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Traveling in the south – A day at the Atlantic shore

We spent the day traveling on the beach at New Smyrna Beach and at the Canaveral National Seashore. we managed to fins a great variety of plants and animals, including this armadillo. Not far from the armadillo we found a gopher tortoise. Brown anoles are much easier to find than green anoles. Amont the interestingContinue reading “Traveling in the south – A day at the Atlantic shore”

Day-12: Shorebirds, gulls, terns and other things

We tried to see American Oystercatchers at low tide the other day without success. Then we sent to look for them at high tide with success. There was an oyster-spit barely above water covered with osytercatchers, Black Plovers and turnstones. A pile of Ruddy Turnstones as we searched for Purple Sandpipers. One of three PurpleContinue reading “Day-12: Shorebirds, gulls, terns and other things”