Galveston Island State Park

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Moved on to Galveston Island State Park. There were no sites available by the ocean when I arrived, so I took one on the other side of the highway that looks out on a lake and bayous. After the weekend people left on Monday, decided to stay where I was. The wind is a lot less here and there are only a few other campers.

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Two birds enjoying the sun at Brazoria Wildlife Refuge.

There are two wildlife refuges around 30 miles from Galveston: Brazoria and San Bernard. Brazoria is huge, with salt and freshwater marshes, sloughs, ponds and costal prairies. It looks like what I picture Louisiana looks like, with lots of water all over the place.

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Glossy Ibis. A large group of them were at Brazoria.

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A common moorhen.

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American kestrel.

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Another beautiful tricolored heron.

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I saw something colorful moving in the marsh next to the road. Some kind of shellfish.

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