While waiting for *low tide to come back around in my area that doesn’t collide with my work schedule, my husband and I went on a date. The location, just under an hour’s drive, Brooker Creek Nature Preserve and Educational Center. If you have not yet visited this place, I strongly suggest you take the trip.
There are beautiful forested wetlands, oak hammocks, cypress domes, and pine flatwoods that encompass Brooker Creek Nature Preserve. To explore all flora and fauna would take many, many months, perhaps years!
My first trip was excellent, but the second trip with my husband was incredible. He loved the boardwalk, buildings, and of course, the trails.
Forested Wetlands 
Pine Flatwoods 
Pine Flatwoods 
Cypress Domes 
Cypress Domes 
Cypress Domes
The Birds!
Seriously, I wasn’t really planning on focusing on photography, just trying to enjoy a beautiful place on a beautiful day with my wonderful husband, and then along came a yellow-bellied sapsucker!
Black-crowned Night Heron 
Yellow-rumped Warbler 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
Tufted Titmouse 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Palm Warbler 
American Robin 
Black and White Warbler 
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 
Downy Woodpecker 
Eastern Bluebird
The birds were amazing, and since the boardwalk went straight through the wetlands, we observed many birds at a closer range. Just close enough where I can at least add photos to my observations on iNaturalist.
Stay safe in your travels!
Link: Pinellas County Florida -Brooker Creek Preserve
* Working on a project that has to do with low tide!
Categories: Birds, Nature Photography
That is a terrific spot!
It seems every time I visit, something different surprises me.
Wonderful photographs to showcase some of the preserve’s potential.
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