Today was a beautiful day for another trip over to Gatorland in Orlando, Florida. [About a 50 mile ride] It is still a bit early for the chicks to arrive, but some Great Egrets were nesting. It was a cloudless day, and from the next photo, you can see that there are plenty of birds in the distance on nest. Unfortunately, you cannot get very close to those.
After we enter toward the bottom left of the park [see map], we proceed to the boardwalk where we take most of our photos [#24 and #25]. We come back to the front and usually stop by #39 and #40 where we take the photos of the Flamingos and the “taxi rides.” Stay tuned, I took some good videos today. [Later post]
By the time we make that loop, we have been there a couple of hours. Today I walked with my walker instead of renting electric wheels. Whew! Two hours was enough. It is over a mile around that loop. [I stopped to take lots of photos :) ] By the way, in a week, Dan and I will be getting our second Covid vaccine shot. Yeah! I’m tired of wearing masks! And not going birding very often.
While the photos and videos are being sorted and made ready, here is a new critter that has been added to the displays along the front of the park. It is a Serval Wild Cat. I have never seen it here, but it is a beautiful wild cat that comes from Africa. Serval – Wikipedia
What a creation from the Creator!
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” (Genesis 1:24-25 KJV)
If you missed the December trip to Gatorland posts, check these out:
Looks like a fascinating place similar to our Crocodile farms here. Wow you guys are up to your second shot, we are only just starting the program here in our country and it is not going well, there have been some major problems and botch ups administering it. My wife is further up the line than myself due to her occupation, but no one we know personally has had the shot.
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Wow! That is sad. I am older, so I know older folks, and many have received at least one shot. Several have already taken the 2nd one. Though there are plenty who are still waiting to be notified. Each county in our state, Florida, has websites up to register for them. Some other states are not doing as well as us. Next Sat. we are supposed to get it.
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Nice to see a picture of you!
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White hair and all. :)
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At first I wondered, “who is that masked lady?” — oh if only we had never suffered this “Covid Craziness”. . . .
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It’s me, gray hair and all.
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Gatorland is such a nice place to visit — I still recall, year ago, when you and Dan and Baron took me birdwatching (and gator watching) there. Thanks!
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You need to come again and go to Gatorland with us. Not the “land of gators” here locally. :)
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