Here’s a very cool thing – Ocean’s Reach on Sanibel Island has set up an osprey-cam! Mama Osprey laid three eggs just around Christmas. She’s been sitting on them ever since, but I just got to see the eggs – guess mama’s got to have a break sometime. Her mate is now hovering over them, watching the skies for her return. I can’t wait to see the hatchlings – this is going to be...
© Copyright 2011 | http://MyMobileAdventures.com | CLICK any photo for a larger view Disney’s Animal Kingdom is a must-do for me when I go to Walt Disney World, even more so than the Magic Kingdom. I guess I’m not so much a character geek as I am a critter geek Here are a couple of favorites from my October visit to the World. This is the endangered cotton-top tamarin of South and Central America....
Screaming (from the) trees, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. I passed this fellow twice during my run in Lakes Park this morning, and both times he screamed his head off at me. I am embarassed to say that I could not ID him by sight because I wasn’t wearing my glasses – but his screaming gave him away as an osprey.
Spooked each other in Lakes Park, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Came trundling up the bridge on my morning run, and who do you suppose swooped in low before me? He came to rest on the rail and allowed me to take his photo. He kept a watchful eye on me as I thanked him and passed. The stop was worth ruining my time this morning (dipping down into the low 14:xx minute mile...
Crustacean taxidermy! At Mango Mania, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. This is awesome – R.J. Oceans 352-465-6583 preserves ‘em and turns ‘em into works of art!
Mote Marino mibile aquarium, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. This is a really cool display at the Mango Festival – a mobile aquarium! Having fun watching the critters
© Copyright 2011 | http://MyMobileAdventures.com | CLICK any photo for a larger view This post will pick up where Wilderness At Bowditch Point left off. We’re on a field trip with my Florida Master Naturalist class (Coastal Systems Module), and we’ve got a really great guide named Roger Clark, from Lee County, Florida’s Conservation 20/20 program. After telling us about a few of the plants and trees that we found growing on the perimeter...
© Copyright 2011 Erin aka Tink *~*~* | http://MyMobileAdventures.com | CLICK any photo for a larger view For our first field trip, my Florida Master Naturalist class (Coastal Systems Module) went on a botanical exploration of a small wilderness located at the northern tip of Estero Island in the town of Fort Myers Beach, Lee County, Florida. This is Bowditch Point Regional Park, part of the Lee County park system. The site had been...
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© Copyright 2011 Tink *~*~* http://MyMobileAdventures.com Week before last, I took a stroll deep into the swamp – the Six Mile Cypress Slough here in Fort Myers – and I heard a familiar sound. After looking around for a bit, I found him. He’s a pileated “Woody” woodpecker, with a ruby red crest on his head. Isn’t he beautiful? What a treat! Actually, I did even better than this – I got about a...
