Manatees are a familiar sight in Florida. They are amazing animals. They have no known predators and you can find them in warmer water. The cold weather Florida has been having has caused them problems.
Not too far from where we are staying is a power plant that discharges water into the waterway and because it is warm it attracts manatees. They have built a viewing area so you can see them.
There about 50 or 60 manatees in this area. The lay just below the water and can lay there up to 20 minutes. Their back stick up out of the water and look like rocks. Because they lay so near the top collisions with boats can be dangerous to the manatee.
Some of the manatees in this area have been rescued and have been named.
In the viewing area is a museum. This is one colorful manatee.
While we sat and ate lunch we noticed many fish were jumping in the water. Here is one big one.
We even saw a small shark with its fin scimming on the water line. It is hard to see in this picture. It is about 1/2 inch left of the pole.
1 comment:
Beautiful pictuters, as always, love looking at them. I love the Moeller truck, pretty cool.
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