Florida Part I
Jody Melanson
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Hi folks! I just got back from a week spent in Florida with my family. We drove down, taking 2 days to do it.
Some pretty beautiful sights along the way. As soon as we crossed the border into the States, we started seeing
Turkey Vultures everywhere. (they haven't arrived up here yet.)
It was nice to feel warm weather again on my bones.
We stayed at a time share resort we had rented from some friends.
We arrived at 1:30pm and found out our checkin time was 4pm. (18 hours total diving time) While driving around the
place, I spotted some Sandhill Cranes walking around! (a first time for me)
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2
Also saw some White Ibis' (also a first for me)
3
4pm rolled around and we got our stuff up into our rooms. While driving around I found out there was a Spring fed Lake
on the property, so I checked it out early the first morning after our arrival.
I was amazed how close you can get to the Birds. I had a Red Shouldered Hawk fly right over me, but there wasn't enough light.
These photos were taken in a 2 hour period. I also saw many other species, but either couldn't get close enough or not enough light.
Green Heron
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5
6
Snowy Egret
7
8
9
Belted Kingfisher
10
11
White Ibis
12
Great Egret
13
Green Heron
14
Gray Catbird
15
Great Egret
16
That was the best from the first morning, later that same day, we were heading
to the car to go somewhere and I heard a Red Shouldered Hawk. Looked up and there
were a pair of them flying around and landing on the roof of the building we were
staying in!
Red Shouldered Hawk
17
18
The next part of the series will be from Merritt Island.
Some pretty beautiful sights along the way. As soon as we crossed the border into the States, we started seeing
Turkey Vultures everywhere. (they haven't arrived up here yet.)
It was nice to feel warm weather again on my bones.
We stayed at a time share resort we had rented from some friends.We arrived at 1:30pm and found out our checkin time was 4pm. (18 hours total diving time) While driving around the
place, I spotted some Sandhill Cranes walking around! (a first time for me)
1
2
Also saw some White Ibis' (also a first for me)
3
4pm rolled around and we got our stuff up into our rooms. While driving around I found out there was a Spring fed Lake
on the property, so I checked it out early the first morning after our arrival.
I was amazed how close you can get to the Birds. I had a Red Shouldered Hawk fly right over me, but there wasn't enough light.
These photos were taken in a 2 hour period. I also saw many other species, but either couldn't get close enough or not enough light.
Green Heron
4
5
6
Snowy Egret
7
8
9
Belted Kingfisher
10
11
White Ibis
12
Great Egret
13
Green Heron
14
Gray Catbird
15
Great Egret
16
That was the best from the first morning, later that same day, we were heading
to the car to go somewhere and I heard a Red Shouldered Hawk. Looked up and there
were a pair of them flying around and landing on the roof of the building we were
staying in!
Red Shouldered Hawk
17
18
The next part of the series will be from Merritt Island.
There is a fine line between a hobby and mental illness!
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It would seem you had a nice trip. #7 is spectacular. The composition is sublime.
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Whatever i can see is a beautiful work! I hope you enjoyed the FL, i hate living here
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