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| Manatee Mating Herd at Bairs Cove |
Today was the day. My wife told me she wanted to come with me but she asked specifically to go to Haulover Canal, where I was last weekend. Did not have any problems accepting her request. She loves that place and so do I. Was not an ideal day but the company was good and we had a good time. I will keep this one short and mostly pics.
Put In / Take Out: Please check this link for Put In and Take Out information.
We headed straight from the Put In to Mullet Head Island. Did circle it once and here are the pics from that leg of the trip...
From Mullet Head Island to the canal area kayaking at Dolphin Cove, where a dolphin did not disappoint and was there for our delight. Here are are views from Mullet Head Island to Dolphin Cove...
And here is our star...
From Dolphin Cove to Bairs Cove, where the manatees were busy preserving the specie. We put a video on Facebook but here are the pics...
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| Dolphin |
Put In / Take Out: Please check this link for Put In and Take Out information.
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| Typical manatee sighting at Bairs Cove |
We headed straight from the Put In to Mullet Head Island. Did circle it once and here are the pics from that leg of the trip...
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| Cormorants flanking a Brown Pelican |
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| Cormorant feeds a young one |
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| Reddish Egret |
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| Spoonie |
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| Spoonies and Snowy Egret |
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| Young Ibis |
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| Young Ibis |
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| Ibis and Reddish Egret |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Laughing Gull |
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| Reddish Egrets |
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| Spoonies |
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| Ibis |
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| I believe those are young Snowy Egrets |
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| Spoonie (adult) |
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| Spoonie |
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| Spoonie |
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| Brown Pelican (young) |
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| Young Tri Colored Heron |
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| Brown Pelican Rookery |
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| Cormorants |
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| Brown Pelicans & chicks |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Reddish Egret |
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| Brown Pelican |
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| Brown Pelican |
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| Spoonie |
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| Brown Pelicans Rookery |
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| Ibis |
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| Gulls |
From Mullet Head Island to the canal area kayaking at Dolphin Cove, where a dolphin did not disappoint and was there for our delight. Here are are views from Mullet Head Island to Dolphin Cove...
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| Little Blue Heron |
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| Great Blue Heron |
And here is our star...
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| Hunting |
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| If you look carefully will see the little fish in air and the dolphin at the surface edge |
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| Dolphin hunting near our kayak |
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| That was a little too close to the action. Somehow we ended up dry |
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| Dolphin |
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| Dolphin |
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| Dolphin |
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| Dolphin |
From Dolphin Cove to Bairs Cove, where the manatees were busy preserving the specie. We put a video on Facebook but here are the pics...
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| Crab |
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| Crab |
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| Mating manatees |
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| Bairs Cove manatee |
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| Splash!!!!! |
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| Manatees |
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| Manatees |
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| Manatee |
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| Manatee |
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| Manatee |
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| Manatee |
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| Manatees |
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| A kayak comes a little too close to the action. Nothing happened as the manatees went under |
And this is it for this one. We already placed a video on Facebook and will put another where you will be able to hear the dolphin vocalizing. If it is true visibility is not good is pretty cool to hear it. Thanks for coming and hope you come back for our next trip. We will share with you the Views From Our Kayak.
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| Haulover Canal experience |
Just wonderful. That pic of the dolphin and the fish, amazing! Love reading your blog.
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