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| clamflats | profile | all galleries >> Oct-Nov 2014 New Orleans road trip >> Return drive from New Orleans to Boston Nov 2014 >> Dog Island Day 1, Nov 2014 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map |
 Leaving Carrabelle on the boat |
 Carrabelle to Dog Island |
 flock of 100 White Pelicans twisting in the air above Carrabelle |
 100 White Pelicans above Carrabelle |
 100 White Pelicans above Carrabelle |
 100 White Pelicans above Carrabelle |
 100 White Pelicans above Carrabelle |
 100 White Pelicans above Carrabelle |
 100 White Pelicans above Carrabelle |
 100 White Pelicans above Carrabelle |
 Dog Island stilt houses in the distance |
 A warning in Dog Island harbor |
 Landing from the ferry boat |
 View from the walkway to the beach at the rental house |
 View east from the walkway |
 Looking back at the rental house |
 Dog Island house location |
 Supplies requested by the landlady |
 Used to be a house on these pillars |
 looking towards the gulf from the house |
 Foolish mortals, Nature laughs at your home repairs! |
 Looking north from the house, you can see across the island |
 Mainland and bay visible through the trees |
 Walking west the first afternoon |
 Dog Island narrows and house location |
 markers for a summer nest |
 banded Snowy Plovers the first day, all right! |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 Snowy Plover takeoff |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 Snowy Plover |
 Snowy Plover |
 Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 Snowy Plover |
 American Kestrel male hurtling by |
 Forster's Tern |
 Snowy Plover at the second (western) narrows |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 a prominent house at the west end of the western narrows |
 Sandy Adirondack chairs |
 Dog Island west narrows |
 Military helicopter |
 WTF, is that Russian lettering on the helicopter? |
 Yup that's Russian all right (some of it translated into English) |
 Thanks for not attacking me |
 The other prominent house at the western narrows |
 Willet! |
 Willet |
 Another snowy plover coming in for a landing |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover |
 banded Snowy Plover stretching |
 juvenile (1st year) Brown Pelican |
 juvenile (1st year) Brown Pelican |
 juvenile (1st year) Brown Pelican |
 heading home at sunset |
 old forest weathering out of the beach |
 looking west towards St George Island |
 Ancient stump in the surf |
 old forest stumps |
 ancient stump |
 Ancient stump in the surf |
 Ancient stump in the surf |
 east along the beach |
 post-sunset glow |
 evening view from the house |
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