Blue Goose Trail

Look who I caught napping.

I was going to wait until January when I begin my new project to start blogging again.  I invested in a better camera, though, and need to learn to use it so I'll have decent photos.

Armed only with my new camera and a bottle of water, I braved the alligator-infested wetlands of the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge to bring you this photo of a...raccoon???   I took a walk along the Blue Goose Trail and spotted a striped tail near the top of a tree.  They look adorable when they're asleep.  Not so much when they're stealing your food right off the table.  They terrified a little boy who was camping near us at Tyler State Park...but that's another story...

I saw no gators and I was a little early for the winter flocks of geese.  Most of the birds I did see flew away before I could snap a photo.  I wasn't ready for the otter-looking creature that hopped across the path in front of me.  I tried unsuccessfully to capture birds in flight.  This is going to take some practice.

Hints, please!