Subaqueous

Wow! Before I forget, here is your Casual Friday post! It’s a water lily, not to be confused with a lotus flower.

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I love the osprey. We have quite a few around here in South West Florida.

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I was out kayaking one morning and came across this brown pelican. The rising sun provided a lot of warmth to the shot, and thankfully the gulf was calm enough to get a clear shot.

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If you’re near any body of water in South-West Florida, chances are your’re going to see a Double-Crested Cormorant. Not to be confused with the Anhinga, These seabirds spend their time diving underwater and swimming for their food. Since these birds are unable to waterproof their feathers, they are usually seen full-spread, drying their feathers.

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This weeks CF subject is a Juvenile White Ibis. I found it in the swamp perched on the remains of a dead mangrove tree.

Enjoy the other shots in the full post.

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I believe this to be a Cooter Turtle. Perhaps just a common Florida Cooter? I can’t quite tell as it is covered in algae and I didn’t want to try to catch it.

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Fond this guy chillin at the base of a palm tree outside my house. Almost blended right into the roots coming out the tree.

A couple more shots in the full post.

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