A Fantastic Fenney Friday!
Fenney Springs and the Fenney Neighborhood of The Villages, FL has a variety of wildlife! Sandhill Cranes, a Glossy Ibis, a Snowy Egret, a Great Egret, a tiny Palm Warbler, an Anhinga bird, several freshwater turtles, a Great Blue Heron, and several shorebirds were all recently spotted in the Fenney Springs area and Hammock Golf Course (Red Fox and Grey Fox courses) area ponds and springs. I have read the area also is occasionally home to River Otters and an Alligator or two.
The Nature Walk is a short walk along a boardwalk over the Fenney Springs itself. The walk has scenic views of the little creek and the bubbling springs ponds. I usually see several turtles and occasionally a wading bird and even a few songbirds.
The golf course is close to the Fenney Springs and the main highway entrance into the various new neighborhoods here in The Villages, FL. The shallow pond where I saw the Glossy Ibis, the egrets, and shorebirds is to the right side of the entrance road for the Hammock Red Fox and Grey Fox golf courses close to the parking lot for the courses. I think it is amazing that I saw all of these animals and birds in such a small area of a neighborhood all on the same afternoon! Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the picture. Enjoy!