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Today’s Adventure: Caracara prairie Preserve hike for National Trails Day
Today’s Adventure: Caracara prairie Preserve hike for National Trails Day, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. 8:14 AM – It’s National Trails Day! I’ve got my hiking shoes on and I’m going on a...
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Orientation for the Caracara Preserve “soft opening”
Orientation for the Caracara Preserve "soft opening", originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Melissa Henning of Conservation Collier and Deb Hanson of CREW prepare us for the hike. We’re going through the...
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Unfortunate rodent
Unfortunate rodent, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. A dead shrew in the path. Cause of death unknown. Ants opportunistically feasting.
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Wildflowers on the trail
Wildflowers on the trail, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. 8:56 AM – Pink, snapdragon-like wildflowers bloom alongside the trail.
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The amazing Florida sky
The amazing Florida sky, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Slash pines and cabbage palms frame the sky.
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Crossing the ditch into Caracara Preserve
Crossing the ditch into Caracara Preserve, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Deb regaled us with a cautionary tale about never attempting to drive a truck into a ditch filled with water lettuce…
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Through the kissing gate
Through the kissing gate, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. These gates are designed to prevent cattle from passing through.
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Cow dung – a growth medium!
Cow dung – a growth medium!, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. 9:24 AM – I am told by some of my hiking companions that these are "magic" mushrooms! The two people who recognized them exchanged fond...
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The intrepid dung beetle
The intrepid dung beetle, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. He was so quick burrowing under, I did not get the chance to switch to video.
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The bone yard
The bone yard, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Cattle ranging here can die of disease, or they can die if thirst during the dry season. Ranchers have taken to placing large kiddie pools here and...
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Old pulley in the woods
Old pulley in the woods, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. 9:47 AM – We speculated that maybe this was used in connection with hunting. You can see that it has been kissed by the prescribed burn that...
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Cow trail
Cow trail, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Cows follow each other in a long train, single file, while the forage. Surprisingly narrow, considering the width of a cow!
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Barred owl
Barred owl, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Someone with very good eyes spotted this fellow, who was very good about the paparazzi surrounding him.
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Wild orchid
Wild orchid, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Someone said this was last tresses but when I google that, I get a completely different flower. Quest for a positive ID continues!
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Hooray for the Boy Scouts!
Hooray for the Boy Scouts!, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. A young man named nick McNamara created the kissing gates as his Eagle Scout project. Well done, Nick! Well. We finished the five miles...
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BONUS: The barred owl at Caracara Preserve
Now that I am home, I have liberated pictures of the barred owl from my Canon SX110IS – so here he is again. Isn’t he pretty?
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