San Angelo State Park Photos

A cold, foggy and frosty morning for a hike. (Photo by MikeHikes)

A very small piece of the Playground Trail. Not all rock and not all dirt, just a long scenic trail. (Photo by MikeHikes)

I hope the buck gets to grow his antlers before he's shot. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Took no photos on this hike but here's one from an earlier hike at the park. (Photo by MikeHikes)

What seemed to be an unusually large number of male Cardinals were spotted today. Mostly near the North Scenic Loop area although some were seen in other locations. Beautiful birds! (Photo by MikeHikes)

This is one of the American Goldfinches I saw this morning. They usually pass through the park and continue further South. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Perhaps they're common but I see them rarely so it was an occasion when I spotted this guy. He made many trips up and down the stretch of river but I never saw him with a fish. (Photo by MikeHikes)

A common winter visitor, there were two groups of four Meadowlarks spotted near Cougar Overlook - the first time I've seen them this year. (Photo by MikeHikes)

One of the few birds that came out today. Using a PS sky replacement layer seemed to give him a "heroic" pose. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Organized hunt last week left these two without a buck. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Most of the Monarch Butterflies have already headed South but there are a few stragglers still around. (Photo by MikeHikes)

A doe and her fawn watch me from afar as I hiked on Playground Trail. (Photo by MikeHikes)

A winter visitor on his way to warmer climes. He and his mate were in the juniper bush when the bright yellow color caught my eye. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Besides the bee bush, there aren't many blooming flowers but the lemonmint is blooming and I'm seeing more plants all the time. (Photo by MikeHikes)

The owl was hunting when I interrupted him. He flew to the tree and squawked at me before settling down and watching as I took his photo. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Monarch Butterflies need milkweed!!!!! Help spread the seeds when they burst from the pods. (Photo by MikeHikes)

First time I've seen this bird. He was enjoying himself at the "No Swimming" pond near Burkett park -good thing the pond recently went from being a puddle to a fairly large body of water. (Photo by MikeHikes)

For years, beavers felled trees along Shady Trail but were never seen until today! Only saw one in this fairly large pool of water (river is not flowing) but he looked healthy enough. (Photo by MikeHikes)

The big rock is normally underwater but, as can be seen, the water just isn't there. (Photo by MikeHikes)

His expression sums up today's hike - nothing happening here. (Photo by MikeHikes)

For years I heard about a mythical "White Deer" at the park - on this hike, I saw it for the first time. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Calves are always hungry! Part of the state Longhorn herd at the park. (Photo by MikeHikes)

Was surprised to see this young coachwhip. I don't know if the warmer weather brought him out or some other reason. In any event, he met his end and the ants were having a feast. (Photo by MikeHikes)

The other members of the javelina family scampered into the surrounding brush but this one stayed in place sniffing and waiting to see if I'd follow - I didn't. (Photo by MikeHikes)