August 1

I was glad to see the Great Egret in the Wetlands. I had not seen her for a while. She was hunting with a Snowy Egret for a while, but two of them disappeared toward the river.

When I was walking toward the boardwalk exit, I saw a couple leaves from a Cattail swaying violently at the edge of right side of the boardwalk. I stopped. I heard crunching sounds indicating an animal was eating the Cattail. I peeked under the boardwalk and saw the nose of Nutria busy with its breakfast, but rest of its body was hidden under the bridge.

I was glad to see the Chinese Domestic Geese family on the lawn near the biological research site. The mother goose was sleeping, but two other geese were busy picking the grasses.

A small, light brown lizard was on the outdoor post lights behind the female Sago Palm. It was so cute on the old fashioned post light. The post lights show chipped paint from old age, and five round, white frosted glass shades. Four white frosted glass shades surround the top shade like branches. The design shows the elegance of the 1900’s. These post lights are along the concrete path from the headwaters to the Landing.

The light posts with the lizard are sandwiched by a thick Firebush. I tried to take a photo of the lizard and the post lights. When I was ready for the shutter, the lizard moved to the other side of the post. I walked around the Sago Palm and the Firebush ready for the shutter, and the lizard quickly moved to the other side. It was like playing a peek-a-pooh. The playful lizard made me walk around the two plants for a couple times, but I found that there were three different colored lizards on the Sago Palm: bright green, faded green, and Anoles with light brown. I thought that the Sago Palm and Firebush are safe living places for the lizards.