Animals seen on a recent urban hike in Belton, Texas.
Western kingbird on a very grey day
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Cat under a hot tin roof.
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Plymouth Rock chicken. It was outside the fence, trying to get in.
Take a photo, copy it, flip it, overlay it on top of the original.
Use this graffiti . . .
and get this.
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Tractor 1, take 1.
Tractor 1, take 2.
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Tractor 2, take 1.
Tractor 2, take 2.
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Sunflower and spider friend.
Double them up.
There’s lots to see around Mueller Lake in Austin.
This is Nessy the Lakeside Dragon. I’m having trouble getting a photo I really like of her so I’ll keep trying.
Some years back, hubby hung up some gourds under the carport as potential nesting places. Usually only sparrows took us up on the offer. This year, however, we have a new resident: a Bewick’s Wren.
Bewick’s Wren
Nesting in the gourd
As I waited for my fellow hikers to arrive, I heard a bird chirping in a nearby tree and actually managed to photograph it.
Tufted Titmouse
It's a long story ... 