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kj5t<p>Hamvention Detour for a quick 1900z CWT. At Cooper Lakes State Park US-3000. Only did the minimum of 10 to count for both POTA and the CWT because despite using half a bottle of Off these East Texas Mosquitos were eating me alive. They had two inches of rain last night here and the swamp was swampy. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/hamvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamvention</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ParksOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParksOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cqparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cqparks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wwff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wwff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/elecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elecraft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a></p>
Taco Dave<p>Day trip to Possum Kingdom State Park. <a href="https://puz.fun/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a></p>
Sheila Scarborough<p>National parks get a lot of attention, but don't miss the chance to visit other wild places that may be closer to home. For me, that's Texas state parks, now celebrating 100 years: </p><p><a href="https://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2023/08/23/100-years-texas-state-parks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">perceptivetravel.com/blog/2023</span><span class="invisible">/08/23/100-years-texas-state-parks/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TravelTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FindYourPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FindYourPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a></p>
Paul Harrison<p>At McKinney Falls State Park ready to see some real sky nonsense <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/eclipse2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eclipse2023</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/texasstateparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texasstateparks</span></a></p>
Christine Beeton<p>Lotus seed pod.<br />Ten days ago, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lotus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Flowers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Seeds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StateParks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a></p>
Christine Beeton<p>Carolina wren. Love these tiny birds with big voices!</p><p>Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wrens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wrens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Birding</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BirdPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a></p>
Sheila Scarborough<p>National parks get a lot of attention, but don't miss the chance to visit other wild places that may be closer to home. For me, that's Texas state parks, which are celebrating their 100th birthday: </p><p><a href="https://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2023/08/23/100-years-texas-state-parks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">perceptivetravel.com/blog/2023</span><span class="invisible">/08/23/100-years-texas-state-parks/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FindYourPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FindYourPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
Christine Beeton<p>Bees in a lotus flower.<br />Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Flowers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lotus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bees</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a></p>
Christine BeetonAlligator eating a fish
kj5t<p>A short walk and park activation at Lake Somerville State Park and BBQ to end my Field Day weekend. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BBQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBQ</span></a></p>
kj5t<p>45 minutes until field day. Normally would do a screened shelter; however, I am really digging this mini cabin at Buescher State Park. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ARRL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARRL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FieldDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FieldDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/hamr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a></p>
Christine Beeton<p>This bunny has stories to tell... for example, how did it lose a portion of its right ear?<br />Brazos Bend State Park, Texas. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rabbits" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rabbits</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bunnies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bunnies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a></p>
Christine Beeton<p>Last year, with the drought, this was all but dried mud. Seeing water this year is so reassuring!<br />Brazos Bend State Park, Texas. </p><p>(The dots in the sky are many many dragonflies 😍)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Drought</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dragonflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dragonflies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Water</span></a></p>
Christine Beeton<p>A bee visiting a lotus flower.<br />Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bees</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Flowers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lotus</span></a></p>
Paul Harrison<p>Of course, immediately after taking this picture I turned around and saw the hole all his friends were living in. (McKinney Falls State Park) <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antstodon</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TexasParks100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasParks100</span></a></p>
Tucker<p>Hiking around Inks Lake in the Texas hill country <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/texasstateparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texasstateparks</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
c0nc0rdance<p>There's a long lineage to these furry giants, the Texas State Bison Herd: they (may) trace back to cattleman Charlie Goodnight's gift of a few calves (orphaned by hunters) to his wife Molly between 1878-1889. <br>---<br>RT @TPWDparks<br>Good thing they have fur coats 🥶</p><p>Bison took the snow in stride at Caprock Canyons State Park in the <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/TexasPanhandle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPanhandle</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/txwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>txwx</span></a> <br><a href="https://twitter.com/TPWDparks/status/1618286940918525957" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/TPWDparks/status/1</span><span class="invisible">618286940918525957</span></a></p>
c0nc0rdance<p>Besides being adorable tank puppies, every armadillo is born as an identical quadruplet.</p><p>It's a quirk of their reproductive system called polyembryony, an adaptation to an incredibly small implantation site in the 'dillo uterus. <br>---<br>RT @TPWDparks<br>Heading into Friday like...</p><p>📷 Guadalupe River State Park</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a> <br><a href="https://twitter.com/TPWDparks/status/1616440843480563716" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/TPWDparks/status/1</span><span class="invisible">616440843480563716</span></a></p>
Christine Beeton<p>The Pied-billed Grebe is one of the cutest little wet birds.<br />October 2022, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Grebe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Grebe</span></a> @Birding@twitter.com <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BirdPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdsOfTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BirdsOfTexas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a></p>
Christine Beeton<p>Downy woodpeckers, male and female. <br />October 2022, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Woodpeckers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Woodpeckers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Birding</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdsOfTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BirdsOfTexas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BirdPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasStateParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasStateParks</span></a></p>