Thursday, December 24, 2015

Cocalico Creek 2005

We spent the month of July at Cocalico Creek Campground near Denver PA.  It is  the same place we stayed last year before we started on the road full time.
 
We had a great site for our motor home this year.  It is right at the head of the pond where we had a front row seat to all the goings on there!



This was our front yard view.


Our trusty gnome and his pot of gold goes with us and assumes a commanding spot in each campsite.  Here it was on the picnic table.

Randy came to visit over the Fourth of July.  Here he and his mom pause in their conversation so I could take their picture.


Cathy is all smiles here, but that was before her mishap!  She managed to drop the Corion sink cover on her foot later this day.  It became badly bruised and swollen, so we visited the emergency room at Reading Hospital on the 5th.  Fortunatley no broken bones, but lots of discoloration, swelling and pain.  Ice and rest prevailed after about 5 weeks and there seems to be no lingering aftereffect.

What a hunk!

Randy took this picture as he tried his hand at macrophotography.  These large biting flies were pretty active and this one paused on the side of the motor home.

This Green Heron visited for a couple of days and I was able to get this long distance photo.  Just at the edge of the pond in front of him were a myriad of fish nests, many with young fry.  It was an easy meal for the heron!




Cocalico Creek Campground PA 2004

Entrance Sign

Our New Home



Cathy and the Suzuki



Part of the 4th of July Crowd


Camp Store - Just the Basics


Randy and Cathy relaxing




A Quiet Garden near the Entrance









Birds We Have Seen

Here is a collection of many of the interesting birds we saw and photographed during our travels. It may not be complete!


Male Acorn Woodpecker near Cloverdale CA


Male and Female Acorn Woodpeckers


Acorn Woodpecker in flight coming!

And going!


Altimira Oriole on left Green Jay right. Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Mission TX

 Anna's Hummingbird in flight. California.


Aplomada Falcon Laguna Atacosa TX mounted specimen, very rare.


Barred Owl, Bushnell FL and below


Gambel's Quail AZ  

American Avocet, Lancaster CA

White-Breasted Nuthatch, PA 

Red-Bellied Woodpecker, PA 


 Downy Woodpecker, Female PA


 House Finch, PA


 White-Breasted Nuthatch, PA
Downy Woodpecker, Male 


 Tufted Titmouse, PA

Carolina Wren, PA

Downy Woodpecker, PA

 Red-Bellied Woodpecker, PA 

Black-necked Stilt, OK 

Black-necked Stilt 

 Blue Herons. TX

Eastern Bluebird, FL

Eastern Bluebird, FL

 Blue Jay FL

 Northern Mockingbird, FL (broken beak?)

 Brown-headed Cowbird

 Cactus Wren, AZ

 California Towhee, CA

 Caracara, "Mexican Eagle", TX

 Northern Cardinal, male, FL

 Northern Cardinal, female, FL

 Blind Cardinal, FL

 The other seems OK.

Female Cardinal, FL 

Carolina Wren

 Cattle Egret, TX