They have left the park | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Friday 22 February 2013
Posted on: Sunday 3 September 2017
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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.

One coming to the surface

About 7 manatees

Gathering family members

Calves and parents together

Nice view of a tail

They have left the park

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Upper: Louisiana [aka Tricolor] Heron Lower: Purple Gullinule

Airplants growing on trees

Tree up-shot, we love these.

A mature air plant with flower stem

Anhinga and Common Cooter turtle

Drying out - Anhinga

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

Upper: Louisiana [aka Tricolor] Heron Lower: Purple Gallinule

Front door entry way lined with plants.

Common Cooter Turtle

Little Blue Heron

Left: Little Blue Heron Right: Anhinga

Backside of an Anhinga

Another view (officially Pileated Woodpecker)

Woody Woodpecker in person

Dad, Erica, and Penny

Is the world realy round? Looks flat!

Wonderfully calm and serine

Along the mangrove trees

Lots of birds live in there

Dad's got the rear of the kayak

Going down soon

Dad and Penny enjoying the dock on the private beach.

Rest of the lanai

Sun starting to set.

Jazz says "this is the only way to be in a pool."

Rainbow at sunset

Penny on the lanai

Private community beach.

Basic oyster bar

Just about there

A grown up oyster bar, now a mangrove tree island.

This is how close we were while kayaking.

All gone...what a beauty to watch!

Manatee skeleton

Setting out into Estero Bay

Manatee is related to an elephant

Other creatures you can see at the park

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

Erica's white legs that got very burnt

This island was home to the Calusa

Anatomy of a Manatee

Mound Key State Archaeological Site information

Heading toward a slightly larger island

Paddling next to the shore

How they made their canoes

Manatee vs. Human

Starting to leave the park

Looks like a smaller area on a map

Cactus growing everywhere

Going around different small islands

More small islands

There are a lot of these pink flowers

What do manatees eat?

Bright pink ones

Jazz in her car seat

Various plants on Mound Key, FL

Wonderful weather

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