Penny and I took a 3 hour canoe ride and caught glimpses of a number of waterfowl. We also made a wrong turn down a 12′ wide canal; on the way back out we ran over the tip of the tail of an alligator! It must have been as spooked as we were because it made a quick escape! We have canoed here before and seen gators swimming about or basking in the sun, but this was a close encounter of the first order. Thank God we escaped unharmed!
Penny paddles. I shoot pictures!
(She shoots some pics)
Calm conditions mirror like
This Great Blue Heron flew right over our heads as we canoed under a hiway bridge. They are about 4′ tall with 6′ wingspan.
Common Moorhen
Colorful vegetation
Mottled duck camouflaged and reflected
Snowy Egret
Glossy Ibis
Anhinga about 3′. A great swimmer that spears fish with its beak.
They lack the oils of other fowls, so they must dry their feathers to fly.
