It has been a while, but we made it back to Camp Crane Saturday. Whoop Whoop! It is so good to be back. We got a few leaves picked up and got ole Rap parked. Tomorrow, we will work on our favorite campsite before backing into it.
After we got the camper set up, we took a ride. We found the Rock Hill family content under the shade tree across the pond. It was not a good family portrait moment, so none was taken.
We found Dougie and his bride near the road with their cutie. Little bit kept hiding behind his parents making it hard to get his picture. But, when the parents relaxed and started foraging, he relaxed, and we got some cute photos.
We took a walk along the Dees Trail when we returned. We met a couple of nice young ladies along the trail and found out one of them had been an intern at Audubon in 2015. We thoroughly enjoyed talking with them.
Ferny Kat came out when we got back, and of course, gave her approval. After all, what's not to like about this place?!?
Sunday was another fun day, except for the work we did in the campground. We got our favorite campsite all spruced up, then we moved a few yards.
Our first agenda when we got up this morning was taking a walk on the Dees Trail. We found all kind of blooms showing off their pretty colors.
We also found a few cool birds and other critters along the way. Nothing like waking up and taking a hike in your own nature safari.
And to put the icing on the cake, we saw Crane # 337 at the feeder on our way to the trail.
We hung around at Camp Crane today enjoying the many birds that found our feeders in the first few hours of our arrival. It's been another fantastic day at Camp Crane!
We spent this rainy, Monday morning doing vehicle maintenance. Not only was the tire low on the truck, but the battery was also dead.
After walking to the Fire Center to get jumper cables, we rode back in the VC RTV, (Rough Terrain Vehicle). Lauren was so happy to finally ride in it, even though we got soaked on the ride back. A boy and his toys.
The rain finally quit this afternoon and we washed the truck. We took it for a spin to Fountainebleu Trail and picked up a little bit of litter.
We spent the rest of the day lounging around Camp Crane and the C.L. Dees trail.
Tuesday, we jumped off the SUV and aired up the tires. It moaned and groaned for a bit until the kinks got worked out. As we were jumping off the SUV, we watched a Pileated Woodpecker feeding her young in a nearby tree.
We started weed eating around HQ until the thunderstorms came. After the rain, we cleaned up the SUV. Afterwards, we watched a pair of Red-bellied Woodpecker working on their nursery in a tree at Camp Crane. We have such an awesome work environment!
Wednesday, we got the Van jumped off and the tires aired up. We got in 4 hours of weed eating at HQ, Crane Lane, and the Bunkhouse. One things for sure, if I did that on a regular basis, this 60-year-old would be in better shape.
We assisted Erin with placing the traps in the Dusky Gopher Frog tanks. I am still in shock that Angie was home teleworking and trusted us to do this without her. Although, we did have to put her on speaker phone to get her say in things. 🐸
Ferny Kat has been grouchy all day. She fusses when she is inside or outside. We finally realized what she is unhappy about. There is a stray cat hanging in the area. If Ferny Kat ain't happy ain't nobody happy. Hopefully, it won't come back being we chased it away tonight.
You know we have worked hard, when we don't take a single picture.
Thursday, we assisted Erin checking the DGF traps. We didn't find any frogs, but we did find a few that look like a dragon.
We got the van cleaned up. I do believe it was the nastiest of all the vehicles, not to mention, the hardest.
We got the weed eating done in the parking lot and blew off the debris while being supervised by the baby Pileated Woodpeckers.
We took a ride through the North Gautier Unit. We were very surprised when we found not only 1, but 2 chicks with Truffle and Delores.
There was a gang of 8 Cranes together near the crop unit. We not only got our crane fix, but our Nana/Coco fix. The group had Banana, Coconut, the 5 Cohorts released last year, and an unbanded. We saw a total of 18 cranes on this short, enjoyable ride.
Friday, we attempted to purchase a new battery for the SUV. After a couple of trips and a lot of wasted time, we inadvertently locked up the pin number for the credit card. Oops!!
We helped Erin with the DGF trap checks and picked up some litter a the refuge gates. We saw three Eagles and one crane today.
We also had new visitors at Camp Crane, a couple of Yellow-billed Cuckoos.
Saturday we started out the day checking the DGF traps. We are now the proud trappers of the first 2021 DGF from rearing tanks. We were kind of tired and was kind of lazy for the rest of the day. Although, we did take a walk along the Dees Trail.
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