fischerphotos Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Do any of yall live in Texas? Do any of yall know any spots to take wildlife photos like a nature park or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemked Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 <p>Hi Colton.<br> I used to. You might want to give a little more detail where you are. remember it is well over 900 miles from Orange to El Paso. There are lots of places to go. Check out the publication on Watchable Wildlife Texas for some good ideas.</p> <p>Some hotspots:<br> Brazos State Park near Houston<br> Aransas Wildlife Refuge<br> The Big Thicket<br> Big Bend National Park<br> Guadaloupe Mts National Park<br> Matagorda State Park<br> Davis Mountains<br> San Marcos River (for endemics)<br> And there are FANTASTIC spots in the Valley, Like Santa Anna Wildlife Rfg , Bensen State Park<br> and tons of costal locations<br> I've never been up into the panhandle. And I only lived in Texas for 8 years!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 <p>Colton, I live in the Dallas area. One of my favorite places to shoot is the Hill Country near Fredericksburg; especially in April when the Blue Bonnets are in bloom. I also like Enchanted Rock which is near there. One evening near dusk, I drove from Fredericksburg to Enchanted Rock (about 16 miles) and counted 50+ whitetail deer along the highway.<br> I have been wanting to shoot whooping cranes at Aransas Wildlife Refuge, but that is an 8-hour drive from Dallas. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_l3 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 <p>My favorite places are Big Nend Natl Park, Lost Maples State Park, and Enchanted Rock - where I saw a roadrunner on top. Brazos Bend SP south of Houston has excellent bird opportunities. Also explore the inland bays along the coast for lots of birds. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_smith3 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 <p>Colton, I live in Houston, Texas and do a lot of nature photography. What kind of nature photography do you want to do? Birds, landscapes, macro, etc? In what part of Texas? The state is over 700 miles wide. Right now the Texas Gulf Coast around Houston is still recovery from Hurricane Ike so some of the usual bird places are very bad locations. I need more info to be of more help. Joe smith</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerphotos Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 I live in Victoria, Texas! It's kind of in the south. My backyard is full of wildlife, but I want to go to like a refuge or somewhere like that for a weekend. Thats why I asked. My main goal in mammals, then birds then landscapes. Thanks for yalls help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_smith3 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 <p>Colton, I would head for the Rio Grande Valley or to Big Bend or the Davis Mountians.<br> <a href="http://www.mcallen.org/Nature-Birding/Destinations">http://www.mcallen.org/Nature-Birding/Destinations</a><br> If you are willing willing to pay to be on a photo ranch, check out Lens and Land and similar locations at these sites:<br> <a href="http://www.lensandland.com/">http://www.lensandland.com/</a><br> <a href="http://www.imagesforconservation.org/nature-travel">http://www.imagesforconservation.org/nature-travel</a><br> Joe Smith</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerphotos Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemked Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 <p>Hey Colton. Near Victoria? Then you have to go to Aransas. Javalena, Bobcat, Wild boar, Turkey, Nighthawks, etc. Take a winter boat trip out of Rockport and make all your friends envious of your Whooping Crane shots. The trip I took they actually grounded the boat and turned off the engine when we were close to birds which allowed decent photography.</p> <p>You are also near the Atwater Wildlife Refuge. You might be able to photograpgh the very rare Atwater Prarie Chickens there.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 <p>Sky Blue lives in Texas; you might pay him a visit on his pn page:<br> http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=1150307</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 <p>It is a small state; once a part of Oklahoma! :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_ashley2 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 <p>Absolutely Big Bend and Davis Mountains. Those two offer so many possibilities for wildlife.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerphotos Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 <p>Thanks guys! I will look into some of these suggestions.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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