Friday, March 16, 2012

Wildlife Visitors

It's been pretty quiet out here where we're staying, but we have had a few visitors.

On March 6 this mottled duck flew in near the RV and stayed for a little while before flying off.

From Kissimmee - March 2012

The next morning on March 7 we had this family of sandhill cranes show up. We think this is probably the same pair of sandhill cranes we saw here back in January. They must have a nest nearby and the chicks aren't very old - they have to stop every so often and rest.

From Kissimmee - March 2012

The sandhill crane family comes by nearly everyday to look for food and the chicks are getting larger, but one seems to be the weaker of the the two.

From Kissimmee - March 2012

Then this morning this wild turkey flew in to look for food, but was more timid than the sandhill cranes. When I started walking away from the RV to get a closer shot of the turkey, it took off running and then flew away.

From Kissimmee - March 2012

Tomorrow we're driving down to Wilton Manors to spend a couple of days with our son Fletcher.

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