Author: livingthedreamwithsallyandvic

Also at Viera Wetlands

We visited Viera Wetlands and took more pictures of the Gray Heron nest.

What a day we had! Leaving Viera Wetlands we drive through a new subdivision with large bodies of water alongside the road. This white pelican was by himself. (My picture)

Just as I got out of the truck to take pictures of the sandhill cranes, they all took off flying but I got this shot anyways.

Next we drove to a place called Three Lakes. Another small campground but these people were roughing it – no power, no water, no nothing. We got the most ridiculous directions… over a culvert and look for a big pine tree in the middle of a big field – you can’t miss it. Yeah right. Down another rough dusty road for what seemed like 5 miles at least when suddenly Victor spotted an eagle flying so we followed it. If not for that we never would have found the right place. There was a female guarding a nest and the male was guarding everything. Victor walked across the field and got close enough for pictures but still a long ways away because the male started circling around as if to say back off. Of all days I had on sandals and the terrain was too rough for me.

Wild turkeys unique to the county of Osceola, Florida. Notice the “beard” which tells you it is an older one. We heard of a place called Joe Overstreet where supposedly there were “tons” of eagles. It wasn’t a nature trail at all. It was a small campground and a place to take a tour on airboats but reservations required and it was too late in the day. No eagles in sight so we drove back down the long and dusty road and did see some sandhill cranes and these turkeys as well as lots and lots of cattle.

Coming up out of the water!

Viera, FL

These are Florida Sandhill Cranes. They acted so unconcerned that we were there. I was standing so close while they walked by I could have reached out and petted them (almost😎).

Behind our camper, with a perch. The squirrels keep trying to get at it but they can’t get anything except what the blackbirds spill on the ground. This morning has been busy with many visitors: mockingbird, blue jay, male and female cardinal, blackbird, mourning dove, and surprisingly a red bellied woodpecker.

Viera Wetlands, Viera FL. I had to get up on the toolbox in the bed of our truck to get high enough to see into the nest. It was worth the effort.