Big Lagoon State Park 001
We spent spring break visiting family and camping at Big Lagoon State Park in Florida.
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Big Lagoon is a beautiful park with lots of pine and white sand. Our campsite was in the middle of these pines.
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Perdido Key 001
Lots of time was spent on the beach. Our granddaughter loves running in the white sand.
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One day the wind blew pretty hard drifting the sand like snow.
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Several blue herons have taken up residence on the beach looking for handouts from the fishermen.
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Blue Heron 002
Waiting patiently for supper.
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They find their own fish in the lagoons.
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Brown Pelican 001
The brown pelicans also look for handouts from the fishermen.
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They look cartoonish when they are swallowing fish.
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Osprey 001
We had three osprey nests close to our campsite.
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They must have been sitting on eggs because they switched off nesting duties about every two hours sometimes bringing in more nesting material.
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This one flew straight at me.
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Getting a photo of a bird as it starts to fly is sometimes hard but one trick to watch for is that right before a bird takes flight it poops.
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Bald Eagle
This bald eagle came close to the osprey nest with it's catch. Both osprey left the nest and chased the eagle till it was out of sight.
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