Bush Park Vistas in the Cold Season

Winter landscape inside George Bush Park 

Noble Road Trail 

Wetlands restoration area in Barker Reservoir - Noble Road Trail 

Powerline crosses the reservoir and provides perch for vultures  

While there is little green on the ground now, there is
more blue in the water because of the absence of the foliage

The hues vary with the seasons 

The trail is periodically impassable due to flooding, and
sometimes it is submerged entirely when the reservoir is called upon to
perform its purpose - retain flow-off after heavy rains
to reduce flooding downstream in Houston  

Barker Reservoir Dam with heavy clouds seen
from the East at Noble Road / Briar Forest 

The Deer is safe in Barker Reservoir where the Army Corps of Engineers does not allow hunting

White-tailed deer (head shot) 

They are not too shy either.

They will just stare at you. 

High-resolution pair below: 

Bird-watching in George Bush Park in April

Common species among the large birds: Great White Egret, Snowy Egret, Ibis, Night Heron, Tricolored Heron, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, and an occasional Spoonbill.

Great white egret with long yellow bill on the edge of
the woods 

 Ibisis foraging in a rain-drenched field

Great White Egret on the water's edge 

White egret landing - Spoonbill on the edge of the water 

Duck pond in George Bush Park South

No Swimming or Wading sign, bu it only
applies to human park visitors 

Duck-crossing ahead warning sign on S. Barker-Cypress 

Duck Pond in George Bush Park - South
East or S Barker-Cypress Road 

Yellow bull thistle

All pink: Spring is also the apple snail mating and egg-laying season

The egg clusters are more visible

than the snails themselves 

Apple snail as food for water fowl 

Below: Apple snails (archival pics)

Wildlife in Bush Park

White Tail Deer turning its head 

Deer on Noble Road Trail at Dusk 

Noble Road Trail inside Barker Reservoir at Sunset
(February 2015)

Hiking in George Bush Park in November and enjoying the landscape (Fall season photos)

On the banks of Buffalo Bayou inside Barker Reservoir behind the Dam

Leaves turning red - foliage of the Fall 

Noble Road Trail inside the Reservoir 

Noble Road Trail - Heading West

Lake South of Noble Road Trail behind the Barker Dam 

Edge of the wetlands restoration area inside the reservoir 

Buffalo Bayou flow-control gate on Barker Dam 

Lake inside Barker Reservoir in late November