First Day at Cotton Hill

Our first full day at Cotton Hill started out quite chilly, 37 degrees, but sunny, warming up to the mid 60's.  We can see the sunrise over the lake.  The wildlife around our campsite kept us entertained today.  There are three goose couples.  Number one couple has four goslings, number two couple has two goslings, and number three couple is childless.  So when number three couple gets too close to the babies they get chased away, but they follow them around seeming to act like body guards.....honking loudly and often.  They didn't approve of Skipper's presence.  Our crane left late morning, then returned late afternoon.  We were surprised that it perched at the top of a tree before coming into the water. Then a white crane flew in late afternoon.  Midday, we heard crows making a loud commotion in a nearby tree.  They chased an owl into a tree on the small island near us.  After looking with the binoculars, it was confirmed....a great horned owl.  Some small birds came to its rescue and chased the crows away.  On our walk this afternoon, we spotted a bald eagle.  We have not seen an alligator!  (Well, on our walk through the forests this morning we came to a sunny, sandy area along a swampy area and something slithered into the water.....so I'm speculating that it might have been a small alligator....Chuck is doubtful.). A boater said he saw two large ones sunning themselves on an island. We've biked around the campground checking all the sites and have determined that our site, number 12, is one of the best!  God bless!