Catching Up

Well, a lot has happened in the last 10 days, and I haven't gotten back to update my previous post (although I just responded to RunnerNYC's comment today).

So here are a few pictures from last weekend in the mean time. A heron among the mangroves:



A young crocodile (you can tell because the face is narrower than an alligator's) pushing a small tree branch through the water:


One really cool thing was that a bunch of brown pelicans were all siting around in the ocean in front of the beach house like ducks on a pond... Then they would pop up (very much like popcorn), flying 12-15 feet into the air, then diving straight down for fish. Totally awesome.

Here we have a brown pelican in flight over the ocean (you will note that this one has not scored a fish):



Meanwhile, back in the brackish waters of the wildlife refuge, some of the white pelicans were trying to infiltrate a group of smaller water birds. They didn't really fit in though.


Speaking of fitting in, here are two words to remember for spring fashion: straw hats. Our cross-generational fashionistas demonstrate that this season's hats are flattering on every body.