When you leave the house and get out in the big world, you just never know WHAT you'll see!
For those of us living in Florida, this is especially true.
Dolphins in the water
When we drove out to hike the Withlacoochee Bay Trail we spotted this from the observation deck looking out at the Gulf of Mexico.
This photo alone could inspire me to write a story, or at least talk like a pirate! hahaha!
I don't know anything else about it except that we were there at low tide and it was definitely stuck on a sand bar. Oh but the yarns we could weave about the Strider from Amelia Island!
But it's time to take photos of the birds and see what else we can see on this 2 hour hike!
Black Skimmers
Black Skimmers
Bald Eagle
Another HUGE Eagle!
Juvenile Eagle
For some reason we don't think these birds are quite as 'elegant'!
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Hubby took these photos and they are so good (and I didn't take any vulture photos!) He also gets credit for the hummingbird at the end of the post!
On the drive over we saw Cattle Egrets and several Sandhill Cranes in a low marshy area (no photos) and when we got to the trailhead to park, we saw this wild Turkey!
Lots of beautiful flowers in bloom
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly on Verbena
and a Great Southern White butterfly!
The very last thing we saw on the hike was a hummingbird feeding from Coral Honeysuckle.
Amazing! 🌴
What was your favorite? Know any pirate quotes?
