An early rising brought me to the Bailey Tract this morning - just in time to catch the light before the sunrise. The entire area is peaceful and inviting - the birds are singing and the path is calling....
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| One of the few remaining Pied-billed Grebe - this one owns the Ani Pond. |
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| Along the Mangrove Head Pond several Black-necked Stilts are foraging the bank - a gator was not too far from them, they kept their distance and all was well. |
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| The sun is peeking just above the tree line, giving the pond an appearance of glass. |
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| On my way out of the Bailey Tract a Green Heron waved me on - I had to look really closely to make sure that I wasn't seeing a Least Bittern - adding light to my photo revealed the real McCoy. |
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| I made my way to the Lighthouse to meet up with the SanCap Audubon group for their last bird walk of the season. Migration has not been generous with us lately - or should I say the winds have not been favorable....in any event.....it basically means that it was rather quiet. Fear not though, the species that are here are magnificent in their own way....here, a White Ibis with its blue eyes in breeding plumage is no ordinary bird. |
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| Another White Ibis seen crossing paths with a Starling. |
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| Along the sandy path to the beach - a Gopher Tortoise was seen out of its burrow.... |
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| seen here resting and observing all the tourists heading to the beach. |
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| Many Ospreys can be seen and heard at this location - it's nice to see people's reaction when they spot it and that is a gentle reminder to me not to take things for granted. |
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| Well, this about concludes this birding outing for today. While you are reading this blog - you may just be the person to tip the counter to 50,000 - wow!! - this Bird Tweets blog has come a long way since it's debut (July of 2013). Thank you to all of you - for your kind words and appreciation - my birding journey wouldn't be the same without all of you....I am blessed with all the great help that you continue to provide for me. |
Congratulations, France on 50,000 views! Thank you for bringing us all along with you on some
ReplyDeletewonderful trips! Your photos are often breathtaking!
The pleasure is all mine Patch. BTW I finally got around to visit the Celery Fields and I will post a few photos in the next couple of days - look for it.
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