Florida Day 9
The early morning of day 9 of our Florida trip was spent near Crystal Springs and Fort Island Gulf Beach. We did a little walk and I did some birding on the beach.
Lots of Black Skimmer, gulls and terns.
We also visited the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Awesome variety of native birds and animals. They also have a nice display of Manatees.
It looks like this is the place to be, the native birds on the outside are actually trying to find a way into the park.
We were able to watch the manatee be fed at this time. I have to admit after seeing the Manatees in the wild, I was a little sad to see these in captivity.
Apparently this famous hippo "Lu" a favorite at the Homosassa Spring wildlife park was once an animal actor back in the 1960's. He is the oldest hippo in captivity. I hope you enjoyed this post and images. Our next stop is in Ocala Florida.
The early morning of day 9 of our Florida trip was spent near Crystal Springs and Fort Island Gulf Beach. We did a little walk and I did some birding on the beach.
Lots of Black Skimmer, gulls and terns.
We also visited the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Awesome variety of native birds and animals. They also have a nice display of Manatees.
It looks like this is the place to be, the native birds on the outside are actually trying to find a way into the park.
We were able to watch the manatee be fed at this time. I have to admit after seeing the Manatees in the wild, I was a little sad to see these in captivity.
Apparently this famous hippo "Lu" a favorite at the Homosassa Spring wildlife park was once an animal actor back in the 1960's. He is the oldest hippo in captivity. I hope you enjoyed this post and images. Our next stop is in Ocala Florida.
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