The Old and the Restless

Viera Wetlands On what seems to be our annual trip with Glen and Norma to photograph birds, the alligator was tempting... even though it was just a little one. The limpkin is an unusual bird that is found from Florida to Argentina. We were quite excited to see a pair of limpkins who ignored us as they searched for snails to eat. This coot was swimming peacefully in the water. Another exciting sight of the day was the anhinga flying back and forth... ...to feed the chick in the nest. This is Glen's photo. he even captured the blue of the chick's eye. After feeding the chick, the anhinga flew to the bush to dry its wings. A female anhinga A Great Blue Heron... ...followed by a white ibis. The little green heron is sometimes hard to spot. Two perching birds? We finished with lunch at JB's Fish Camp.

While visiting Glen and Norma who live near Green Cove Springs, we went for a walk after lunch in the woods as a  digestif. At the back of their house, another Canadian was paying a visit.

Maureen and Ramsay came at the end of January. Although he had been having back problems Ramsay was able to increase his walking distance each day. Luckily we had a few days of warm weather. Sandra barefoot on the beach. (Maureen's photo) Dinner at the German restaurant across the road was fun as usual.