Loop Road

09 December 2014.  The Loop Road is a 27-mile unpaved scenic drive at the Big Cypress National Preserve.  It is also a birder's paradise.

Finally, a decent photo of a Belted Kingfisher!

Snowy Egret

Green Heron

White Ibis

Little Blue Heron

Pied-billed Grebe

Immature Black-crowned Night Heron

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Great Egret

Grumpy-looking Great Blue Heron

Anhinga

Cypress Forest

Morning Walk Critters

December 2014.  Port Richey, Florida.

Our campground in Port Richey is a concrete jungle.  It's located next to both a state park and a ginormous commercial center.  We take Bronë for her morning walkies outside the campground, passing by the lush greenery and eventually winding up in the huge parking area.  I don't normally take my DSLR with me but when I do sometimes, I get lucky :)  Here are some of the creatures we encounter.

Immature White Ibises

Muscovy Duck, an invasive species and considered as nuisance

Mourning Doves

  

I used my Iphone to snap this Armadillo.  I wish I could see it again and photograph it with my DSLR.

Prescribed burning???

Key Vista Nature Park

November 2014.  Key Vista Nature Park in Holiday, Florida.

White Ibis

Wilson's Plover

Willet

Brown Pelicans

Brontë met a new friend, a stick-loving Yellow Lab Hailey.