Bonita Springs – There has been some excitement in the past couple of months at the Bonita Nature Place. When I went out early recently, there were a few people talking and pointing at where the beehive boxes were located. As I got closer I realized what they were looking at. Someone had tipped over [...]
Bonita Springs – I have told you before about the many times I have witnessed visitors to the Bonita Nature Place become very excited when seeing something here. Once again, I really thought they were thrilled to see me out for a stroll when I realized they were pointing to an oak tree branch over [...]
Bonita Springs – I am used to people visiting the Bonita Nature Place getting so excited when one of us Gopher Tortoises takes a stroll and they spot us, but this one day their excitement startled even me. I figured they must be tourists and hadn’t seen a Gopher Tortoise before so I thought I’d [...]
Bonita Springs – I thought I would write about the history of my home, the Nature Place, and how it came to be. The property was purchased by City Council in 2007. Recognizing the importance of the location and it’s significant natural attributes, the Council knew that this property would one day offer the residents [...]
Bonita Springs – Hanging around at the Bonita Nature Place, I get to hear about all sorts of interesting topics. Painted Buntings is one of them. Do you know what a Painted Bunting is? I just had to find out, so I listened as one of the people visiting the Bonita Nature explained. The male [...]
Bonita Springs – No one likes a good laugh as much as us Gopher Tortoises; after all we live to be 90 years old. We have seen it all. I thought I would share with you some of my favorite jokes. The first one is : What kind of jokes do Gopher Tortoises tell? Are [...]
Bonita Springs – While out for a stroll at the Bonita Nature Place, I happened to overhear an interesting conversation between two people. One of them was explaining the Conservation 20/20 program. I want to share their discussion with you. He explained that Conservation 20/20 is a joint Lee County Division of County Lands and [...]
Bonita Springs – Butterflies, Bees and Bats…oh my! For over 3 years, I had to wonder what the box on top of the pole was all about and recently I finally found out. I learned that the wooden box donated by Bonita Nature Place neighbor Cullum Hasty was a home for bats and the pole [...]
Bonita Springs — They say that cats are extremely curious creatures. Well, I have to admit that this gopher tortoise is also. Usually I am content to stay on the Bonita Nature Place grounds, but after nearly a year of no activity down the street, I just had to take a walk and see what [...]
Bonita Springs — The Bonita Nature Place is usually pretty quiet most nights, except for the occasional owl hooting, or raccoon chattering or even an armadillo snorting or the squeaks of the bats but they don’t wake me. There have been a few Saturday nights when my Gopher beauty sleep was interrupted by the friends of the Nature Place and they even brought some more friends. I became a bit [...]
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