Another nice day. The park is very busy with families and bikes. I even saw a couple of tandem bikes today. Most of the birds were on the wing this morning. I saw the eagle soaring high over the park. The Little Blue and Gator were at the usual spot on the west side of the park. The Zebra Heliconian butterfly (one of my favorites) was in the Nature Walk area. They like the wooded areas. The Shrike was along the boardwalk.

If you are in the area and looking for something to do on Christmas Eve, Eve drop by the park. The Farmers Market (come hungry) is open this Friday, the train is running from 10AM and the Inflatable Bounce houses and slides are open around the same time. The bike and boat rentals are open at 10AM as is the ice cream shoppe. The weather is going to be fantastic. I'll be working the Lakes Park Foundation booth, stop by and say Hi.