks at the side of the road. |
![Greater Roadrunner](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423721.6ZS0sFd8.jpg) DSC_8903b.jpgGreater Roadrunner |
![The Greater Roadrunner scurried to the top of the ridge and stopped for a moment before disappearing from sight.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423722.J44poMPk.jpg) DSC_8907b.jpgThe Greater Roadrunner scurried to the top of the ridge and stopped for a moment before disappearing from sight. |
![We drove on around to the dam at Rush Lake and found this young male Painted Bunting singing in a bare tree.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423723.d6whjmj7.jpg) DSC_8913b.jpgWe drove on around to the dam at Rush Lake and found this young male Painted Bunting singing in a bare tree. |
![Young male Painted Bunting singing](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423724.R2GHQo4v.jpg) DSC_8920b.jpgYoung male Painted Bunting singing |
![In the distance, a male Eastern Bluebird sat with in insect meal.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169423725.aFUCurpI.jpg) DSC_8921b.jpgIn the distance, a male Eastern Bluebird sat with in insect meal. |
![Leaving the Rush Lake and driving back out to the main road, we spotted this tarantula crossing the road.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415679.IPSciCkL.jpg) IMG_20190624_190918b.jpgLeaving the Rush Lake and driving back out to the main road, we spotted this tarantula crossing the road. |
![IMG_20190624_190919b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415680.tubg0CQA.jpg) IMG_20190624_190919b.jpg |
![Tarantula](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415681.dv0c6EjT.jpg) IMG_20190624_190920b.jpgTarantula |
![The tarantula finally got tired of our photographing it and crawled off into the grass, so we went home.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/169415643.nVQipZOC.jpg) P1050260b.jpgThe tarantula finally got tired of our photographing it and crawled off into the grass, so we went home. |