Wekiva River - Rock Springs Run

Grabbing the issue by the tail

First 2016 paddle. Wanted to be at a special location so did select to paddle Rock Springs Run from the Wekiwa Springs State Park. The link will take you to the park's web site. All the information you need is there. Unfortunately the paddle was not even a decent one. Lack of pic chances, lot of beautiful scenery. Any time I spent two hours without even trying to shoot a pic is a bad one in my book. Anyways...here are the pics of the few things I saw on this paddle...

Wekiwa Springs lagoon

Down the Wekiva River

Little Blue Heron

Green Heron

Ibis

Black Crowned Night Heron

I have no idea what is that one.

Great Egret

Limpkin

Limpkin

Limpkin

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Red Shouldered Hawk

Up Rock Springs Run

"Big" Gator in a log at the Rock Springs Run

Great Egret

Turtle

Typical Scene at the Rock Springs Run

Great Blue Heron

Juvenile Little Blue Heron

And this is it for this one. Not as good as I was hoping but, hey, it is nature as it is. Thanks for coming and looking forward to this year. We will be sharing with you are 2016 Views From Our Kayak.

Rock Springs Run

Lower Wekiva River From Katie's Landings

Lower Wekiva River Gator

This is our last 2015 post. Did not have a good day in the Lower Wekiva River as the pic chances were only a few. But it was relaxing as the beauty and the sound of this place are simply therapeutic.

Belted Kingfisher has a fish....E-I-E-I-OOOOOOOO

Put In/ Take Out: Katie's Landings. Check the link for information.

Green Heron

It was not a day with many pics chances in the river. Do not remember coming back home with so few pics after a paddle here. But it is how it is. It is not a zoo. It is just nature. Paddle to the high grounds down river and back to Katie's Landings. Here are the pics...

Downy Woodpecker

Little Blue Heron

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Green Heron

Green Heron

Juvenile Little Blue Heron

Belted Kingfisher (extremely cropped pic)

Belted Kingfisher (extremely cropped pic)

Juvenile Little Blue Heron with breakfast

Juvenile Little Blue Heron with breakfast

Great Blue Heron

Red Shouldered Hawk

Tri-Colored Heron

Tri-Colored Heron

Limpkin

And this is it for this one. Thanks for coming during this year and let us see what 2016 has in storage for all of us. Hopefully, among good things, it will also have more Views From Our Kayak.

HAPPY 2016!!!!!!!!!!!

Turtle at the Lower Wekiva River

Ritch Grissom Memorial Viera Wetlands (NKP)

Osprey takes off

Had a relaxing walk this morning at the Ritch Grissom Viera Wetlands. Will keep this one simple. Here are the pics...

Loggerhead Shrike

This is it for this one. Thanks for checking us and hope you come back to our next post. We will be sharing with you the Views From Our Kayak.

Sandhill Cranes