They have left the park | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Friday 22 February 2013
Posted on: Sunday 3 September 2017
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Albums: Vacations / Florida / Nature / Lee County Manatee Park
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The fence here blocks the earlier pictured section off from humans coming into the area. This allows for the animals to relax and not feel so threatened.

Wonderful weather

Various plants on Mound Key, FL

Jazz in her car seat

Bright pink ones

What do manatees eat?

There are a lot of these pink flowers

More small islands

Going around different small islands

Cactus growing everywhere

Looks like a smaller area on a map

Starting to leave the park

Manatee vs. Human

How they made their canoes

Paddling next to the shore

Heading toward a slightly larger island

Mound Key State Archaeological Site information

Anatomy of a Manatee

Erica's white legs that got very burnt

This island was home to the Calusa

Couple of manatees (one with part of head out of water)

Other creatures you can see at the park

Setting out into Estero Bay

Manatee is related to an elephant

Manatee skeleton

Dad's got the rear of the kayak

Lots of birds live in there

Along the mangrove trees

Wonderfully calm and serine

They have left the park

Nice view of a tail

Calves and parents together

Gathering family members

About 7 manatees

One coming to the surface

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