Do we have time to turn at the pink elephant to explore the parkway?
No, not this time! It's my birthday day trip!
I wonder how many more posts I can do for my January birthday?
All of January? lol
But I had my choice of places to go and I chose to drive back out to the Gulf Coast and hike on the Withlacoochee Bay Trail.
It's become my favorite getaway now! I don't think anyone got my invitation!
And we had weather in the 70s that day. We've had a week of colder temps so I was happy to have a beautiful day for this little trip. I mean it was only 60 when I hiked a couple of days ago! lol
I don't know how many banners I need!
So here's some of what we saw. One of the highlights of the day was seeing a dolphin coming all the way out of the water...twice! But the photos of that didn't come out good. Too much excitement!
Cormorant
Spotted Sandpiper
A really LONG garter snake! (possibly an Eastern Ribbonsnake)
Red Admiral Butterfly (the first one we've seen)
A beautiful Eagle flying overhead....
and a Juvenile Eagle, too.
A Mockingbird (thanks Wally J. for help with the ID!), it never made a sound so I just couldn't understand a mockingbird that didn't 'mock'!
So our plans for the day weren't exactly plan A but very close! And we'll save a trip down Princess Pocohantas Parkway for another day!
Have you had a good week?
