San Angelo State Park Photos

One of the many Monarch Butterflies encountered on today's hike. They are migrating South for the winter. (Photo by MikeHikes)

The Monarchs are migrating and this one stopped on a gayfeather to grab a bite. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Lots of light purple feathergay blooming; the butterflies are feasting as are the bumblebees. (Photo by MikeHikes)

I normally see Road Runners individually, this pair watched me at Cougar Overlook. (Photo by MikeHikes)

This is part of the North Concho River but with the water low, it is instead, a small pond. (Photo by MikeHikes)

The thistle continues to sprout purple but no seeds yet for the birds. The bees and grasshoppers seem to like it though. (Photo by MikeHikes)

A group of grasshoppers were enjoying a prickly pear fruit. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Saw this bird jump into a tree and took a few snaps to see what it was. I didn't notice the wasp until I was processing the shot but as you can see, the mockingbird did notice and was watching it closely. (Photo by MikeHikes)

As previously mentioned in my logs, the longhorns wander all over the mid and northern sections of the park. I was at the 5 Points Junction when this longhorn came to drink. When I returned later, others were there as well. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Just a nice view of an old fence still being used to keep the longhorns confined to the old lake bed area. (Photo by MikeHikes)

This egg was laying alongside a portion of the Red Dam Loop. It was undamaged but there was no nest nearby. I suspect another bird raided the nest and dropped it. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Although I don't know what kind of bird lays this egg it looks like a successful birth! I hope the heat doesn't kill the new fledgeling. (Photo by MikeHikes)

The longhorns are hanging around the Burkett park area as well as the East Potts Creek and Armadillo areas. Be aware and don't harass them - they'll leave you alone. (Photo by MikeHikes)

LOTS of grasshoppers at the park. (Photo by MikeHikes)

With all the rains in the past month, the lake is at 14.7% which isn't much but a few months ago, all you would have seen was dry land; not a drop of water in sight. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Spotted on the Horny Toad trail. He kept moving deeper into the trees as I tried to get a good photo. This is the best of the bunch. (Photo by MikeHikes)

These longhorns were coming to the 5 Points junction as we were leaving. Quite a few groups of cattle were out today. As can be seen, the grass has grown a lot due to the extra rains. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Watching us with interest, this Road Runner was seen on the Badlands trail. He sat in the tree watching us and allowed me to get pretty close. (Photo by MikeHikes)

A very chipper fledgeling peeping and fluttering for food. (Photo by MikeHikes)

This was the smallest horned toad I saw today - about three inches long from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. He allowed me to put my camera fairly close to get this shot; when I stood up, he scampered off. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Found this egg on the trail - I'm not enough of an expert to know if the egg was discarded after the bird hatched or if the remnants of the yolk means he didn't make it. (Photo by MikeHikes)

We saw this Mourning Dove just off the Winding Snake trail. She didn't make a sound or move as we watched her. (Photo by MikeHikes)

My every move was watched intently by this young rattler. After I got a few photos, he made his way into the grass, always keeping his eyes on me. (Photo by MikeHikes)

A nice day and some nice clouds in the sky. (Photo by MikeHikes)