We’ve had a few days of cooler weather here in Central Florida – good news if you’d like to see Manatees in the wild!  When temperatures drop, they tend to gather in and around springs where the water is warmer than the rest of the environment.

We were over at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City last week for a wonderful family picnic.  One of the highlights of the trip was spotting these large gentle mammals from the boardwalk along the spring run.

Manatees

Many extra activities are planned for this weekend’s annual Manatee Festival.  But if you can’t make it now, try later in the winter.  The Manatees are often there through March.

Depending on where they are, you can make photos with just about any camera.  Up by the swimming area they get very close.  Down nearer the river, you’ll want to have a longer lens to fill the frame from the boardwalk.  Bring your polarizing filter to help cut glare / reflections on the water surface.

I have some other photos from Blue Spring in this album on Flickr.

Thank’s for stopping by and reading my blog.  Now, go make some Manatee photos!

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