Cedar Key Saturday

Sunrise from the balcony. 6:54 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had a little steak and scallop with pasta

 Must have been choppy as I don't have the usual coming out from the beach photo

Into Channel 2 at 9:40

 

 

 

 

 Always good to get a kingfisher sitting still for a moment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These small islands near the Number 3 Bridge are a popular roost

 

 

 

 Distant white pelicans

 

Headed back.  Looking at a great egret on a pier, I glanced at an vulture on a shell bar

 Wait, that's an eagle!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landed, 12:08. Introducing: Grilled Seas

Put cheddar on two slices of rye bread, place clams and scallops in between,  with red onion, for crunch.  Heat in melted butter. Flip.  The melting cheese keeps most of the innards intact.

Checking on the yak at the start of a bike ride

To Cemetery Point

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Navy

 

Not monarchs Editors note, October 20, 2014.  They are monarchs!

Viceroys. No, monarchs 10-22-15

 

 

The broad black lines distinguish viceroys from monarchs. No they do not, I had my black lines confused.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/Viceroy1.html

 

 

All were on one bush

 

 

Back on the balcony.

 Back in the kayak, just before 4:00

 

 

 As I post these pictures 6 days later, I have to see them to remember where I was.

 

A bald eagle pair on Scale Key helps jog the memory

 

 

Poles mark clam leases

 Same eagles, different view

 

 

Last look at the eagle nest

 

5:28. Time for the sunset show to begin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day ended at 5:45.