I grew up loving all the animals you have in your very own "back yard"! When we would vacation to Florida as a family, I would be looking for snakes, gators, sharks....LOL
While the family would be happy at the beach, I wanted to go to gator farms, or places like "The Shell Factory" where I would take my money and buy books on sharks, gators, etc.
I used to freak out when we would see an osprey, because I went thru a big "birds of prey" phase too LOL!
So jealous of you.............keep up the good shots