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A wide-angle macro photograph showing a row of fan-shaped bracket fungi, likely False Turkey Tail (Stereum ostrea), growing along a mossy fallen log. The mushrooms feature detailed concentric rings of tan, ochre, and cream. Captured in the Big Thicket National Preserve, with a soft-focus green forest background.
#Sunday sun worshipping fungi.
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A detailed macro photograph taken in the Big Thicket National Preserve featuring a small, fuzzy, vibrant pink flower bud on a slender woody stem. Fine, glistening spiderwebs are delicately draped over the bud and a small, translucent, amber-colored dried leaf. The background is a soft, out-of-focus mottled green.
Nature’s fine details. Found this vibrant little bud wrapped in silk and a bit of history. Behold the beautiful natural textures of the Big Thicket. 🌸🕸️
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Location: Big Thicket National Preserve / Martin Dies, Jr. State Park A high-detail macro photograph of a bumblebee heavily dusted in bright yellow pollen. The bee is perched on a vibrant purple and white thistle, its fuzzy black body and delicate wing textures in sharp focus. The surrounding thistle spikes frame the bee against a soft, creamy green background, highlighting the industrious nature of local pollinators in the Big Thicket.
This bumblebee 🐝 was so intent on the thistle that it didn't mind me getting close for a portrait. Look at the amount of pollen. A very busy bee.
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A detailed macro photograph of bright orange Teloschistes lichen (Golden Hair Lichen) growing on a weathered, light-colored tree branch. The lichen features a complex, tangled structure of thin orange filaments topped with numerous small, flat, orange disc-shaped fruiting bodies. The branch is covered in pale crustose lichen with tiny reddish-brown dots. The background is a soft, out-of-focus green foliage. This specimen was photographed near the Dogwood Trail in the Big Thicket National Preserve, close to Martin Dies Jr. State Park.
Golden Crown of the Big Thicket:
Found this beautiful Golden Hair Lichen exploring the Dogwood Trail. I love the colors and structure. I think it’s very beautiful. 🍄🌿
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Bats provide enormous ecological and economic value through insect control.
Excess artificial light disrupts their hunting patterns, signaling deeper ecosystem instability.
Darkness supports balance.
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Close-up of a purple flower with numerous small petals, surrounded by green foliage and dry grass.
A delicate burst of color on the forest floor. Tiny wildflowers like this often go unnoticed, but they’re full of detail when you slow down and look closer. #Wildflower #MacroPhotography #NatureDetails #TexasNature #NatureLovers
A close-up photograph of a slender tree trunk in a forest, its pale gray and white bark streaked with a vertical band of warm rust-orange lichen or staining. Dark, irregular fungal patches cling to the bark like ink blots, while soft green moss gathers at the edges. The background fades into a softly blurred woodland of muted greens and browns, emphasizing texture, age, and quiet natural decay. Location: Martin Dies Jr. State Park, Big Thicket National Preserve.
While walking through the forest the other day, these beautiful colors caught my eye.
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A slender branch with a few vivid red leaves clings to life beside a quiet, reflective forest pool. Soft gray water and blurred autumn leaves fill the background, while moss-covered trunks rise vertically around the scene. The contrast between the muted forest tones and the bright red leaves suggests resilience and stillness in a winter landscape. Photographed at Martin Dies Jr. State Park in the Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas.
Holding on into the new year.
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A narrow stream flows through a wooded ravine in Houston Audubon's Nature Sanctuary. The stream bank is lined with trees and foliage, with some leaves displaying autumnal colors.
A quiet creek winding through the trees, carrying reflections and early fall color along its banks. One of those spots that makes everything slow down for a minute.
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Wide photograph of a tree trunk in soft daylight, covered with clusters of warm brown bracket fungi. The fungi range from pale tan at the thin edges to deeper caramel brown toward the centers, forming layered semicircles stacked up the trunk like shingles. The bark is dark gray and rough, mottled with patches of pale green lichen. Wisps of silvery-gray Spanish moss hang on the left side, adding fine, wiry texture. On the right edge of the frame, blurred green leaves create a soft, bright contrast against the earthy browns of the mushrooms and bark.
Cool little bunch of False Turkey Tails with some Spanish moss for flair. Hopefully the exposure isn't too dark for BlueSky (happens to me a lot)
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A close, low-angle nature photograph taken along the Dogwood Trail in Tyler County, East Texas. The image shows a cluster of golden-orange bracket fungi growing across the surface of a fallen log in a quiet hardwood forest. The main mushroom in the frame has a distinctive vase- or funnel-shaped cap, its ridged texture catching soft filtered light from the forest canopy. Surrounding it are smaller, curled shelf fungi with ruffled, wavy edges and rich earthy tones — yellows, ochres, and warm browns typical of East Texas woodland fungi in early fall. The log they’re growing on is weathered and textured, with pale gray bark, deep cracks, and darker patches of decay. The foreground shows softly blurred orange fungi, contributing depth and a sense of being down on the forest floor at eye level. In the background, the bokeh is smooth and muted: soft greens, gentle browns, and out-of-focus branches that create a dreamy woodland atmosphere without pulling attention away from the mushroom cluster.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. I wonder what nature‘s cooking up in that little cauldron?
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Bracket fungi cluster along the curved trunk of a fallen tree in the East Texas woods, photographed near Martin Dies Jr. State Park at Lake Steinhagen. Layers of turkey tail–like shelves (Trametes versicolor or false turkey tail) create rippled patterns of tan, cream, and brown across the bark, each one showing the delicate banding and texture that come with slow forest decay. The mossy bark and overlapping fungi catch the soft light of the Big Thicket ecosystem, while the background fades into gentle woodland bokeh of logs, leaves, and muted fall tones. The scene captures East Texas nature photography at its most detailed — forest floor textures, woodland fungi, natural decomposition, and the quiet architecture of life returning to the earth.
A little something for fungi Friday. It’s interesting if nothing else.
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Soft evening light settles over Lake Steinhagen at Martin Dies Jr. State Park in East Texas, where cypress and tupelo trees rise from still blackwater reflecting the forest in perfect symmetry. The warm golden tones capture that fleeting calm before dusk — a tranquil scene of fading sunlight, mirror-like reflections, and the quiet rhythm of a Southeast Texas wetland. This landscape photograph blends light, texture, and mood in the heart of East Texas nature, where the day ends in peaceful reflection.
I took this picture the other day off a little trail in the swamp. I thought it was very pretty.
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🐢 Baby turtles crawling toward highways. Birds crashing into glass.
This is what happens when the night never really gets dark.
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Early morning scene at Lake Steinhagen in Martin Dies Jr. State Park, East Texas. The image shows calm lake waters reflecting the pastel colors of sunrise, with cypress trees emerging from the water. Overhanging branches frame the top of the image, adding a natural border. A guardrail in the foreground hints at a roadside view, emphasizing the peaceful, reflective atmosphere of a morning in East Texas nature.
Sunrise at Martin Dies Jr. State Park, overlooking Lake Steinhagen in East Texas. The photo captures the silhouette of trees against the warm, orange glow of the morning sky. A distant stand of cypress trees rises from the misty lake waters, while a guardrail and grassy roadside in the foreground provide context for a scenic, tranquil drive through East Texas nature
View from my morning drive to work. Sometimes rural life is boring however, this makes it all worth it - Natures Majestic Raw Beauty.
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Delicate native Texas grass seed heads shimmer in the golden light near Lake Steinhagen in East Texas, their fine filaments glowing against the soft blur of water and sky. The photograph captures the rich natural texture and detail of wild bluestem grasses—possibly broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) or splitbeard bluestem (Andropogon ternarius)—two native species known for their feathery seed plumes that reflect autumn sunlight. This close-up macro landscape emphasizes texture, depth, and the organic patterns found in East Texas nature photography. A perfect example of Big Thicket serenity and botanical artistry, blending fine art composition with local ecology to highlight the seasonal beauty of native Texas flora.
Picture taken a couple hours ago after being stuck in traffic. I decided I should stop and take some pictures to relax.
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A shallow, amber-tinted stream known as Little Turkey Creek flows gently through the forest near Woodville, Texas, in Tyler County. The clear water reveals rippled sand patterns beneath the surface as it winds around a narrow sandbar framed by dense undergrowth and tall hardwood trees. Sunlight filters through the forest canopy, scattering golden reflections across the creek and lighting up the layered greens of the East Texas Pineywoods. Elephant ears, vines, and native vegetation edge the banks, capturing the calm, natural beauty of a woodland creek ecosystem in Southeast Texas.
Not sure you can see this good in the thumbnail. I thought about not posting it however, I think it’s pretty even if not the most well composed.
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If you like butterflies please check out my latest blog post where I show off the photos I've been taking of migrating Monarchs:
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'Grue Jay' Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is First-of-Its-Kind Hybrid #Science #Biology #Genetics #hybridanimals #Texasnature #wildlife
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Join us at noon in the Austin Central Library for a panel you won't want to miss!
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I just locked eyes with a beautiful deer on a quiet country road… so I guess I’m a Disney princess now. 👑🦌✨
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This Texas bird was at the center of a lengthy legal battle involving Texas and the federal government. In this Texas Tea, producer Allan Wang tell you about the Golden-cheeked warbler and all the drama surrounding it. #texasnature #texasbirds #goldencheekedwarbler
Doomscrolling break! Here’s a pic of a cute flower crab spider in my garden this morning. #Texasnature
