Nature Appreciation in Cullen Park (and Trail) in April

Green lizard on bird house (nesting box) 

Caterpillar dangling on a thread 

Perfect wheel - Yellow Bull Thistle flower 

Ladybug in a tree 

Admiral Butterfly on foliage

Delicate wood sorrell 

A very thin and tiny dragonfly on a leaf 

Intense yellow in fives 

Yellow bull thistle

Ibises with their long curved bills can be seen at West Houston detention ponds at lakes in the reservoirs and flooded fields after heavy rains

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)

Butterfly spotting in Spring - Houston-area parks and wildlife areas

Spring-time wildflowers in Houston's Energy Corridor and lush green fields

Indian Paintbrush (macro view) with blue sky with white clouds
at Texas wildflower patch near Kendall Library 

A bee visiting a blackberry flower in the woods

Texas Dandelion (Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus) 

Evening Primrose flower in profile

Mexican Hat flower in profile in green field alongside
Terry Hershey Park at Eldridge Pkwy 

Blooming tree against deep blue sky 

Orange-colored butterfly on bloom among trees
on lower bayou bank 

Indian Paintbrush at Addicks Reservoir with overcast sky 

Wood Sorrel (Oxalis Acetosella)

Flowering thistle