Sanibel has had its shares of bad weather lately with tornadoes touching down along with a lot of rain - all's well now and the water is slowly receding and with that in mind I ventured into the Bailey Tract to check/see how it fared.
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| As I suspected - the ponds are filled to the top... |
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| some of the trails are underwater....how deep?.... |
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| ankle deep - good thing I wore my water shoes today. |
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| The Pied-billed Grebes were not bothered by the extra water - I watched as they came up with food in their bill and this was my learning tidbit today: Turns out their diet consists of 'crustaceans, small fish, crabs, shrimps, snails, mussels, frogs and tadpoles - to name a few'. |
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| The bench on the middle dike had water ready for cooling your feet if you so desire. |
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| From the bench it is obvious that the middle islands are under water. |
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| The grassy area by the Smith Pond and along Island Inn Road was under water this morning. |
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| This turned out to be my bright sunshine this morning - a few Cattle Egrets - high and dry. |
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| A Little Blue Heron and a Tricolored Heron were fighting for space to park their feet. |
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| A Common Grackle - check those yellow eyes out. |
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| A quick stop at the Sanibel Garden Preserves granted me views of the Red-bellied Woodpecker. |
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| As the sun was coming up, the Yellow-rumped Warblers came in great numbers. |
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| Sure, it may be a little wet but there's no place like the Bailey Tract....come and see for yourself. |
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