Our Hike at Mary Moore Searight Park

Posted on | March 16, 2010 | 2 Comments

This past Sunday, we finally had an opportunity to take Abba to see Mary Moore Searight Park which we last visited in January. The weather was beautiful so we just had to take advantage of it. J remembered to bring his field guide with him, so we enjoyed learning about the creatures we spotted.

studying the field guide

Hubby took most of the photos that morning. He caught this little guy:

butterfly

It’s very pretty, isn’t it? These make me want a field guide for North American plants, not just animals:

simple wildflower

But while I had the camera, NM sighted this guy, which we identified as a Greater Roadrunner. I can’t believe how close he let me get. He did keep finding things to eat, so that could be why he braved our presence.

roadrunner

It’s almost like he’s smiling for me.

roadrunner2

This guy we identified as a Turkey Vulture:

vulture
There were actually about four or five of them circling above us.

Some other creatures we haven’t found in any of our guides yet:

beetle

bird

J spotted this and hubby took a photo for me:

nest and blooms

I’ve learned these trees are called Mexican Plums. They’re all over Austin and are blooming right now. So beautiful!

J’s take on our hike:

j

I liked the bugs and the roadrunner we saw. We saw a roadrunner in our backyard the day after. I did exercising stuff on the sides of the trail. On that day my mom was taking pictures of all this stuff. And my dad was taking pictures of the beetles. My mom was taking pictures of stuff and the roadrunners. There were actually two roadrunners and I spotted one.

NM’s take on our hike:

nm

We walked. I saw a roadrunner and other things. The most interesting thing I saw was a roadrunner. The roadrunner was walking around and eating while we were watching it. I don’t know what it was eating. I also saw dry, brown wood. I collected some to build a camp fire. I spotted a beetle because I was ahead of everyone else because I was running. I enjoyed the walk.

Gen 1:31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.

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2 Responses to “Our Hike at Mary Moore Searight Park”

  1. k.d.
    March 16th, 2010 @ 5:58 pm

    once again great photos – love the “smiling” roadrunner! :)

  2. phisch
    March 17th, 2010 @ 12:56 pm

    thanks, KD!

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