Naples, Florida.

11-5-19 NAPLES, FLORIDA: Judy and I came south yesterday to visit Ken and Carol. This morning we all went to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. We have been there before and always seen lots of birds. There were less than usual today, but we were still pleased. There has been a lot of rain here and the water level is high, which disperses the waders, and it’s early in the season and many migrants are still en route. The alligators were in hiding, but the raccoons were busy feeding off the bottom of the swamp.

It’s so hot that we were out at 7:30 AM and back by noon. Then, after lunch we toured the area by car and saw loads of new construction of gigantic houses, many on knock-down lots.

We had two great dinners and thank Ken and Carol for their hospitality. Tomorrow we fly back to chilly NJ.


Little blue heron.

Anhinga.

Little blue heron, might be the same one as above.

Black and white warbler.

Raccoon digging something up from the bottom.

Sunset.