Lord, I was born a rambling woman....
'm taking a trip to visit other National Parks and nature/ wildlife areas! I'm so excited to see how they are similar and different from Gateway National Recreation Area.
GNRA is in the Northeastern portion of the United States. I'll be visiting parks in Southern and Western parts of the USA. How are our climates different from each other? Do you think this will result in different types of wildlife living in other places?
First stop: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
New Smyrna Beach includes a barrier island south of Daytona. Rockaway beach is also a barrier island. The barrier islands offer calm water; places where fish and birds are happy to call home.
Because Florida is closer to the equator, I noticed that the sunrise was a little later and the sunset was a little earlier. This is only true in the summer time. The reverse is true in the winter time. Also the weather was hot and humid. It often rained for a short while each day.
I saw many shorebirds that I am familiar with from GNRA such as snowy egrets and laughing gulls. I noticed the egrets were mush bolder (less frightened of humans) than they are up north. I wonder why?
'm taking a trip to visit other National Parks and nature/ wildlife areas! I'm so excited to see how they are similar and different from Gateway National Recreation Area.
GNRA is in the Northeastern portion of the United States. I'll be visiting parks in Southern and Western parts of the USA. How are our climates different from each other? Do you think this will result in different types of wildlife living in other places?
First stop: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
New Smyrna Beach includes a barrier island south of Daytona. Rockaway beach is also a barrier island. The barrier islands offer calm water; places where fish and birds are happy to call home.
Because Florida is closer to the equator, I noticed that the sunrise was a little later and the sunset was a little earlier. This is only true in the summer time. The reverse is true in the winter time. Also the weather was hot and humid. It often rained for a short while each day.
I saw many shorebirds that I am familiar with from GNRA such as snowy egrets and laughing gulls. I noticed the egrets were mush bolder (less frightened of humans) than they are up north. I wonder why?