We spent our last week as resident volunteers, (at least for this gig), being very productive. We got several deer buster feeders ready, did some trail patrols, sent orchid pictures to the orchid lady to be used in the Gautier Orchid Festival next February, did a lot of organizing, put up a few new signs, made a bownet video, and wrapped it up on Saturday with a fun day of manning a booth at the National Estuaries Day at NEER.
The HQ Gang have showed out all week with their elusive calls, chasing each other in the back yard, having a pool party, and sort of allowing the last crane caught in the bownet to hang around with them. They are so territorial.
We managed to get family portraits of the Rock Hill Family, the Millhouse Family, the Jabba Family, and the Mean Momma Family on Friday.
Our nature chasing on the refuge was very rewarding seeing Bald Eagles, bunches of sandhill cranes, the return of the American Kestrels, and a lot of other cool critters.
One of the cool shots we got this week was of a Lynx Spider preying on a Monarch in the native plant garden. Sad, but cool.
Our afternoons of arm chair birding at Camp Crane were very enjoyable, watching the squirrels and birds at the feeders.
House Finches and the Summer Tanagers have returned.
Mom and her 2 fawns made an appearance at Camp Crane. So stinking cute!
We got to see our favorites on our last North Gautier Unit tour, Banana and Coconut!!
We will pull out tomorrow morning, Crossroads bound.
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