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!

Goodbye~ John Prince Park~

Howdee all,

We have been here in John Prince Park, Lake Worth, Florida for two weeks now…and its time to move on.

We tried to extend our time here, but, the park is full. I called many places to try and get reservations for this busy weekend…I was able to find availability a bit further north at Jensen Beach.

I wanted to share a few videos here taken while at John Prince.

Goodbye John Prince …I will miss my morning Limpkin Wake up call..yeah, believe it or not I looked forward to that

The video below is from my morning walk…There is a small craft airport nearby…so toward the end of the video..that is what you hear…otherwise it is very quiet..

This next video is sunrise over the lake behind our Homey…Stay with the video to see the Common Moorhen couple.

Take Care and see you all at our next Destination.

 

Jensen Beach…if you know the area and want to recommend things to see..just leave a comment below.

Thanks!

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Brevard Hot spots

Howdee all,

While at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife festival,Jeff, Linda and I went on the Bird outing to the Brevard Hot spots.

Except…the spots weren't hot…

They were cold, burrrr....and no birds…But what did it matter….we had a beautiful sunrise

So..It was ok…

That there weren't that many birds…Here's one…

So bear with me…I got carried away..With the sunrise photos…Isn't it just so serene?

Birders looking at no birds…ok maybe a few Egrets and HeronsBut still it didn’t matter to me..I enjoyed the clouds…and the stillness of the water…And the quiet…Oh look…a non bird…:)

What do we have here?

A flock of birders

ok..enough of this you say… what about the birds?

No birds here…just beautiful clouds

OH here's a bird…a sweet Savannah Sparrow

Digiscoped by JeffWe left the non birdie area and went to  a few other local hot spots..that were hotter..

In one small pond ,in a housing development, were five Roseate SpoonbillAnd about a hundred Black-bellied whistling duckJust standing still in water…Looking like statues…A Turkey vulture in a nearby yard…For all the non birds on our first stop..we ended up seeing many birds..It was mostly by quick drive by birding….to and past the hotspots..

By the end of the day..we had 93 species..Of which I might have seen a bit over half and some for just seconds…So..not my type of birding..but we got a few places on our list to go back to…

Happy Birding!

Jeff and I are headed south as I type..in two days we will be near West Palm Beach..to visit family and to Bird with a few Facebook and twitter friends!

If anyone wants to join us let us know…This Sunday will be Green Cay.

Birds love Bark Butter and Zick Dough

Howdee all,

 

Whether you buy Bark Butter from your local Wild Birds Unlimited Store…or make your own…it doesn’t quite matter..because

Birds Love Bark Butter and Zick Dough!

You don’t need a suet feeder..just press the butter into the tree

Here are a few of our recent visitors to my Home made Zick Dough

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Chipping SparrowPine Warbler

Downy WoodpeckerWhite-breasted nuthatch

Check out Zen Birdfeeders Post about Bark Butter…detailed instructions on how she suggests using Bark Butter.

 

My Visitors to Zick Dough and Bark Butter

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Chipping Sparrow

American Goldfinch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Pine Warbler

Pine Siskin

Carolina Wren

Brown Creeper

American Crow

Blue Jay

and probably a few more I am forgetting..

 Happy Birding!

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