Back in December, we drove along the Lake Apopka North Shore Drive and saw a number of Alligators and birds. Today, we returned – and saw more of the same!
Even without the animals, the area is beautiful; but then there are birds to see, and of course, Alligators; we saw at least 7 in one lake – but someone online claimed to have seen almost 30!
At least, Cotton Rat is the best guess I can make for this animal. We saw these 4-5″ rodents long ago along the edge of a nearby lake, and never saw them again for more than a year – and suddenly they are back, so I took my high zoom camera to get some close-ups while I have the chance!
I recorded and edited some video, too:
Recently, Margaret and I saw a Bald Eagle on a roof of a home the other side of Independence – I only had my phone camera with me, so no close-ups. But this morning, there was the same? another? Bald Eagle on a roof of a home nearby, so I headed back home and got my high-zoom Sony camera. Happily, the bird was still there, so here’s a pile of close-ups!
I recorded some video too:
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