It's Monday and today's destination: Harn's Marsh which is located in Lehigh Acres. I haven't been there in several months and I was really happy to have the opportunity to visit with the group.
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| My breath is always taken away when I arrive and take in the vast expanse before me - what's not to love. |
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| The closest pond from the parking lot - across the way the vultures can be seen perched atop the trees.... |
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| Turkey and Black Vultures. |
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| And the Sandhill Crane families - always fun to come across them, listen to them and watch them as they fly off. |
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| Come fall and winter time - the ducks start to arrive and make the Marsh their home for the season. |
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| Some of the ducks are further and hidden between the reeds along the many water channels that exist within the Harn's Marsh. |
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| A nice find today: A Redhead Duck. |
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| Harn's Marsh is a 4 mile loop and if you travel toward the back portion of it, often times you'll find shorebirds just like these 3 Least Sandpipers. |
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| Snail Kites were in big numbers today - we saw at least 5 of them throughout the Marsh. |
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| An odd sighting of what appears to be a Boat-tailed Grackle with most of its tail feathers missing and a lot of white feathers. |
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| After leaving the Marsh - we went for lunch and on the way home we checked a few key spots - such as North River Road where Red-headed Woodpeckers can be found. |
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| Across the way a Cow taking care of her calf. |
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| Once again - a great birding event with the group as well as beautiful Florida weather - it doesn't get much better than that. My E-Bird list for the Harn's Marsh. |
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