My home away from home is definitely the Bailey Tract - as soon as I set foot on the trail, it just feels right and today was no exception. I had a great time listening to all the songs surrounding me....the chuck-will's-widow for one and the Common Yellow-throat - oh, how I love his spring tune.
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| I was glad that I had enough light to see him. |
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| The sun is coming up and my favorite color is aglow. |
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| Along the Middle Dike, the Common Gallinule family was awake and ready for the day. |
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| Oh my! What a nice surprise! An American Bittern in the tall reeds - somewhat blending in with its surrounding... |
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| I was far enough away to observe it without disturbing it. I later reported my bird list to e-bird and I was surprised to get a 'rare' box, supposedly this fellow should have left to northern grounds by now. |
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| Not too far away, a Prairie Warbler alerted me to its presence by singing - what a bright sunshine they are! |
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| A skip over to the Sanibel Garden Preserve provided me with great views of the Swallow-tailed Kites. |
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| How lovely to have them sitting still and preening away! |
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| And here's another sweet surprise - a Cape May Warbler in its breeding plumage - most likely on its way north. |
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| And the lovely Killdeer family - sweet! |
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| I was going to delete this photo until I saw the smiley face - do you see it? |
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| I'm smiling as I look at these Sabatia and thinking about my friend Elaine Jacobson, her spirit lives on. |
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| A Dragonfly hanging on and seemingly floating in the golden air. |
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| Peek-a-boo from a Common Buckeye |
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| A lovely Peacock Butterfly stealing the 'star' show. |
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| My last sighting - a Blackpoll along the Bailey Tract - a nice treat that will go on my 'Bailey' list. Another great outing - now I'm ready to face the day. |
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