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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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...
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| Cormorants |
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| Cormorant |
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| Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron (lots of those in Mullet Head Island) |
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| Adult Brown Pelican between two juveniles |
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| Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron |
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| Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron |
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| Juvenile Little Blue Heron |
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| Brown Pelicans |
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| Brown Pelican |
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| Ibis |
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| Black Crowned Night Heron |
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| Gukk |
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| Little Shore Bird (TBD) |
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
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| Wood Stork |
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| Wood Storks |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Reddish Egret |
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| Reddish Egret |
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| Brown Pelican |
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| Little Blue Heron |
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| 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...
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| Belted Kingfisher |
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| Tern guards the entrance to Bairs Cove |
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| Manatee checks my kayak at Bairs Cove |
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| Bairs Cove manatee |
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| Hello...We come in peace |
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| Manatees at Bairs Cove |
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| Tracker Buoy attached to manatee |
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| Manatees doing what manatees do |
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| Manatees |
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| Manatees at Bairs Cove |
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| 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...
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| Snowy Egret |
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| Osprey |
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| Belted Kingfisher |
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| Osprey |
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| Belted Kingfisher |
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| Snowy Egret |
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| 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.
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| Haulover Canal (looking West to the Indian River end) |
You did see me. I recall seeing several cars with kayaks on the road out as I headed in. Do not recall your yellow kayak. Arrived 12:45 or so. It looked like it had rained. Hard. I saw one wood stork flying away from Mullet Head. Looking forward to the rest of your photos.
ReplyDeleteWow, awesome post and wonderful birds. I enjoyed seeing the manatees near the Haulover Canal. Wonderful photos.
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