Winter in Florida Part Two

With Glen and Norma we went to Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands to see how the bird population is this winter. We left at 7:30 AM for the 1 ½ hour drive south.

As usual, there were Great Blue Herons. Some were nesting.
One of the more unusual birds was this Limpkin. Norma and I joined birders with telephoto lenses trying to catch this bird that they were calling "Larry".
A male Anhinga.
While we were watching the anhinga, someone was watching us.

The Glossy Ibis caught something.

The little Green Heron was an unusual bird to spot.
After we went for lunch at the Riverview Restaurant.*
At lunch time you can watch the boats going by as the bridge lifts up.


*(Actually, the picture from lunch was taken in Fiji 7 years ago, but Glen just sent it to me this week and we look just the same....don't we??)

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Megan said…
Funny. I looked at the photo of you in sleeveless shirt, and wondered how on earth you were able to wear that in an air conditioned Florida restaurant.
March 11, 2015 at 7:48 p.m.
Maureen said…
Because you look the same (good tan Paul) I never questioned the 'WHEN TAKEN" but wondered who the extra people were since only 4 knowns were birding. Good photos.

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March 12, 2015 at 8:44 a.m.
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