The Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge

Another birder's paradise, the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge.

We took these pictures a couple of months ago when the chill was still in the air and the fog was visiting the deciduous forests.

This is the only place we've seen the Red-cockaded Woodpecker. We've never seen that bird any place else again. The Piedmont just breathes of birds, all kinds. I believe, this has also been the first place we've been surprised to be surrounded by so many birds. We haven't been in Costa Rica yet though, this is Georgia!.

To make the best of our trip, we took chairs, binoculars, snacks, and a field guide to look up all the birds we see and don't know. That's our best way to learn about birds.
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Duane and Connie visit

Connie and Duane paid us a visit during Easter week end. Kelly was there also. It's always nice to have company, especially from people you like. Debbie & Connie above. Connie & Duane below.

Debbie made some very good meals which we all enjoyed. Compliments to the chef! Then we played Rook, then Golf, then Rook, then Rook again, then Golf, well you get the idea. (Golf is a card game!) I was sooooo tempted to take our company birdwatching but we had so many birds visiting and we talked so much about birds that I let it go. You just don't want to overwhelm your guests with birding, they may not come next time. Connie thought she saw an Ivory Bill Woodpecker on a pole near her house. It was a small one. Hummm. I'd love to see it too, just to help me believe it better.

Debbie, Connie, and Kelly with her back to us.

Camping with Don at F. D. R. State Park

Don joined us for a nice camping trip at F D Roosevelt State Park. So nice to have him around. Here he is trying to ride his bicycle backward. He managed to do it too!

What is happening? More and more birds are now coming to visit us at the camp sites. We enjoyed many visitors including Eastern Phoebes, Wood Peewees, Northern Cardinals and Tufted Titmice (of course), and our all-time favorite, the Pileated Woodpecker. We were happy to share the Pileated with Don. We saw the Pileated right from our camp site in the trees. (The bird was in the trees, not us).

Our first picture together camping.

A walk in the woods!