Florida Wildlife

[Jaedon]

During our trip through the Merrit Island Wildlife Refuge we spotted a few animals which we're not of teh feathered variety. The first 2 shots oare of different gators encountered during our drive through the park.

The last shot is of a Manatee coming up for air about 6 miles from the birding area on the Indian River. Such a beautiful creature. It stopped and ate along the shoreline while boats were racing by. I will spare you the images of the scar that this one has on it's side from propeller damage by indiscriminate boaters. Such beautiful docile animals do not deserve this type of injury and yet after years of media and environmental information blitzes people still think they have the right to blow through these areas in their speedboats with abandon.