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

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

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The Competition Can Be Fierce.


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Cleaning the day's catch...

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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Part of the bountiful harvest. Stone Crab Claws

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Cleaning the boat after a hard days work.

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Life on a Boat

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Tools of the Trade

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Weathered by the Storms of Life and Love and Work

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The Dock Kitties waiting their turn after the Pelicans

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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/