Hello and Happy Monday!
During our Florida trip Jan 4-13th we tried to visit as many Florida parks that were new to us. On Jan 8th, we started off at the nearby Savannas Preserve State Park, then we drove to the Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Next we went to the Hobe Sound NWR Beach and to end the day we went back to the Savannas Preserve State Park. I have to say when we travel we do not sit still, it is go, go, go. My steps and mile count were high for each day of our trip.
Savannas Preserve State Park located in Port St. Lucie Florida.
We talked with a park employee during our early morning visit and he gave us some great info on the park . He told us the birds come and go, they are there in the morning and return in the evening to roost. The Sandhill Cranes, Osprey, White Ibis, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Glossy Ibis, Great Egret and Blue-winged Teals were some of the birds we saw during our morning visit.
A view of the trail at Savannas Preserve State Park.
Jonathan Dickinson State Park located on Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound Florida. The sky was filled with Swallows, I am guessing Tree Swallows. During our walks on the trails we saw the Florida Scrub Jays, the Red-bellied Woodpecker, Loggerhead Shrike, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-shouldered Hawk and a couple of Mockingbirds.
Seeing these two Florida Scrub Jays was a treat at the Jonathan Dickinson State Park. I wish the lighting was better on my photo below.
Hobe Sound NWR Beach, Bridge Road, Hobe Sound Florida.
The street lined with ficus trees took us to the Hobe Sound NWR Beach. There is a wildlife refuge parking lot at the dead end street for this beach. We have a national park pass or you can pay $5 to park. We enjoyed a walk on this pretty beach. We watched two guys paddle out to go diving. The gulls, Sanderlings and Ruddy Turnstones were some of the birds hanging out on the beach.
We loved this pretty beach, it was a gorgeous day!
Savannas Preserve State Park. At the end of the day, we decided to go back to see the birds coming back to roost in the trees. There must have been a hundred or more White Ibis, Great Blue Heron, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Stork and Glossy Ibis, Great Egret. We also saw a pretty Sun Dog and the watched the sunset.
It was not possible to get all the birds flying in on one photo. Below is a large group of White Ibis that will roost in these trees overnight.
Sunset @ Savannas Preserve State Park
Thanks for your visit today! I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.
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As always I thank you for stopping by and as always I appreciate your comments.
Hello, it really looks like a beautiful place and what a variety of aviary fauna!
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to see your shots in this cloudy snowy morning...
Have a nice day!
Thank You, enjoy your day!
DeleteWhat a magnificent area to visit, Eileen. Wonderful skies, wonderful wildlife... I am longing to see a Glossy Ibis!
ReplyDeleteHello Caroline, you must visit Florida. We saw lots of Glossy Ibis there. Wishing you a happy day and new week ahead.
DeleteUm encanto cada uma das fotos!Adorei! Linda semana! beijos, chica
ReplyDeleteThanks Chica! Wishing you a happy day and new week ahead.
DeleteMaravilhoso este parque nacional, aproveito para desejar uma boa semana.
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Thank you Francisco! Wishing you a happy day and new week ahead.
DeleteWonderful set of photos. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anne! Wishing you a happy day and new week ahead.
DeleteIt's a long time since I was in Florida, but I have never even heard of these state parks! My personal favourite locations for birding were The Everglades and Loxahatchee NWR. One of my best memories was a colony of Burrowing Owls on the campus of Florida State University in Boca Raton.
ReplyDeleteHello David, we went to the Everglades NP and Loxahatchee NWR too. I have seen the cute Burrowing Owls in Cape Coral Florida years ago. Thanks for the visit. Wishing you a happy day and new week ahead.
DeleteHello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images! The beach is so pretty, and the sunset too!
Happy Monday!
Thank you Marit! Wishing you a happy day and new week ahead!
DeleteYou guys are unbelievable in how much you travel to see 3 parks in a day. I'm content with just one. Beautiful photos as always. Hope your week is outstanding!
ReplyDeleteThank you Carol! Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
DeleteVery beautiful and natural series of trails and pretty photos on birds and beach images! Wish I could walk along the beach front taking in the cool breeze and watchable blue sky and sunset.
ReplyDeleteHappy Week ahead !
Thank you Jeevan! Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
DeleteHello Eileen,
DeleteWonderful series of photos and collages of your trip to Florida.
Everything perfectly photographed, my compliments.
Best regards Irma
Beautiful as always. And it looks as though your weather was terrific for this. Much nicer to enjoy all the beauty!
ReplyDeleteHello Jeanie, we did have great weather. Thank you, enjoy your day!
Deleteso many beautiful places you visited. my favorites are the collages of beaches and that last photo is WOW
ReplyDeleteHello Sandra, thanks for the nice comment. Have a happy day!
DeleteHa, you had me there for a moment...looking for the sun dog. Is it a dog? Is it a bird? No it's that lovely shine in the clouds that looks like a second sun! Have a great week! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barbarba! The sun dog was pretty. Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
DeleteI will say one good thing for Florida, they have SPECTACULAR sunsets! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHello, Dee! We have seen some beautiful sunsets in Florida. Thanks and enjoy your day!
DeleteBeautiful collage of photos Eileen. The sunset photos are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sami! Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
DeleteThanjs for a very interesting post. Happy Mosaic Monday
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Thank you, Gillena! Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
DeleteYou had a great day. Yes , the harder you work the more you see.
ReplyDeleteThank you Red! Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
Deletei did not realize until seeing all of your pictures, how many florida parks there are. it is always good to talk with park employees and also people who live in the area - they have a wealth of information! you captured some really great wildlife, i am not going to try to pick a favorite but rather say i enjoyed all of them!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous sunset to end the post!!!
Thanks Debbie! Florida does have a lot of parks. We could go back again and still go visit parks that would be new parks for us. Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
Deleteawwwww, you encapsulated why I don't mind-much, living here.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mac! You live in a beautiful state! Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
Delete...I can see why you love them!
ReplyDeleteThank Tom! Wishing you a great day and a happy new week ahead!
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ReplyDeleteOh my word... you excelled yourself with this post and those marvellous mosaic collections Eileen!!! gorgeous!!! YAM xx
Thank you for the nice comment Yam! Have a happy day!
DeleteI enjoyed your Post. It’s a wonderful landscape... fantastic scenes!
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Thank you Erica! Enjoy your day and have a great week ahead!
DeleteWhat a wonderful post, Eileen. I loved visiting Florida over the years. I especially loved watching the pelicans and use that image of them dipping down to the ocean whenever I'm having my bloodpressure taken, it is such a calming image! I also loved spotting great white egrets spaced out along the drives especially to Key West. Such beauty to be found there and thank you for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jocelyn! Enjoy your day and have a great week ahead!
DeleteHi Eileen
ReplyDeleteWonderful mosaics! Do I see a move to Florida in your future? It seems like you and your husband would love to live there and enjoy all the beautiful nature preserves and coastline beaches. I always tell my friends how many wonderful birds you find on your walks and give them your blog address.
Hello Pat, thanks so much for the comment. we go back and forth bout moving to Florida. There are so many pros and cons, just a hard decision. Enjoy your day and have a great week ahead!
DeleteA wonderful nice park with many nice pictures
ReplyDeleteThank you Mikael! Enjoy your day and have a great week ahead!
DeleteWow - these are gorgeous! What a lovely area.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I hope your day and new week are great!
DeleteBeautiful collages, stunning sunsets and beaches and lots of wildlife. Perfect place for you to explore, Eileen.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day and new week.
Thanks Bill! Enjoy your day, have a happy week ahead!
DeleteI love the collages and the beaches are wonderful! Makes me forget the snow outside for a while! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat! I prefer the beach over snow any day! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteAmazing place Florida. .Very nice pictures and collages.. Happy week my friend
ReplyDeleteThanks Ana! Enjoy your day and new week!
Deletebeautiful photos and what a wonderful selection of birds
ReplyDeleteThank you! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteYou visited many beautiful places with such a grand variety of birds, sunsets, and beaches, plus other wildlife. What a great getaway.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorrie! Hubby and I do enjoy our getaways! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteYes indeed it is go, go , go with you. Great collection of shots!
ReplyDeleteHello Yogi, we need to go, go and go more. Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteOh such beautiful sky! We haven't seen much of the blue...for way too long!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anni! The skies were a pretty blue! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteThe range of birdlife is wonderful as are your photos. I can understand why you want to visit so many parks with a delight round every corner.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment. We do enjoy the park visits. Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteThank you, E! I needed this
ReplyDeleteCloudia, you are so kind. Thank you! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteEnjoyed looking at all these wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteThese scenes are so beautiful and it all looks so warm! *sigh* Looks like heaven to me :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteThanks for the tour!
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteWonderful post and I’m in awe of how much wonderful stuff you two pack into your short trip. The secret is go go go....words that don’t work for us any more, if they ever did! I’ve bookmarked each of the parks you mention for next time we travel (leisurely) to another part of our part time State. Thank you for the beautiful pictures and the great ideas.
ReplyDeleteHello Sallie, since we retired we enjoy traveling. They say it is good to keep moving. Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteLove the Florida photos! That beach is so inviting!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sondra. I do enjoy all the beaches. Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteI am amazed you had time to sleep. What fun this would have been.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rose! We did have fun! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteOh Eileen - I love everything about this post. The variety of birds. The number of parks. And the wise decision to return to Savannas State Park to witness the birds coming back to roost - amazing!! The second picture in this post made me think of Africa with the majestic trees - only the palmettos gave it away as Florida! I am very grateful that you created these collages and shared them with all of us at Mosaic Monday! Have a wonderful rest of the week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Angie! I do enjoy making the mosaics. We had a fun trip and saw so much. Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteGreat scenes.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteYou're lucky you have so many birds and wildlife there.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy! I appreciate the comment and visit. Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteBeautiful pics.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week ahead.
Thank you for the comment, Rupam! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteWow Eileen you thoroughly enjoy every inch of new places you explore. All the wildlife too. Fabulous photos - great post and I love the collages :D) xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue! Hubby and I do enjoy our travels and the wildlife. Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteI always enjoy your wanders and wonders!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marie! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteBeautiful Mosaic Monday ~ great photos and a great place too!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
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Thanks Carol! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteThe rewards of nature are for those who go out and enjoy it and you two really do that! Beautiful spots and beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellen! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteHermoso dÃa para disfrutarlo bien. Naturaleza con mucha vida. La playa y los collages maravillosas Eileen.
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Besos.
Thanks Laura! Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteGorgeous photos! I love seeing the sunset.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lois! Wishing you a happy day!
Deletethat sunset is gorgeous. Such an unusual landscape when I am use =d toe either prairie, cropland or forest
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. Wishing you a happy day!
DeleteOlá Eileen,
ReplyDeleteFotos fantásticas do vosso passeio à Florida!
Adorei as aves, o pôr do sol e a praia, semelhante às nossas de Portugal;))!!
Abraços,
Ailime
Hello, there are so many places to visit. I would love to visit Portugal one day. I hope you day is great, have a happy week!
DeleteEileen, brilliant mosaics. I love them.
ReplyDeleteuna gran visión de avistamiento de aves que veo por aquà y es maravilloso tener esa oportunidad de poder verlos tan cerca y mejor que sacar esas fotos porque no es fácil retratar aves, me ha gustado como siempre estas fotos que demuestran como siempre la belleza de la Tierra.
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Hi Eileeninmd
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these wonderful photos, I especially loved the pictures of the beach and the sunset, they are amazing.
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The beach shot reminds me of a typical NZ beach. Lovely
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the places you visited and the birds you saw, Eileen. I enjoyed imagining myself there. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! What a magnificent park!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, such a joy to see..
ReplyDeleteAmanda xx
Gorgeous photos! These parks are a delight.
ReplyDeleteThese are all such lovely photographs, and so nicely presented in the mosaics too.
ReplyDeleteA great post, thank you.
All the best Jan
Ohhh ..... I'm jealous of your cranes !!!
ReplyDeleteMar also on all the other photos you show of your trip.
Wonderful to experience this and very nice that I can travel a bit like this :-)
Groejtes, Helma
nice place to spend a day :) Love those "fluffy" looking trees :) They look col.
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