Peaceful Waters Sanctuary and Great Horned Owl at Loxahatchee NWR

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Just about 15 miles north of the Refuge is a wetland area known as Peaceful Waters Sanctuary located in Wellington.

Peaceful Waters was on our to-do list, and when I saw that it is due to close for repairs from January 6 until September, I knew that today was the day. So, this morning we made the short drive there and walked on the boardwalk looking for birds and any other wildlife.

Immediately upon entering, we spotted a snake sunning itself on the walkway regardless that people were walking next to it. In fact, I thought it might be dead, but it had changed locations when we were leaving, but was nearly in the same spot.

It was a breezy day with winds at about 15 mph so we didn’t expect a lot of bird activity, but we were happy to see a Tri-colored Heron, a few Egrets, White and Glossy Ibis and several turtles, including the skeletal remains of a large (mud) cooter.

After a while we returned to the Refuge and went out for another walk, this time hoping to see the Sandhill Cranes. Instead, we were treated to a rare sighting of a Great Horned Owl perched in a tree near the duck blind.

Once back at the RV, I took a look at the pictures from today and I’m pretty happy with them. I hope that you enjoy them, as well.

Dorothy & Ken

Published by dmaupin44

Ken and I travel full-time in our motor coach throughout the United States. We have traveled along the Gulf of Mexico down to Key West and from Key West north along the East Coast all the way to Bar Harbor, Maine. We spent seven months in Southwest Texas right on the Rio Grande and from there we traveled to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon before heading back to our home state of Missouri. After a brief visit with family and friends we headed back to Florida and then we volunteered at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Southeast Georgia. The story didn’t end there because as of this writing we have visited all except three states. We went to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and Death Valley National Park. We have continued our volunteer service by adding another winter at Okefenokee, a short stint at Bon Secour, and a winter at A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR. Summer 2020 finds us in the Missouri Ozarks and we are still loving life. We have much more in store, so please stay tuned as we continue to travel across this beautiful country of ours!

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