Today was the Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Festival and I took a ride over to check it out. I applaud the efforts of conservationists to raise funds to help preserve habitat and support research of these cute little owls. The festival though lacked a focus on Burrowing Owls and instead had a general air of chaos with tents of mixed tables of educational resources, vendors, and nonprofit organizations. There were two Eastern Screech Owls making an appearance and one stuffed Burrowing Owl. So, after leaving, we drove around town and found our own.
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| Burrowing Owl |
We came across another field with evidence of owls and driving along found this pair of owls sitting on one of the perches put up by conservationists. Also hanging out on the power lines were a couple of other predators. An American Kestrel got lucky and caught himself an Anole. This Loggerhead Shrike was more interested in what I was doing than hunting.
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| Pair of Burrowing Owls |
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| American Kestrel with a snack |
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| Loggerhead Shrike |
After returning from the drive over the bridge and back to Fort Myers, I took a quick ride over to the 'canal' behind some near by houses and found a few fun birds. Here they are, no text included, just a few pictures.
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| Anhinga |
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| Alligator in the pond |
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| White Ibis |
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| Tricolor Heron |
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