It Must Be Spring!
It’s a sure sign as temps warm up that Spring is approaching. One other significant sign is when we start to see the alligators awake from their swampy slumber and begin to venture out to inspect their...
View ArticleOn The Float
Checking back over in the swamp, we find another alligator casually enjoying the warm sun on his back. Heating up will be an important part of the day’s activities (or lack thereof) as he slowly begins...
View ArticleShrimp For Breakfast?
Earlier this morning we saw a snowy egret enjoying an early trip to his favorite dining spot, the salt marsh. On this day however, the only item on the menu was shrimp. But this plucky snowy knows...
View ArticleMisty Morning
Yesterday we stopped over to the salt marsh just to see if anything was going on. The tide was fairly high so not optimal conditions for many of the wading birds. Although a few of the usual suspects,...
View Article“Hey Pal, Watch Your Feet!”
Well, the white pelicans are in and as usual they are dividing into little groups to fish the marsh pond area. At one point, a great blue heron came gliding in and almost clipped the head of the...
View ArticleStill Here…
Even though we’re closing in on December, we still have a few spoonbills hanging around the salt marsh. They have been seen in among the assorted remaining wood storks, but here’s one juvenile by...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Wishing everybody a very Merry Christmas…and may 2023 be a happy and healthy one for all!
View ArticleFound A New Friend
The momma alligators in the swamp have been bringing their babies out for a few weeks now. Once they grow a tiny bit older, mom will leave them alone at times. This little guy found himself a comfy...
View ArticleMorning Muckness
Went to check out the marsh pond and the swamp this morning. We received a report yesterday that some spoonbills had arrived and sure enough, at the far back edge of the pond we saw 8 fresh spoonbills...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Wishing everybody a very Merry Christmas…and may 2024 be a happy, healthy one filled with abundance and simple joys!
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