Monday, March 9, 2015

A Walk North from Mashes Sands at Low Tide

These photos were taken on March 7, 2015 during a walk northward along the Gulf shoreline from Mashes Sands Beach. It was a beautiful blue sky morning with fabulous high, white clouds. A strong northeaster moved the water out to expose vast expanses of the sand flats. I walked north then west as far as Ulmore Cove.

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This panorama was made by stichting 6 photos together> The
cool sand formation is near the mouth of Ulmore Cove.




Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Pics of February 2015

February 2015 in review - All 38 images were shared on Facebook

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Red Head - St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Great Egret - St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Horned Grebe - St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Leaf Boat - Along Florida Trail between the Wakulla River
and Wakulla Beach Road, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Shelf Fungi - St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Mistletoe Berries - St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Osprey - Wakulla Springs State Park

Anhinga - Wakulla Springs State Park

Double-crested Cormorant - Wakulla Springs State Park

Common Gallinule - Wakulla Springs State Park

Alligator living the good life at the Wakulla Springs State Park

Limpkin: This bird was frequently seen on river
boat tours during a 3 week time span in February.
Wakulla Springs State Park

This Limpkin was observed eating Apple Snails and mussels.
Wakulla Springs State Park

Anhinga - Wakulla Springs State Park

Great Egret - Wakulla Springs State Park

Male and Female Hooded Mergansers
Wakulla Springs State Park

Male Hooded Merganser
Wakulla Springs State Park

Pied-billed Grebe with crayfish
Wakulla Springs State Park

Anhinga with sunfish
Wakulla Springs State Park

Banded Water Snake - Wakulla Springs State Park

Wood Ibis - Wakulla Springs State Park

American Coot - Wakulla Springs State Park

Common Gallinule - Wakulla Springs State Park

Alligator - Wakulla Springs State Park

Fishing pier at Mashes Sands

Smoke From Controlled Burn in the St. Marks National 
Wildlife Refuge - This is a 180 degree panorama looking east
from Bottoms Road!

Controlled Burn along Skipper Road
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Scalloped Edged Sand Formation
Mashes Sand
s

Low tide at Mashes Sands

LARGE jellyfish - Mashes Sands

Plant Artists 1 - Mashes Sands

A glorious blue sky winter morning!
Mashes Sands

Dancing Diamonds - Mashes Sands

Plant Artists 2 - Mashes Sands

Beach Abstract - Mashes Sands

Limpkin - Wakulla Springs State Park

Brown Thrasher - Tall Timbers

Carter