Posted on January 4, 2021
by Linda
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I kayaked by myself for the Matanzas Christmas Bird Count. I left from the Butler boat ramp where we pulled out the other day and promised to be careful. It was windy, so I kept to the oyster beds and stayed away from the… Continue Reading “CBC, Pip, Squeak, and Sandy”
Category: wildlifeTags: Ark wildife rescue and rehabilitation, belted kingfisher, black-bellied plover, Brown Pelican, eudocimus albus, killdeer chicks, larus delawarensis, Limnodromus griseus, Manatanzas Christmas Bird Count, megaceryle alcyon, numenius phaeopus, pelecanus occidentalis, pluvialis squatarola, ring-billed gull, sanderling, short-billed dowitcher, tringa semipalmata, whimbrel, white ibis, Willet
Posted on December 12, 2020
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Today I went with a couple friends to kayak on the Guana River. We left from the boat launch at the dam a little after 9:00 in the morning. The tide was going out, so we had an easy outward run. There was no… Continue Reading “Kayaking the Guana River”
Category: wildlifeTags: american oystercatcher, ardea alba, ardeas herodius, double-crested cormorant, great blue heron, great egret, guana river, haematopus palliatus, kayaking guana river, phalacrocorax auritus, tringa semipalmata, Willet
Posted on October 8, 2020
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We recently returned from camping several days in Cedar Key, Florida. We stayed at our favorite location – Low Key Hideway. They have about 10 campsites and all located on the water. There is a small hotel and a Tiki Bar and it is… Continue Reading “Cedar Key”
Category: UncategorizedTags: american oystercatcher, black-bellied plover, Brown Pelican, cedar key, coastal sunset, dart, eudocimus albus, haematopus palliatus, numenius phaeopus, oyster bar, pelecanus occidentalis, platalea ajaja, pluvialis squatarola, Roseate Spoonbill, Shorebirds, shorebirds feeding, shorebirds feeding video, sunset over cedar key, tringa semipalmata, whimbrel, white ibis, Willet
Posted on February 25, 2020
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I was recently conducting a whale survey here in northeast Florida. We are most interested in looking for Right Whales. The mothers come to the area to calf and I am on the Monday team to look for them in Sector 1 (from the… Continue Reading “Willet Altercation”
Category: UncategorizedTags: animal behavior, atlantic coast, beach, bird behavior, birds fighting, bonapartes gull, chroicocephalus philadelphia, GTM NERR, northeast florida coast, rat snake, right whale northeast florida, Shorebirds, st. johns veterinary hospital, tringa semipalmata, waves, whale survey northeast florida, Willet
Posted on August 30, 2019
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We just spent two days at Gamble Rogers State Park. We had a campsite on the beach and we could launch our kayaks across the road on the intracoastal waterway. It was lovely. Regis found a vacant spot for two nights at this campground… Continue Reading “Gamble Rogers State Park”
Category: UncategorizedTags: anhinga, arenaria interpres, black-bellied plover pluvialis squatarola, Brown Pelican, cataptrophorus semipalmatus, egretta thula, gamble rogers state park, ghost crab, lightning, ocypodinae, Osprey, pelecanus occidentalis, red flag, ruddy turnostone, Snowy Egret, sunrise, Willet, yellow flag on beach for medium hazard
Posted on July 3, 2019
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Everyday, I search for the gifts of the day. You never know what beautiful things life will reveal until you look for it. Regis and I went kayaking today. We were able to kayak on the intracoastal waterway (ICW) in front of our house… Continue Reading “Gifts of the Day – St. Augustine”
Posted on May 1, 2018
by Linda
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We have a wonderful campsite right on the water where we can watch the sunset. We spent most of this morning sitting on our private deck and watching the wildlife activity. We saw lots of Ibis flying by from left to right and right… Continue Reading “Ibis Highway”
