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| Wekiva River Deer |
OK. Welcome back if you are returning for yesterday's post completion or simply, Welcome!!!! if this is the first time you visit our blog. My plan Sunday morning was to paddle at Rock Springs Run. Over slept so decided to stay close to home. Lower Wekiva River...Nahhhh...Was there a little more than a month ago. OK...Then let us go to the upper portion of the Wekiva River. Did put in at Wilson's Landings even when I do not like these facilities as much as Katie's Landings. Had a great day of deer viewing, not too many pics but got a couple.
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| Limping little deer at Wilson's Landings |
Put In/ Take Out:
Wilson's Landings. For directions and other details please check the link. There is no fee. The put in and take area is not my favorite but it is not impossible. It is a longer walk from the drop-off area to the launch area, going downhill first and uphill at the return. You may want to bring a cart.
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| Eastern Phoebe...rulers of the river!!!!! |
Was at Wilson's Landings at 8:10 AM. A deer greeted me, and then another ran across the road, and another, and then another ran into the forest. Then one walked, stayed in the middle of the way, looked at me like saying...shoot a pic and I did so. Had to.
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| Deer at Wilson's Landings |
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| She is beautiful...and knows it |
After the deer experience was in the river at 8:30. There were Eastern Phoebes all over the places. Other than the three fishermen I saw going up, saw no one else in the river until got close to Buffalo Tram Primitive Camp. A couple in a canoe from the Wekiwa Springs State Park was having a private party in the banks down stream the camp site, with camping tent and everything. Here is what I saw on my way up river...
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| Little Blue Heron |
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| Anhinga |
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| Moorhen |
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| Little Blue Heron |
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| Limpkin |
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| Pileated Woodpecker |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Small gator. No big ones were seen at the river on this trip |
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| Ibis |
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| Turtle |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Tiny gator |
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| Juvenile Little Blue Heron |
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| Deer |
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| Black Crowned Night Heron |
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| Black Crowned Night Heron |
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| Biggest gator of the day. Doorman at Buffalo Tram |
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| Friends!!! |
Made it to Buffalo Tram Primitive Camp in a little less than three hours but a disclaimer; I am a very slow paddler. Add to that all the pics stops and, well, there you go. Took me less than 1 hour 30 minutes to go back to Wilson's Landings. Only stopped three times. There was way more traffic in the river at the time of my return.
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| Grackle |
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| Eastern Phoebe at Wilson's Landings |
And this is it for this one. Thanks for coming and hope you liked it. Check our
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Views From Our Kayak...
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| Wekiva River |
