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Monday, March 28, 2011

Swallow-tailed Kite

Howdee all,

While staying at Wilderness RV resort in Silver Springs, Florida,we were lucky enough to experience a Swallow-tailed Kite flying over the park. Then we noticed two Kite..

And just yesterday we saw this..

Sorry for the Grainy photos…I just have a point and shoot~

Nest building material!

It was fun to watch…we stayed for a half hour then continued our walk to the nearby restaurant for Sunday morning breakfast.The nest is being built close to the river…in the tallest pine tree, in back of a row of Motorhomes…Everyone was enjoying watching them…After breakfast Jeff and I went back and there was no sign of them..

We were told that a Red-shouldered Hawk dive bombed one of the Kite.

The Hawk was then surprised as the other Kite…went after him.

The nest building stopped..I went back later in the evening and they were not at the nest building site.

I did see one of the resident Pileated Woodpeckers.

The RV park is getting empty now…The snowbirds are starting their northward journeys back home for the summer..See our Homey at the far end of the RV park…Its time for our wheels to turn too!We are headed to North Carolina..for a months stay at Sickstas and Craigys.

This morning before we began our journey north, I went to see if the Kite had returned…

And they had…

With nest building material!Nice!

Friday, March 25, 2011

WHAT! I haven't posted in four days…

Howdee all,

I haven't posted in four whole days…I am either having allot of fun and have no time or I have nothing to post about.

Truth is I have a backlog of things to post…We have been doing allot of hiking and swimming…and I have been busy with my post at Birdingblogs.com and have had no time for my own blog.

Pooh…so there ya go…

Tomorrow we plan on staying around the Homey and doing chores..so I will find some time to show you some of the cool places we have been..

Until then…

Off we go…two natural springs to check out today…:)

See the heart I found growing on this leaf…isn't it sweet?

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Lake Eaton Trail~Ocala National Forest

Howdee all,

Its getting hot here in Florida~ So it was nice to find a hike in the forest..

Jeff and I did this short hike to Lake Eaton.

A little shade… I love the Christmas Lichen

Pretty in Pink

This Deer Moss looks like soap bubbles..

Pink lichen and Deer Moss

More Lichen…What kind?

See the heart?This was a short 2.3 mile hike

To the Lake…We saw a few Egrets and a Bald Eagle flying over the lake.. an Alligator cooling off in the water..if you look very closely :)

Cypress kneesMaple leaves coming out for the summer..I chased around a few of these large green Dragonflies…

Great Pond hawks~Common Green Darner?

This one below was on another…at first I thought they were mating…

Then it flew off…and on closer inspection…I realized it was having lunch….tasty!

Jeff and I are here in Ocala National Forest for a few more days…we then head our tires North~destination North Carolina…

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Here we are~ Wilderness RV Park Estates…

Howdee all,

Here we are…

We are in the Ocala National Forest for a few days or longer~haven't decided yet how long we will stay.

I tried to find a campground in the National Forest or the nearby State Park…but it was a no go~booked solid.

So here we are…at the Wilderness RV Park and Estates~big park~ Monster park really.

Not the usual park to stay at for us…but it has a few perks..

Walk out the door to the Ocklawaha River.

Where we plan to rent a kayak and check out the river this week~Watch out Gators!

We chose a spot looking into the forest and away from most of the Motorhomes.

It was foggy this morning

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There is a heated pool~which we have used already..and Jacuzzi..another luxury. We have used the exercise room..and I plan on using it on days we aren't hiking.

Need to loose that 10 pounds that menopause, bad eating habits and lack of exercise has kept on..

There are a few nice water features in the park~though, I have only seen one Great Egret in the water…We have seen and heard other birds from the park..

Yesterday in the evening I saw a Swallow-tailed Kite fly overhead.

At dusk we heard Barred Owls hooting up a storm..

And as I write this post at almost 2pm…an Eastern Screech Owl was calling..

I will take a walk now to the river and see what I can see…

We will hang out here for what's left of the day~heated pool~Jacuzzi~maybe a little more exercise~Watch the Big Moon Rise…and listen to the Owls again.

Hope you all enjoy the Big MOON!

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