The Little Nuthatch
Beaver Lake.
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From what I'm heard, Asheville's main spot for birdwatching is Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. A very neat place for birds and other creatures (including lots of ginormous frogs), and there were many of Asheville's resident birds there, including a little nuthatch! (Sadly no photo of the nuthatch though. Flighty little thing.) This last one is a TERRIBLE photo, but this guy was so cool. A Northern Flicker.
Lake Lotus.
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Officially Spring.
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Hello to Spring! I am on vacation in the North Carolina mountains, where they are just getting the first signs of Spring.
Chicks!
I went to Viera Wetlands last week and saw some adorable Sandhill Crane chicks. The chicks are so cute, I could hardly stand it. One kept falling behind and it's parent would go back and get it. Cute!!
Blue Springs.
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Last weekend I went to Blue Springs State Park with some friends. It is a very popular park known for viewing manatees in the winter. Unfortunately it has already warmed up too much, we only saw one manatee and were probably lucky at that! He was on the other side of the river in some murky water so I cold not even get a photo. Did get a swimming turtle, cormorant, and a little tree frog hiding in a palmetto...