Fort Myers Beach +

We arrived. at Indian Creek RV Resort in Fort Myers Beach on Oct. 15th where we will be staying until New Year's Day.  Each week we will go to different birding areas, but what's really nice, there are lots of birds right here in the park.  White Ibis, sometimes called "Florida Chickens" are abundant and wander all over the grass areas digging for grubs and worms.

Immature White Ibis with adult

Great Egret hunts along the many "lakes" in the park

Osprey are often here but we haven't found the nesting site

Little Marsh Rabbit - note short ears

Green Tree Frog
 

We were delighted to see that the Bald Eagle pair are still here that we enjoyed in past visits.  Looks like they will be using the same nest.

Here's the pair talking it out.

Coming down for a drink

They don't mind maneuvering between the homes

Loggerhead Shrike catches lunch

Our first day trip was to Lake Okeechobee area, 80 miles east of Fort Myers.  We found lots of great birds and added a couple to our year list.

 

This Green Heron was having a bad "hair" day in the blowing wind.

Red-shouldered Hawks are everywhere and like the wires for perching.

Male Anhinga along the roadside canal

American Bittern jumps up near the road

Up, up and away

This is a big ranching area with lots of cattle so the Cattle Egrets love wintering here.

Purple Swamphen at Lake Okeechobee

Note the long legs and toes for walking on floating vegetation

The five foot tall Wood Stork wanders near the canal

Amazingly, these large heavy birds nest high in large trees

Fish Crows are common in the RV Park and we have had over 370 come in each night to roost.

The fruit of the West Indian Mahogany Tree

Little Blue Heron resting on a railing

Performing on the balance beam

Glamor pose

Beautiful sunset, a reminder that God is still in control no matter what is going on in the world.

Love & Prayers,

Ty & Ida Baumann