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St. Marks Surprise!Posted on 11/8/2008 at 7:21 AM - Post CommentWent to St. Marks last Friday looking for a Great White Heron that is supposed to be spending time here. Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets are very common here, but a Great White Heron is a rare sighting and I was really hoping to get a shot (photo) of him! Unfortunately, I didn't get out there until the heat of the day had taken hold and there weren't many birds around at all, but as I was driving along, some movement caught my eye. I couldn't get a shot from where I was, so I drove the car up the road a little ways, parked, and walked to a spot where I hoped I'd be able to get shot! ~ I know we have wild boar all over place up here, but I have never seen one up close. All I have ever seen was dark bodies running through the trees, so it was a real treat to be able to see these up close! I wasn't sure how many there were and hoped if I stayed still and quiet, they would continue to come toward me! ~ As I continued to watch them, I noticed something light brown in the weeds... ~ When they finally come into view, I was surprised to see that not only was one of the piggies light brown... ~ ....but there were a total of 6 of them! ~ They didn't seem to notice me and kept coming closer! ~ They were like little vacuum cleaners sweeping across the mud! ~ Dig in one spot... ~ ...then move to another! ~ I really enjoyed watching them and was happy they came close enough for some decent shots! ~ These had to be young ones because they really weren't very big. I didn't see any larger ones, so who knows where mom and dad were! ~ They finally moved on and I just had to laugh at the cute little tails! ~ There were only a couple of other things I pointed the camera at. One was these beautiful Black-necked Stilts. ~ And the other was this beautiful Osprey eating his lunch! ~
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