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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Haulover Canal


Wood Storks at Mullet Head Island

Finally made it back to the water...sort of. Had to cut it short because weather concerns. I believe saw Master Dave from Dave's Yak Tales, on his way to Haulover Canal. He will let me know if I made the right decision. But it was nice to be back in the kayak.

Kayaker is visited by a curious manatee. The person did not touch or harassed the manatee. 

Put In / Take Out: Please check earlier posts from this location. I always use the same facility at the end of the dirt road North and West of the draw bridge.

Brown Pelican flying over the Indian River

OK. Here we go. Did my usual around Mullet Head Island paddle and then back to the canal area. It was breeze and cloudy so the pics are not my best work. Had to crank up the ISO to get clear pics. Here are the Views from the first leg of the paddle. Let us go around Mullet Head Island...

Cormorants

Cormorant

Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron (lots of those in Mullet Head Island)

Adult Brown Pelican between two juveniles

Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron

Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron

Juvenile Little Blue Heron

Brown Pelicans

Brown Pelican

Ibis

Black Crowned Night Heron

Gukk

Little Shore Bird (TBD)

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Wood Stork

Wood Storks

Great Blue Heron

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Brown Pelican

Little Blue Heron

Cormorant

It was really breeze when I finished my tour around the island. Dark clouds were seeing to the West and a big one in the East. Made a bee line to the alternate canal on my way to an dolphin-less Dolphin Cove. So kept paddling to Bairs Cove...

Belted Kingfisher

Tern guards the entrance to Bairs Cove

Manatee checks my kayak at Bairs Cove

Bairs Cove manatee

Hello...We come in peace

Manatees at Bairs Cove


Tracker Buoy attached to manatee

Manatees doing what manatees do

Manatees

Manatees at Bairs Cove

Great Blue Heron

It rained hard for a minute, stopped, and then started again for two or three more minutes. It was really ugly to the West so decided it was time to go back home. Got a break and was able to get a few more pics on my way to the Take Out...

Snowy Egret

Osprey

Belted Kingfisher

Osprey

Belted Kingfisher

Snowy Egret

Osprey has lunch!!!!

And this is it. I wish the weather was better. I had a long day planned. It is is what it is. We will be back. Have to have my dolphin fix soon. Thanks for checking us. Hope you like this one and considered yourself invited to our next post. We will be sharing with you more Views From Our Kayak.

Haulover Canal (looking West to the Indian River end)



Saturday, August 8, 2015

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (NKP)

Glossy Ibis

A nice lady I know posted some pics she took at a new place, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, and caught my attention. Today I wanted to kayak at the Intercoastal but the forecast was not good for the morning. Maybe in the afternoon, I thought. But after thinking about it decided to pay a visit to the new place I heard about this week. It was a good one. Only thing is the Sun decided to stay hidden so the pics are not good at all. Anyways will share what I have.



Location: Lake Apopka North Shore Wildlife Drive

As I mentioned at the beginning, the pics are nothing to call home about but it is all that I have so here we go...

Little Blue Heron

Anhinga (female)

Anhinga (male)

Green Heron

Anhinga (male)

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Osprey

Osprey

Cormorant

Gator

Great Blue Heron

Snowy Egret

Osprey

Limpkin

Limpkin

Juvenile Moorhen

Juvenile Moorhen

Juvenile Moorhen

Mourning Doves

Snowy Egret

Great Egret

Glossy Ibis


Glossy Ibis

Ibis

Cattle Egret

Great Blue Heron

And this is it for this one. I do really need to go back to the water, which I hope to do soon. Thanks for coming and see you soon/ We will be sharing with you more Views From Our Kayak.

Red Shouldered Hawk