Mobile Bay

Mobile Bay, AL We got to see some pretty interesting things when we took the ferry across Mobile Bay to Dauphin Island. Pelicans skimmed the surface of the water or were just downright lazy like the one below. Freighters moved in or out to the gulf. The oil rig platforms were fascinating and huge! We couldn’t go…

Outside Our Door

Gulf Shores, AL The view from our condo each morning was never a disappointment. The Pelicans came like clockwork to dive for fish. There was even a dolphin that swam up the river a few mornings looking for an easy breakfast. The condo sat by the Bon Secour River just up from the intercostal waterway,…

Bon Secour National Wildlife ReFuge

Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge, Gulf Shores, AL. The refuge was established as a habitat for non-game birds during their migrations North and South. Bon Secour is comprised of beaches and sand dunes, scrub forest, fresh and saltwater marshes, fresh water swamps, and uplands. A Heron wandered down the beach as we played in the water…