Friday, January 27, 2017

Wakulla Springs State Park

Camping at Newport Campground while visiting St. Marks Wildlife Refuge and Wakulla Springs

Wakulla Springs was developed by Edward Ball in 1937 as a lodge and destination for the more affluent travelers. 

The Lodge

The lobby

The lobby ceiling is made of 'heart' cypress. The paintings on the ceilings were done by Mr. Piplack who was the last court painter for Kaiser Wilhelm.

This photography was on display in the lobby. It's a great picture.

The dinning room. We had two fine meals here.


The tour boat returning from a trip

We're waiting to board

Blacked Faced Vultures meeting on the swimming platform

Cypress trees in the water and on the banks

We think this might be a Bufflehead?


Turtle decorated with swamp grass

A Common Moorhen

This is not one long alligator but two.

Here is a shy young Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Great Blue Heron

A Male Anhinga, they have to sun themselves after diving for food because they do not have oil glands on their wings.


Here is a Cormorant and a Common Moorhen

We were told that in this area of the river two Tarzan movies and the Creature From the Black Lagoon were filmed.

Returning back to the boat house

We saw four mantees. Here is a mom and baby. (Center left in this picture)

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