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Finally the boat ride!Posted on 13/9/2008 at 12:51 PM - Post CommentFinally got some clear skies and made it to Wakulla Springs for a boat ride down the river. My intention was to use my video camera to film the boat ride - I thought I was so prepared - but when the camera battery went dead and I reached in my camera bag for the extras I knew I had packed, I realized they were in my purse and not the camera bag....and my purse was in the car! Yikes! But...I did get some film clips before the death of the batteries! I hope you enjoy! ~ Going on this boat ride is one of the great things about living in this area and I don't know where else I can get so much entertainment for just $6.00! As I was buying my ticket, I asked if there were any manatees in the area - I was told there hadn't been any in this section of the river for about two weeks. Supposedly, they were down in the middle section of the river - where the boats don't go, so imagine how thrilled I was when one popped up! ~ For a short video of the ride including the manatee - go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rtiYXlWu3E ~ One of the things I love best about these rides is the variety of birds! This juvenile White Ibis wasn't the least bit concerned about the boat! ~ This little Double-Crested Comorant posed for one shot.... ~ ...then he was off! ~ A Yellow-Crowned Night Heron put in an appearance. ~ They are night-feeders, so it's always a treat to see one during the day ~ The smaller cousin of the Great Blue Heron, this Little Blue Heron is just beautiful! ~ We came upon a Mama Common Moorhen with some babies, but they were all in the weeds and a clear shot never presented itself. The little things were so precious!! They have little bald heads! ~ Just a short ways up the river, another Night Heron popped up! ~~ An Anhinga drying his wings. ~ An Anhinga, a Moorhen and a Cormorant. ~ A juvenile female Anhinga. ~ A female Wood Duck ~ And then there were the gators! ~ This guy had something sticking out of his mouth! ~ And the Shell Station! ~ It was a great ride...and the icing on the cake were the deer as I was leaving park! ~
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