Monday, we made it back to the Crane Ranch after being gone for almost 2 weeks. We got our stuff unpacked and some pictures processed on this rainy evening.
Tuesday, we eased back into the work flow, checking out the progress of the flooring installation, picking up packages, digging out the ditch along Crane Lane, and catching up on the going ons while we were gone. The rain set in around 6 pm and we are in for the night.
Wednesday, we got some bush hogging done at the Gautier Pen, or rather Lauren did. I sat in the shade and supervised while he sat in the a/c cab of the tractor. I thought about driving for a bit, but decided things would go much smoother if I stayed out of the way.
On the way in, we saw the Milhouse Family. This is our first sighting of their colt and it is almost grown.
On our way out, we saw one of our favorites, Banana. Wonder where Coconut is?
We got a look at the Rock Hill Family before heading back to the refuge. They started to hide when they saw the refuge white truck with the FWS emblem. They must know that bio plans to catch them before they fledge. They have white truck syndrome!
We saw a Doe and her two fawns when we got back to Crane Lane.
We got back and sat under the fifth wheel for a bit and watched the rain. At least all the rain is keeping the temperatures cooler.
Thursday was another rainy day. We helped Robin tear down the baseboards and move the display at the back window of the visitor center. The afternoon was spent in the North Gautier Unit doing a little bit of tractor maintenance.
On our drive in we saw a flock of Purple Martins perched in a tree in Valentine Savanna.
While waiting on the rain to stop, we rode around and found our favorites, Banana and Coconut hanging around with the unbanded.
Friday was the first day in a long while that we have walked the Dees Trail. It was a nice, but hot walk, seeing lots of pretty blooms and a few pollinators. We also found a very photogenic Ribbon Snake on the pier.
We went on a ride to the Fontainebleau Trail and picked up trash and placed brochures. While we were out and about, we checked on the Rock Hill Family, the Dougie Family, the Riley Road Family, and the Sunplex Super Dad and Colt. We got a visual on the Riley Road Family. We also saw Dougie and his mate without a chick. Dang it!
We took the Browns Trail short cut on our drive back and did not see the first crane. Not a surprise with the temperature above 95 degrees today. Even a frog was chilling, sleeping on the stalk of a Water Cowbane.
We made another first for us in a while when we toured the South Gautier Unit. We saw a photogenic Great Egret, some pretty blooms with critters, a couple of Ibis, and a couple of unphotogenic cranes.
We got back and stayed in the a/c for a while waiting for it to cool off just a little bit.
Saturday, was another hot day, but at least there was a warm breeze blowing. We got our walk in along the Dees Trail and and Crane Lane, seeing all kinds of critters, then sat inside and worked on the blog and our pictures. We have had a lot of fun in the last few weeks, and that fun has got us way behind.
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