The morning after walking around Ellaville, we made another visit to Alligator Lake Park. We usually walk the main loop, but this time we chose the straight out and back trail into the middle of the lake. Mike did the photo conversions.

We saw fewer butterflies but were surrounded by dragonflies (Mike’s picture, then mine).

On some barren trees, nearly ever branch had a dragonfly resting on it.

These green-eyed bees were all over the place too (Mike’s then mine).

This (boat tailed?) grackle was doing its best to attract attention.

red-winged blackbird

racer

green anole and damselfly by Mike

a poor marsh rabbit with a tick

magnolia blooming (Mike’s)

Taking a second trail into the darker, swampier regions, we were spied by a pair of river otters who then swam off.

Mike halted us when he saw a rattlesnake across our intended path. We chose another way to walk.