We ate dinner last night at Carrabba's Italian Grill. We had lots of leftovers for tonight as we had two appetizers for half price, soup or salad, and an entree. I had chicken parmesan with asparagus, Cathie had lobster ravioli, Dave had scallop and shrimp with pasta and sauce and Russ had fettuccine with scallops and shrimp. It was a great meal and I was happy to have something other than fish. We had another game of cards and the girls won again - hope we are on a streak - 5 to 3 now so there is hope.
After breakfast this morning we headed to Myakka State Park. This is a lovely park and huge (37,000 acres) with a big lake and several small ponds and marsh areas. We went to the birding area first and saw some shore birds - most of which we have seen before on this trip, but added a white pelican and an adult and juvenile bald eagle to our list. A volunteer there had an awesome scope as most of the birds were quite far away. We then went to the weir area where there were lots of birds just hanging out - roseate spoonbills, anhingas, limpkins, glossy ibis, and black stilts. Unfortunately, my camera battery died and I didn't have my backup with me. Dave has some better shots of the stilts if we have the correct connecting cord with us. We also saw a deer, a gator, and a feral pig.
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| juvenile bald eagle |
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| white pelican |
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| great blue heron |
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| roseate spoonbills |
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| I wonder if they eat them or what? |
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| ibis and limpdin |
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| stilts |
So far there are two parks I would return to: this one and The Celery Fields. We stopped on the way out to do the canopy walk and then headed back to the condo for a small bite. We have to save our appetites for tonight so we can get through our leftovers. Dave took a nap while I did a load of laundry. Russ, Cathie, and I sat near the pool for an hour and read until the sun became too hot for me - I came in to fold the clothes and blog.
I was able to connect. So here are a few from Dave's camera.
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| purple gallinule |
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| Stilts - look at how delicate their legs are |
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| Russ and Cathie on the canopy walk |
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