Many moons ago, David and went out to this new park, Circle B Bar Ranch. It was quiet, and beautiful, and other than us, there was just a herd of Red Hat Society ladies. Really nice place, and I've been wanting to go back for a while now.
So this week, joined by the lovely cousin Amy, we finally made it back there. Since we were there last, they have put in a visitor's center, and apparently advertised, cause there were hundreds of people, all of them with at least 15 screaming horrible children. We saw quite a few birds, but I really didn't enjoy the first mile or so of the walk as it was wall-to-wall people. Once we got out into the open area though, it was just like I remembered it. If you didn't GOYB this weekend, here's what you missed:
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We were welcomed to the park by a pretty red-bellied
woodpecker. |
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This was a red-shouldered hawk
sitting on a nest, right along the path. |
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| A raccoon getting a drink. |
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| A solitary sandpiper. He was singing, "All byyyy myself. don't wanna live, allllll byyy myseeeeelf" So sad. |
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| This was really cool. It was a baby alligator who hadn't lost his stripes yet. I've never seen one this young in the wild before. |
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| A glossy ibis, who despite having a white face, was not a white faced ibis. |
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| Amy spotted this - a big turtle who I think thought he was hiding. |
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| This was Amy's favorite bird of the day. Check out those HUGE green feet! |
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| I mean really, those feet are ENORMOUS! |
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HCF David and Amy looking at the
yellow crowned night heron. |
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Yellow crowned night heron, checking out
HFC David and Amy. |
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There were some really photogenic
Limpkin out there today. |
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This was a Limpkin performing
some personal maintenance. |
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| He wasn't just pretty good, he was a great blue heron! |
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There was a bunch of smashed eggs. Not sure if something
hatched, or if this is left over from when the easter
bunny went on a bender. |
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Purple galinule. Check out his bright white butt and
big feet. |
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I felt bad for this anhinga. I was taking
pictures of the bright flashy gallinule, and this guy
just sat there waiting patiently for me to take his
picture. |
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| HFC David's butt. |
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An armadillo, or a "mouse wearing armor" as my mom
used to say. |
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| Wrapping up te day, Amy, David and me. |
As always, it was an awesome day outside. Remember, even if it's a bad day outside, it's still better than a day sitting in front of the TV or computer. GOYB and join us for a walk!
