Lake Maitland

Launching from Fort Maitland Park at 6:13 PM

Anhingas and wood ducks

Hey! That's my kayak!

It was not. The Tsunami 140 was still in the garage when I got home

Osprey

Into Howell Branch Creek

Had to back out, as a boat was coming towards me.

Not a bad place to paddle twice

Cardinal

Back on the Lake

Blue heron

Limpkin

Isle of Sicily bridge

Young cormorant. Or, maybe, anhinga.

Ibis

Limpkin

Cormorant above, female anhinga, below

For the first time in months, no pelicans on the Winter Park/Maitland border cypress trees.

Landed at 7:58.

As has been the case all summer, at of motor boats and jet skis on the Lake. It will prepare be for Saturday on the Suwannee River at Manatee Springs.