A chilly, by Florida standards, start to the day after Christmas
41 at 7:20 AM
After breakfast, on the water at 9:20.
Had to wait for it to warm up a little
White pelicans near the mouth of the Number 2 Channel
If my memory is correct as I post these photos 12 days later, I think I also saw a trio of spoonbills that had eluded me on Christmas Day. And again on Boxing Day.
Low tide
Avocet
Scale Key
Great egret on the discarded shell pile at Southern Cross Seafood
Gulls and terns
Tide came up a little
As I look at this sign, I remember why I took a picture of it. Because I told some dofous from Boston that he needed to keep his dog on a 6 foot leash. "I did not know" Which is a bullshit excuse. Know the rules before you come. Its a wildlife refuge. Don't have your mutt running around.
Did not see the owls
Landed about 1:20
Checking out the kayak at 2:45 as I began a bike ride to Sandy's Produce
It is part of the 2015 Art Festival
Sandy's is off to the side of the gas station where the mural is. It was closed. So, I continued on to Southern Cross Seafood.
Clam raising
I got a bag of medium clams and the 3 pound bag of shrimp
I need to get a new backpack. Only has one strap. Probably broke carrying 10 plus pounds of seafood. Using one strap is doable, but not optimal.
4:10, back on the water
Were those the spoonbills that had eluded me all weekend?
Yes
Dolphin you can see without a magnifying glass
Scale Key eagle nest
Scale Key eagle
Same nest as earlier, different angle.
What are those huge yellow/golden birds, I wondered
White pelicans, reflecting the sinking sun. Looked better live.
I turned into the sunset
Landed just before 6.
Lights from the balcony
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