A Natural Journey: 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Pelicans and A way of Life at Spring Creek...

I Spent the evening at a place called Spring Creek, located in Wakulla County Florida. It's a quaint fishing village that is still carrying on and passing the tradition along. I went there just for the Pelicans because I had been wanting to capture them for months and heard they stayed real close to the docks down in Spring Creek. I fell in love with the charm of the place and just the story it had to tell. Here is a sampling of life at Spring Creek and the Pelicans too.

The Sentnel

The Fisherman Take Care of these Creatures by throwing them trash fish

The Competition Can Be Fierce.

Cleaning the day's catch...

I love these creatures! At times graceful and beautiful, and then others awkward and clumsy. I think he's in the graceful stage.

Love Catching Them In Flight, even if they never stayed center of the lens.

Did not catch this fellas name, but he's a fishing dog. He spent the whole day out with the fisherman. I am sure he was glad to be back on land.

The end of a long day. I can hear Otis Redding playing in my mind.

And among the other creatures calling Spring Creek Home are the Dock Cats

Some of these guys where limping along. I guess they haven't toughened up their paws for walking among the shells.

Part of the bountiful harvest. Stone Crab Claws

Cleaning the boat after a hard days work.

Life on a Boat

Tools of the Trade

Weathered by the Storms of Life and Love and Work

The Dock Kitties waiting their turn after the Pelicans

Thiis was a sampling... If you'd like to see the entire pictorial follow this link to the set.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardbaas/sets/72157625407423021/