2/26 Colt Creek SP

Colt Creek is one of the newest state parks in Florida.  It is mostly in mixed forest, but it also had some bald cypress trees and meadows.

I like this place because it is quiet and the camping spaces are very large and well-spread out. This week we also had a lot of red shouldered hawks in the area, so they were fun to watch.

A lot of people do not know this, but a lot of state parks have places for horses to camp, along with their owners.  It was interesting to see this couple driving small horse carts!

The next photo shows you the entrance road and the diversity of the land in the park.

The next two photos show you the tent camping area.  Sites there are also large and private, and each one has an electric hookup.

This is what the RV area looks like.

Now for some red-shouldered hawk photos.  It was mating time, so there was a lot of communication going on.  They are medium-sized birds, about the same size as the red-tailed hawks we have in colder climates.

A closeup of the previous photo of a bird on a rock.

Tired of hawks yet?  That's the last of them for now.  They are very pretty birds, however.