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Another muscovy duck family from my walk around Crescent Lake this summer.
They were walking down the street and got to a corner that had all of these yellow petals on the ground from the tree above. The babies just plopped down on the petals and hung out there for a while.
In early August I made it to Chesnut Park before 8am. I drove to the back of the park to walk the back boardwalk first before the weekend crowds got there. The parking area was full of deer. I parked and got out of my car and the deer just glanced at me and kept eating. What is it about deer that make you stop and look? They seem so docile and graceful. These deer have grown up in this area and are comfortable around lots of people. As long as you don’t get too close. All of these were taken with my 300mm lens with a 1.4 extender on it so I kept having to back up just to fit their faces in.
I saw this lone lady sitting way back in the woods. This picture was extremely cropped. I ran into a park ranger coming off the trail and he said she was probably pregnant and about to give birth. I was disappointed that I hadn’t seen any babies around this summer. He told me there were several at the park but they were hiding on the weekends.
Other stuff at the park.
Update- I stopped by the park recently after work and saw several fawns. I’m still editing those shots and will post those soon.
Linking to Saturday’s Critters
A view of downtown Tampa from the small airport on Davis Islands.
A beautiful day to walk around and admire all of the yachts in the basin.
Things you see driving along the inside channel across from Harbour Island.
Above is the view from the yacht basin near Tampa General hospital.
Flowers along the channel.
I hadn’t been over to Davis Islands in downtown Tampa to walk around in a long time. I use to go over and walk around the yacht basin all the time. It is usually packed with joggers, dog walkers, bicycle riders and walkers. The morning I was there was very quiet. I guess because it was so hot outside that early.
