BEACH, SUN, SHORE BIRDS AND PEACE
We watched the sun come over The Gulf of Mexico and shortly afterwards we were out. Four Mourning Doves fed on the grass below the balcony. An Osprey flew and within minutes we had located the nest on a communication tower. One bringing in nesting materials for the other to use. We saw Eastern Kingbirds again and European Starlings too. Brown Pelicans are numerous and we had a fly past of eleven.
Grackles, Boat-Tailed and Common were constant. At the beach there were two Snowy Plovers (to be confirmed) two Willet, a Ring-Billed Gull and a gorgeous Great Blue Heron. There were fisherman casting from the beach but none of the birds minded human presence.
Opposite our room is a bushy area with pine trees. In there Michelle spotted both a male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. These two were first for us. We think we also saw a Baltimore Oriel. One Eurasian Collared Dove and two Barn Swallows made it an hour well spent. The only mammal was a Grey Squirrel. Eventually I tracked down a singing male Northern Cardinal.
At 1pm we went to Paddy's Raw Bar for the St George Island Beer Fest in aid of Franklin County Humane Society. What can be better on a sun filled afternoon with like minded friendly people raising money to rescue cats and dogs. And with 40 different beer companies allowing samples to be dispensed and live music it was a pleasant few hours. We had booked on line paying $44 each and there was no chance we could drink the equivalent in dollars.
On the way home we stopped at the bar across the road for a snack and a beer. Afterwards we sat on our balcony and watched an Osprey and a Bald Eagle disturb the gulls and listened to more live music from the same bar.
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