Our motor home needed an oil change so we left the Trace and went into s.e. Jackson. Our base camp for the coming week was at Timberlake Campground on Ross Barnett Reservoir, in n.e. Jackson (Brandon). This is one of several campgrounds offered through the Pearl River Valley Water District and is located closest to the city – VERY convenient to local attractions, shopping, and restaurants. We highly recommend Timberlake.
We were lucky to get a site on the lake. The Reservoir is huge so fishing and recreational boating occur on other parts of the water. Our campground makes a good fish camp and has a couple of boat ramps.
We enjoyed some good bird watching: Canada Geese, Blue Jays, Eastern Bluebirds. Lots of baby birds (see pix below)! A fine Canada Goose: A fuzzy young gosling and baby Blue Jay… Eastern Bluebird… Mallard drakes taking a break… Red-headed Woodpecker… And my favorite, the “Goose Parade”: These guys were marching along the edge of a parking lot across the water from our campsite. Everything was done by group decision and with constant discussion. Soon after I snapped this picture, they carefully climbed down the rocks and slipped into the water. The goslings were so fun to watch!
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