Down the canal from Ray Wayside to the Silver River
The first of many wood ducks. This one female
Her chicks
Black crowned night heron
Moorhen
First alligator of the morning
Lots of wood ducks and anhingas.
And, wood ducks with anhingas
Center this, and I could submit it for the Duck Stamp. Or not, I think those are hand painted.
There are several springs in the first half mile of the Silver River. Or last, if like me, you came up River. Some are harder to locate than others.
Would have missed this had I not paddle right over it
Another spring. With a boat at the bottom
Nesting cormorants
Patient alligator
I have seen anhingas, blue herons and now, cormorants all nest at this small island.
New sign
Chief Osceola
The main spring. With statues on the bottom. Movie props.
Since this waterway opened to the public, this may be the first time I have entered at the up River end.
An old bridge here was torn down. Last time I was here, new beams crossed the waterway. A boardwalk winds through the swamp.
Looks like it will incorporate the old Jungle Cruise landing.
Exiting the Fort King Waterway
Spot the gator
Prothonotary warbler
Turtles, out, and in the River
Getting on the web at the library
Back at the cabin
Surveying the property.
Wildcat Lake
