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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Lower Wekiva River from Katie's Landing

Deer

Had a relaxing paddle at the Lower Wekiva River, putting in at Katie's Landings. The plan was to kayak at another location but two things happened. Over slept and then the dreaded check engine light turned on. Given that last fact decided to stay close to home.

Red Shouldered Hawk

Put In / Take Out: Katie's Landing.


Little Blue Heron (Ibis in the background)

Not too much to say. Did paddle from Katie's to the high ground used as a camping site. There a couple arrived and asked me if I was camping. I told them no, that was only stretching my legs. They told me they were going to camp there last night. Warned them it was illegal and the man, with a hint of "am not believing you" on his voice asked me what made me think that was the case. I explained to them I have seen signs in the past and left it there. Let us go to the pics, first from the downstream leg...

Deer

Red Shouldered Hawk

Red Shouldered Hawk

Little Blue Heron

Ibis

TBD

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Anhinga

Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Eastern Phoebe

Moorhen

Gator

Great Egret

Great Egret


Turtles

Juvenile Little Blue Heron

Juvenile Little Blue Heron

Gator

Wood Stork

Great Blue Heron

After the break ant the high grounds here are the pics from the upstream leg...


Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Turtle

Green Heron

Tri-Colored Heron

Tri-Colored Heron


This it it for this one. 6 hours on the river; 4.5 down stream, 1.5 upstream. Will post more pics on the Facebook Page soon. Thanks for coming and hope you return for our next post of Views From Our Kayak.

Lower Wekiva River



Thursday, November 6, 2014

Haulover Canal because practice makes perfect...sometimes

Spoonies

Not this time. But I tried. I hope you were not deceived by the tittle. But had some time to spare this afternoon and just did it. A short paddle in the Indian River around Mullet Head Island. Wanted to practice from the kayak with some new settings am using in the camera.

Dolphin

Put In / Take Out: At the end of the dirt road North West of the bridge over Haulover Canal.

Brown Pelican outside Mullet Head Island

This was a very short paddle. Did circle around Mullet Head Island once and then made it back to the put in in something less than a couple of hours. It was a beautiful afternoon in the beautiful waters of the Indian River. Saw a manatee and two pods of dolphins while a bobcat crossed the dirt road in front of me on my way out. To the pics we go.

TBD

Rudy Turnstone

Osprey

White Pelicans and more

White Pelicans

Brown Pelican

Spoonie

Spoonies

Spoonie

Spoonie

Sea Gull

Spoonie

Roseate Spoonbills

Osprey

Cormorant

Spoonbill

Cormorant

Scenic Indian River

Cormorants

Osprey

Haulover Canal Bridge (view from the West end)

Dolphin

Dolphin

Indian River dolphins

Dolphins

And this is it for this one. Will post more pics on the Facebook page soon. Thanks for coming and hope you return for the next one. We will be sharing more Views From Our Kayak.


Mullet Head Island