Even a short hike can reap great results!
When we drove in, the first bird I saw was perched on an old dead snag. So I rolled the window down and took a photo.
Mississippi Kite
We see Kites all through the summer months here in Florida.
Swallow-tailed Kite
Queen Butterfly
The stars of this little outing were the butterflies!
The Queen butterfly was exquisite!
And some of them were a duller brownish color.
The Gulf Fritillary is always a pretty orange and common in North Central Florida.
And here are the maps for this little outing!
I love these unknown roads! I feel right at home here!
Happy September everyone!
I am getting this post done early before Hurricane Idalia comes through. I'll update it to let everyone know how we fared. Hopefully it will just be a rain event for our area and we won't have any damage. I'm keeping everyone in the path of the storm in my prayers.
Update : We weathered the storm without any damage. You don't have to drive far to see a lot of damage though. We live about 30 miles, as the crow flies from Cedar Key. But we are fine and have clear skies and hot temps again! WHEW!
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