On the way to the Aquarena Center this morning, I saw a familiar bird on the right side of CM Allen Parkway just before the stop sign that divides Aquarena Springs Drive and Sessom. The right side of that road is the park along the San Marcos River, Sewell Park. A juvenile Yellow-Crowned-Night Heron was standing on the lawn near the side of the road. I used to see the young heron around the tranquil atmosphere at the wetlands or Spring Lake, but not next to heavy traffic. I thought that it was strange to see it there. There were no cars behind me, so I drove very slow to check out the bird. It was the juvenile Yellow-Crowned-Night Heron, and it had stretched its neck out fully and was standing there as if observing the cars that were passing by.
At Aquarena Center, the young leaves of the Sago Palm were shooting up and seemed very tall. Though the edge is still curled a little, each section of the leaf unfolded quite nicely. I saw three bright green lizards (green Anoles) on the leaves under the morning sun. Maybe that was the reason why the Red-Shouldered Hawk is sometimes perched on the electric lines over the Sago Palms.
I heard crunching sounds while I was walking toward the Glass Bottom Boat dock. Amongst the chirping of birds, I could hear dry, monotone, and partly rhythmical sounds. I took several steps back to see where that sounds came from. A squirrel was sitting on the branch of the Bald Cypress tree, holding brown, small round nuts, and cracking the shell. uldered Hawk perched on the electric lines over the Sago Palms sometimes.
I heard crunchy sounds when walking toward the Glass Bottom Boat dock. Among the chirping voices of birds, those dry, monotone, and partly rhythmical sounds were attracting. I took several steps back to see where that sounds came from. A squirrel was sitting on the branch of the Bald Cypress tree, holding brown, small, round nuts, and cracking the shell.
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