We had a quick dinner of leftovers last night and walked the beach all the way down to the main beach area. We caught the sunset on the way and then watched the drumming circle. Lots of people dancing to the beat. Some were twirling lighted batons. Someone was flying a very large Chinese dragon kite and the smell of pot permeated the area. We walked back along the sidewalk - a total of about 3 miles round trip. We played cards and the boys won again - 8 to 7 for the boys.
We decided to go back to Myakka State Park this morning. It was a very successful birding day. We saw some deer, a glossy ibis, a bald eagle and two juveniles, osprey, white pelicans, black and turkey vultures, a palm warbler, crows, two swallow-tailed kites, great blue herons, American egret, wild boars, anhinga, blue winged teal, and alligators. When we got over to the weir area, we discovered that they had taken it out since we were there last to restore the natural flow of the river. On that side of the park we saw sand hill cranes, roseate spoonbills, a cormorant eating a fish, a black crown night heron, a tricolored heron, limpkins, a wood stork, and black and white stilts. On our way out of the park we climbed the canopy walk and got a great view from the top (123 steps). We also saw lots more alligators and a cattle egret. I am going to attempt to include a video today so we will see if it works.
We stopped at the store for hopefully our final shopping trip. Dave went in for a nap, Cathie stayed in to read, and Russ and I went to the pool to read for a bit. We are preparing our shrimp feast for tonight.
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These have been superb pictures and the video was great! Now concentrate on your card game - can't let the men win :)
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