Sunset Cruise on Rookery Bay, Southwest FloridaSaturday 26 April 2008Part 5: The Osprey (aka, the “sea eagle”) The rookery was practically teeming with osprey. They make their nests on top of the channel marker signs, and boats can cruise by them and even stop at a respectful distance to observe them. There were generally two juveniles in each nest we passed, waiting on a parent to come by with a meal. Visual: Osprey chicks...
Sunset Cruise on Rookery Bay, Southwest FloridaSaturday 26 April 2008Part 3: Native vs Invasive Keewaydin Island and The Florida Panther At one point, we cruised past an island that had actual strands/beaches here and there, and rows of wooden piers where boaters could tie up and go ashore. Carol took the microphone at that time and told us a bit about Keewaydin Island. You can see more of this map and other resources for...
Sunset Cruise on Rookery Bay, Southwest FloridaSaturday 26 April 2008Part 3: More About The Mangroves Dr. Jackson told of a time he went to Costa Rica and visited old growth mangroves, which were a hundred feet tall and 3 feet in diameter. He said we don’t have old growth here in Florida any more because mangroves had been cut down and used to make furniture, but they’re starting to make a comeback. Anyhow, he...
Why didn’t I start using RSS sooner? It’s really easy to set up in Google Reader, and then you look for that little orange icon – either somewhere on the page you want to subscribe to, or else at the end of the URL bar. Click it and subscribe! Now you have a whole page of stuff that you read regularly and can plow through it in an organized manner. You can find out...
