January 16, 2023
We’ve noticed a lot of wildlife in the campground and the area next to the campground.
On the trails, we saw a flock of wild turkeys running past us. As they dashed past us, I was lucky to get the phone out and get pictures of the last two turkeys running past us. We saw them disappear into the palmetto palms.
One day, on the way back to the campground from grocery shopping, we saw sandhill cranes.
We saw a three foot alligator by the boat dock at the campground.
While taking the canoe out, we saw this bird. We think it is a juvenile osprey.
Anoles abound. I was able to get this picture along the pier.
There is a heron that often is at the boat dock. We’ve seen it several times as we walk around the campground.
We often see a red shouldered hawk flying above the trees in the campground. I have recorded its calls and Merlin ID determined what bird it was. I could tell it was a hawk, just not what type.
It has been very interesting to see all the different wild animals.
Retirement RV Dream 
Julia,
Thanks for the nature tour! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sandhill crane – pretty bird.
Howard
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They are amazing. When we were in Florida last year, a pair would come by our RV. Nox wanted to play with them, but we wouldn’t let her. They were very calm birds and at 3 feet tall, I am guessing they don’t have many predators.
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I liked the sandhill crane also. On my one little RV camping trip, I really did enjoy seeing all the birds!
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The sandhill cranes are such amazing birds. Last year, when we were in Florida, their were two sandhill cranes that came by our RV regularly. Nox was enthrall by them. She really wanted to get close to them.
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In the past, the Sandhill cranes visited our front yard.
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They are spectacular birds! How lucky that you got to have them as visitors.
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Yes, but as the area increases with people-less birds.
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That is a shame.
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We are finding it a restful place to stay.
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Those sandhill cranes are beautiful. I can’t understand why they’re the target of trophy hunters, I mean, are they that detrimental to the ag sector?
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I didn’t realize they were targets for trophy hunters. I only see pairs here and there as we drive/ride around. I don’t see how they could hurt the ag sector. I say this as a farmer’s daughter.
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I’ve seen images on Instagram and read articles about hunting sandhill cranes. Unless they are doing some real damage to crops or causing a safety issue, it baffles me as to why anyone would want to kill it.
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That is awful! I can understand hunting wild turkeys, they are good to eat. Killing anything you aren’t going to eat or have someone eat just seems wrong. That said, I have no problems killing mice, rats, and insects.
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