Thursday, January 18, 2018

Lake Okeechobee Plus

Channel to Lake Okeechobee

Common Yellowthroat




















We are staying at South Bay RV Campground for the month of January and find that wildlife is plentiful all around the area.  We also rode back to Clewiston and south on 835 which is great to find birds.
Tricolored Heron hides out

Painted Bunting

Crested Caracara in Palm Tree

Belted Kingfisher

Male Snail Kite

Female Snail Kite grabs an Apple Snail

Taking the snail back to the "table"

Old Anhinga nest is a great eating place

Snail Kite tries to keep balance on flimsy branch

Snail Kite calling to the 12 others nearby

One of the numerous large Alligators sunning along the canals

Banded Water Snake ready to shed it's skin - note blue eye scales

Red-shouldered Hawk

Confused Cattle Egret

Great Blue Heron - big mouthful 

Courting Great Blue Herons

White Ibis, Little Blue Heron & Snowy Egret

Marsh Rabbit

Anhinga spears Threadfin Shad

Osprey lines nest with Spanish Moss

The old fishing hole

Night Catfish catch by RV'ers fishermen

Cooter laying eggs on dike

Red-shouldered Hawk with caterpillar snack

Barn Owl peeks out just after sunset

God closes out another beautiful day
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann

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