After about 200 miles' drive yesterday we set up at our campsite in Myakka River State Park, in Sarasota, a bit south of the Tampa area. The campground is not one of the better ones; campsites are laid out so that RVs are parked parallel to one another, with little vegetation between. However, there is shade from live oaks and other trees and we are close to the park gift shop and store, near the banks of the Upper Myakka Lake.
In late afternoon we walked to the lake and found it a wonderful place for birding. We saw several new species for our list, including limpkins and ---really exciting!---roseate spoonbills. The latter were in a large group (herd? flock?) near a huge alligator, and after awhile they all rose into the air at once and flew right over our heads. What a perfect photo it would have been but ----Dan didn't have his camera along and I wasn't quick enough to capture it. I did manage a few shots, but the internet here is too slow to load them this morning. Will provide pictures in a later blog.
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