There has been some reports of good 'migrants' being seen in Port Charlotte, so Elaine and I made the trip this morning.
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| As soon as we got unto the trail we heard the Black-bellied Whistling Ducks - one of them landed on this branch.... |
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| and repeated his symphony....perhaps.... |
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| with the purpose of engaging some lively communication with his peers... |
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| before joining them in this lively interlude. |
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| Eventually settling down while the Little Blue Heron watches on. |
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| A Marsh Hare ... one of many. |
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| A Blue Jay - quite the entertainer - while we watched he sang many different tunes. |
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| One of two Purple Gallinules that we saw.... |
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| "Where's Waldo"? |
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| We spent some time noticing the difference between the Purple and the Common Gallinule - other than the obvious purple feathers we saw the blue area above the 'candy corn' bill....they are also a tad bit bigger than the Common and tend to walk on top of the Lilly Pads. |
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| A view of "Ollie's Pond" in Port Charlotte. My E-Bird List while walking around the pond. |
On the way back we made a quick stop to Pennington Nature Park - also in Port Charlotte. This was a lovely shaded 3/4 mile trail....a bit late and hot by mid-late morning but definitely a place to visit again.
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| An interesting and 'artful' dragonfly sealed the day. My E-Bird List for this trail. |
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