Saturday, January 21, 2023

CREW Marsh Trails

 

I was in the area, so I stopped and took a walk in the marsh.  CREW stands for the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, which manages 60,000 acres in southern Lee and northern Collier Counties.


A juvenile little blue heron, white for its first year, surveyed the scene atop a dead tree.


A pavilion and picnic tables are sponsored by a family of birders, photographers and academics.


A tower overlooks the marsh.

A boardwalk leads through seasonally wet parts of the marsh.

7 comments:

RedPat said...

I have wonderful memories of wandering in that area. Saw so many birds.

jennyfreckles said...

Looks fabulous - as does all that sunshine! Freezing fog here today.

Taken For Granted said...

Jack, you shoot stunning bird photos, and this one is no exception. I love walking on boardwalks through wetlands because you get to see all sorts of wildlife, but it takes patience to spot them.

William Kendall said...

A marvelous place for a walkabout.

Amy said...

Neat place to explore, I'd check it out if I were nearby too

JudithK said...

I didn't know great blue's were white during their first year. Thanks! Could be there are birds I misidentified as egrets! All are lovely though

Jack said...

JudithK, little blue herons are the ones that are white for their first year, not great blue herons.