Channel Surfing Walking...

So far this week, it's been cloudy and the weather is fickle once again...clouds, threat of rain, no clouds, then clouding over again. The temperatures are constant; that is good. Monday the air was pleasant and much drier, Tuesday the air was rather humid. I enjoyed Monday's walk much more. LOL I didn't want to go very far for a drive, so just over the JFK Causeway to Packery Channel Park, and then, walking along the backside between the Port A highway and the tidal pools is where I ended up traipsing along the shores. The shore birds and waders were abundant, but no 'new' species seen. The year 'round residents were feeding along where the mangrove meets the pools and salt water.


I show the first section I walked then will end with a showing of the Winter edging into Springlike flora and fauna...

...I'm always on the look-out for 'hearts' with nature's gifts...this tidal pool below looked like a heart from a distance, the closer I got to it, not so much, but still a teeny bit like a heart if you use your imagination?

I then walked a few blocks from the channel area to the birding park[s]. There are two in close vicinity to one another, the city's Packery Channel Park, then a block away a small fresh water pond and gazebo of the Audubon Society. Within the two areas, I saw mostly those adorable, small butter-butts [myrtle warblers] -the link provided is a photo of mine from I'd Rather B Birdin'; you can see why they call them butter butts AKA Yellow Rumped-, one crested caracara [Mexican Eagle - and I might add, the first time ever in my 10+ years birding, this caracara actually had its crest UP and visible], a mocking bird, a cardinal, a couple of doves, and then at the Audubon area, a pyrrhuloxia [a near cardinal look-alike but grayer and longer crest - also, my photo link] and two ducks on the pond. And spring is beginning to show up here and there with trees in bloom and coral bean flowers coming into their season, insects are harvesting...