Author: livingthedreamwithsallyandvic

Kenansville FL

May 12, 2026

So much great stuff!! These are all mine so I had a heck of a morning!!

We were at the landing / boat launch with Tom and Beth. Paul has been stalking a screech owl nest some distance away.

Tom says it’s unusual that pelicans are still on the lake. We saw about 15 this morning.

This shot reminds me of an Olympic pole vaulter.

You can really see the stripes (bars) on his feathers. I’d love to find a feather for my hat.

I’m counting this shot in my top ten best shots ever.

Vic called them in. Then Tom and I positioned ourselves strategically and waited for the birds to fly around. It was so much fun!! To my daughters – I was standing next to the golf cart to give myself protection. I was not in danger. 😎

Stay safe! XO

Kenansville FL

May 11, 2026

We go out early in the morning, then retreat to the AC until late afternoon, then go out in the golf cart again for an hour or so. We got all this yesterday and Sunday. So our system is working!

I’m so happy about this turkey and her babies.

We saw the Spoonbill and the Stilt just off the “Point”. It’s a piece of land between two canals. The clubhouse is there along with a huge grassy area. The canal on one side is a marina where people dock their boats – pontoon boats and small fishing craft.

We saw this turtle in the canal.

We saw all this wildlife within a mile of our campground. I find that amazing.

Stay safe! XO

Kenansville FL

May 9, 2026

We’ve been riding around the resort and down to the landing in the mornings in our golf cart. After 11 am it’s too hot to be outside. We are hoping for a break in the heat but in the meantime …

These were taken at the landing yesterday. They are all Pileated Woodpeckers. The males have a distinctive red stripe on their chins.

Hope you enjoyed the show.

In case we don’t post tomorrow

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers reading this. ❤️

Stay safe. XO

Kenansville FL

May 5, 2026

These were taken around here over the past few days.

Birding at the Landing has slowed down so we are having to look harder.

We got a second hand golf cart and had a guy here in the campground put a lithium battery in it. We are only a mile from the Landing so we can go there in the golf cart – very fun!

Hope you enjoyed the show.

Stay safe. XO

Kenansville FL

May 3, 2026

It’s very overcast today. Rain was promised but we only got sprinkles. It did rain last night. So when Vic said he wanted to ride over to Joe Overstreet I asked what he thought we’d see. I did not expect to see much besides wet birds. Haha. I am pleased to tell you we did see a couple of fun animals.

Their heads remind you of the features of a fox.

Whenever we drive by the farm where these squirrels live we slow down and look, hoping to see them. Today we got lucky.

On this same homestead there are several pine trees near the road and some dead trees ideal for woodpeckers.

These woodpeckers are striking with their crimson red heads.

Hope you enjoyed.

Stay safe. XO

March 21, 2026

Kenansville FL

These shots from March got overlooked. There are several owls living in the wooded area next to the boat launch. Vic used a call to bring them out while I stood in a strategic spot to film them. It was exciting and very fun!

Nobody got hurt or attacked this time. We were very careful!

Hope you enjoyed.

Stay safe. XO

Kenansville FL

April 30, 2026

These are also from our boat ride around Lake Marian this morning. It was a memorable trip.

We saw at least a half dozen snail kites. The first thing I want to show you is the snail kite fight.

Hope you enjoyed.

Stay safe. XO

Kenansville FL

April 30, 2026

This morning we went out early with Paul on his pontoon boat along with Tom and Beth.

We counted 30 plus eagles!!! It was amazing to see so many eagles. We also saw about a half dozen snail kites and some other birds.

The most amazing thing of the morning was the eagle fight in the sky.

Some of these shots show the eagles yelling at each other! Most of these shots show talons extended and locked together!

These are all Vic’s. He had the camera while I had Zoe. Next time we need to swap.

Hope you enjoyed.

Stay safe. XO

Kenansville FL

April 29, 2026

Besides all the dragonflies we managed to capture some bird photos. The funny thing is Vic and I were at the boat launch by ourselves for a couple of hours. Paul had gone into St Cloud and we hadn’t seen or heard from Tom. Bird action was slow and we had decided to call it a day. We were just starting to load our stuff into the truck when Tom arrived. So we stayed and would you believe all kinds of birds showed up. You just can never know what will happen next.

Neither of us can resist taking pictures of this bird.

Talk about an unusual pose.

There is a bug in his mouth.

I always think of Yin and Yang when I see this bird. Taken at the Point here at the resort in late afternoon.

Hope you all enjoyed the show.

Stay safe. XO

Kenansville FL

April 29, 2026

Vic got this bird yesterday while I was walking Zoe at the end of Joe Overstreet where the boat launch is. He thought it was a blackbird at first glance. Turns out it’s a bird we’ve never seen before. Asking around the local photographers we found out it’s been seen briefly and mostly while flying by. So we are very happy to have this shot. The literature says it makes a robotic mechanical type of noise.

The information on this bird also includes that it travels 12,500 miles in a year and over its lifetime will travel a distance equivalent to 3 or 4 times the circumference of earth. Wow

Hope you enjoyed.

Stay safe. XO