I am back in Minnesota having traded 70F and blue skies for 20F and blah weather. However, I am planning for my initial Northland birding outings including “Super B..owl” Sunday. However, here is my Florida Finale including a trip to the Babcock Webb Wilderness. This wildlife area about 25 miles north of Fort Myers is really cool with two distinctive habitats … pine savannah and a lake/wetlands region. I drove over at the wrong time of day … mid afternoon, but immediately realized it is worth a repeat visit at sunrise on a future trip south.

Wally Gator hanging out in Six Mile Slough

Blue Heron in a Pine Tree

Awwwck … Belted Kingfished coughing up fish remains

Burrowing Owls at Sunrise (video link for email subscribers)