Okay - Cathie and I tried our best last night to beat the boys in Hand and Foot. We were actually doing well until the fourth and final round - the boys came out of nowhere and beat us by 200 points. I really thought we would win last night - oh, well 5 to 1 - not impossible to come back from, but we will try.
After breakfast this morning, we drove to Oscar Scherer State Park for a bird walk. It was a bit chilly starting out, but we soon warmed up and were actually hot after a couple of hours of walking. Russ chose this park because they are known for their scrub jays - the only species of bird endemic to Florida. We only saw 12 species this morning, but were lucky to see a pileated woodpecker, a red-bellied sapsucker, and a black vulture to add to our list. We were upset that we couldn't find a scrub jay, but just as we got to the parking lot, we spotted one way up in a tree. That little stinker was teasing us on the whole hike! We came back to the condo for lunch after which Dave had a nap while the three of us went to the pool to read. We will probably get something simple for dinner tonight as we have to move condos tomorrow. There was a huge mix-up with AirBnB and this unit was double booked for next week. We will be moving just a couple of miles down the road, but we are trying to cut down on what food is in the fridge. I did stop in to the new place today and they said we could leave a few things in the office fridge tomorrow morning as we have to vacate this place by 10 and can't move into the new location until 4.
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| unknown woodpecker |
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| pileated woodpecker |
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| a stuffed bobcat on the trail |
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| Old tortoise shell on the trail |
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| red-bellied sapsucker |
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| the elusive scrub jay |
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