Florida Holiday 2005 : Homasassa Springs State Park
| Obviously, I was conned into standing here..... honestly! |
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| Not very clear, I know, but the large brown lumps just visible under the trees are Manatees. |
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| Some of the local residents having 40 winks in the sun. |
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| A 'resident' poses for a portrait. |
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| Local bird doing a Charlie Chaplin impression. |
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| Patriotic birds. |
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| As we passed this flock of flamingos, the 4 at the front decided to have a punch-up, and began squawking and pecking each other. |
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| This is 'Lou' the hippo at feeding time. He's the only non Florida animal still in the park. When the park was changed to be only local animals, everyone around petitioned the governor to keep Lou and he was made an honorary citizen of Florida so he could stay. He was in a John Wayne film in the sixties and the TV series 'Daktari'. |
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