Egans Creek Greenway runs for several miles down Amelia Island, and is our favorite non-beach walking area. Turtles sun themselves, one day we saw a tourist alligator, and wading birds abound. Along with the many herons and egrets that fish in the creek, we saw a strange and elegant bird that we finally identified as a Wood Stork. Although the waters are way down from months of drought, apparently there is still enough stuff in the water to feed the birds. Of course, the "real" birders work very hard at their hobby, but we enjoy strolling along and catching the avians doing their thing. There are wonderful sea birds here, too, but as I do not believe this blog has a birder audience, I shall omit discussion of same.
We did some serious birding on Tortola, finding the blue-backed mannequin ("my" bird, per Darlington Chance, our certified rainforest tour guide!) and other indigenous birds. Birding is fun.
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