campground – Ruth E. Hendricks

Photos and text just in from Marlene in Florida.

the Sandhill Cranes –Antigone canadensis

They have a nest behind our site. The female and male take turns sitting on the nest. They walk around the campground checking everyone out. The other day I missed a great photo when an alligator swam over to the nest. The male Sandhill poked the alligator with his beak and the alligator swam off. Notice the red eyes they have. The male is a few inches taller then the female but hard tell when they are not together.

Sand Hill Cranes like to look at themselves in our bumper.

February 24, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Animals, Guest Blog, PhotographyTags: bird, campground, Florida, guest blog, photography, postaday, Sandhill Cranes 5 Comments

Marlene sent me these Florida birds this morning

“Seen while snow birding at the Savannas Campground in Ft. Pierce which is surrounded by marsh lands. There are so many beautiful birds to observe from egrets to sand hill cranes but my favorite is the great blue heron. It is the largest heron in North America. They were always alone standing near the marshes.”

-Marlene