Now you "guys" see why some of us REALLY like living in Florida. A canal runs in front of the Miami-Dade Police headquarters in West Miami-Dade where I work, and sometimes there are special treats on the way in. Apart from the cows in the empty lot next door (reduced taxes for "agricultural land" - I heard some woman has a rent-a-cow business - that's entrepreneurial isn't it?) I get to see lots of herons and anhingas. This morning a large bird was flying in front of me, so all I could see were white wings with black tips. I'm thinking, "Looks to big for a white ibis, surely it couldn't be a wood stork." Fortunately, it landed, and shore 'nuf, it was a wood stork right in the middle of what has become quite an industrialized area - we get lots of trucks driving around because we're near the airport, so it's not really smoke-stack-type industry. Bill, the ex in Key Largo, called me yesterday to say he went to a friends house and there was the croc again. "Gator?" I said. "NO, croc." He went back in his boat and said he was able to take picture of this approx. 5-footer. I bet they don't swim in THAT canal. sandy kramer miami *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 10 2002 - 08:45:10 PST
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