This morning I took a short walk in a small section of Cedar Key. Here are a few shots from this walk…

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I started at the beach by the Old Fenimore Mill Condos…

From there I took a walk along a section of the old railroad trail…

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While checking one of the piers along the trail, this juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron swooped in and landed just a few feet from me…

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A little further down the trail I came upon this Great Egret…

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Next I came upon this typical Cedar Key scene…

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A Roseate Spoonbill (lots of them here now), an Osprey, and a Yellow Warbler…

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Lots of Butterflies…

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Lots of Dragon flies and honey bees….

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And Hibiscus flowers with butterflies…

All of these and much more are typical sights around this little island.

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