Tonight's secret camp is in Naples. Its not so secret but it should work
well.
On the way we saw about 20 wood storks next to the interstate. How cool is
that?
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Camp
Ding Darling NWR
We saw many waders at DDNWR today.
It was unbelievable how close you could get to the waders.
sanibel
Tons of people and boats were out there today. Too many.
Then we went to Ding Darling NWR.
History
All loaded up at home.
On the road first thing leaving Charlotte. Traffic got much much worse
later in the day.
One of the new hardened vehicles that replaces the Huumer and protects from
roadside bombs.
We stopped for a rest a a logging storage area. Thousands and thousands
logs. This is a tiny tiny fraction of the logs there. This was in the
edge of Florida.
Traffic by lunchtime on Thursday was unbearable. By far the worst traffic
I've ever seen. It has been that way through Saturday. We finally got off
95 on 301. 301 was very scenic and had much less traffic.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Today
Was a good day. We woke up in a cool place, saw some birds, and had a
good time.
We are parked in Port Charlotte tonight. I hope we don't get chased off.
Tomorrow should be an awesome day including burrowing owls, Sanibel, and
more.
Night night
sandhill cranes
minutes, let a traffic jam sort out, and figure out what our target
location was for the evening.
As I pulled towards a grassy field (no knoll) I saw two sandhill cranes
feeding! It was way cool.
They are shown in the center. Can you see the birds?
Juniper Springs
Raccoons were friendly and abundant.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Nite spot
We tried number one island night spot but it wasn't good for tonight so we
went to a backup spot round the road and under the bridge.
moon
Met Ken Mann that does tv shows on UNC tv. He was out trying to make a
moon lighthouse video.
Alligator River NWR
Tons of northern pintail. Plenty of swans, ducks, and lots of bald eagles
today.
View of the lunch spot overlooking thousands of northrn pintail.
Mornin
Headed to Morgan Futch Gamelands first thing.
Hoped to see an early morning bear but onlt found tracks. Plenty of deer
tracks too but no deer.
Lots of ducks and swans.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
yet more guns
A giant Bushmaster for $5300.
Bullets are gonna run you $5 per shot though.
Did the best I could with the pics. The glare on the cases was bad for
photos.
Guns
It is amazing how many guns are in this store.
Couple photos of the Judge that fires .45 acp or .410 shotgun shells.
The Glock 34 9mm. It might be my next gun.
The Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm, another canditate.
Plenty of AR 15's left. Better get'm while you can.
Lots of bathroom guns too. 18" barrel on a 20 guage shotgun would probably
work.
The store has downsides... the smoke knocks you out the door. The people
aren't so friendly, and the owner has no clue how to handle a gun. He
constantly points guns at people.
New curtain
need an area to dress.
Perfect!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Away...
earlier ferry. Orion got to ride in the back of a pickup truck. Not so
happy about it either.
After sandwiching us in the Green Grass we are off.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
birds
Today we saw a banded brown pelican dead on the beach. Took photos and
called the band number in. They will send me the history. Trawlers too?
Also saw a dead gannet. It hadn't been dead too long. Examined it a bit.
Man what a wingspan.
dead drum
the 45" range.
NCDMF stop commrcial fishing from killing everything in sight! I'm
guessing these are the result of the trawlers just off the beach. Just
like the dolphin DEAD. Stop the madness!
Sun
The temperature was very nice around 70. light to no wind. Too little
wind.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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