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Posted by Paul-the-other on 19:33:38 10/09/06
Lucky Hammock was not so lucky but the adjacent just plowed fields had three sandhill cranes.
Anhinga Trail was bleak, empty, quiet. No bugs
Research Road was quiet, tons of deer flies and horse flies.
The road to Royal Palm was sad: two deer that were so overwhelmed by flies that they were jumping and pawing at their sides and heads. The distance was too great to see the source of their agony but their spasdic actions meant either flies or worse they disturbed ground wasp nest.
Flamingo was silent. How else can you say it? 7 people on the tour boat, 15 fishing rigs parked, one (1) only ranger on duty, several red shouldered hawks and good-to-see ospprey nests constructed on the weather vane and the boat lift. Deer flies but no mosquitos. Interesting note, we paced, or they paced the car up to 25 miles per hour.
Saddest of all; the camp site at flamingo is not only empty but totally overgrown and thoroughly littered with Corona bottles, salsa bottles, and Mexican food-stuff wrappers everywhere. Gutted fish remains added to the overall stench and debris. Fishing should be banned at the beach site since these fisherpeople have no manners or consideration.
Several kstrels were sighted on the 38 mile road and very few heron, egrets. At Coe we did see two gorgeous yellowthroat warblers, scores of blue gray gnatcatchers, and the ever-present palm wablers.
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