Manatees and More!

While in Florida, we enjoyed a wonderful trip to

Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park

 

It was one of the most natural animal parks...

We LOVED it!

It even started with a boat ride from our parking to the main park.

 

We were very impressed with the variety of animals. 

Everything from swans, snakes, owls, ducks, deer, alligators,

manatees, Eagles, flamingos, river otters, lots of other birds, and WAY more! 

 

There was even a children's learning center where the boys did some rubbings.

I would definitely go again and recommend this place to anyone!

 

 

Off the boat and ready to see the manatees!

Did I mention SUPER excited?

 

The entire park had these wide boardwalks for walking around.

 

Michael off to see some animals!

 

One of the boys even touched the snake...

can you guess who?

No fear!  This little dude was excited to touch the snake!

 

 

We got a handful of food and fed the animals, too.

Chillin' with Mommy                    Feeding some birds!

 

 

They even had a HIPPO!

Michael checking out the hippo.

We saw the manatees in several different locations.

Here, some were being fed lettuce.

Would you believe our boys now eat lettuce/salad
from time-to-time because "the manatees eat it"?

 

 



Watching through the glass

 

 

 

Our Family Manatee Portraits

Michael                                Mommy

Christopher                              Daddy

Michael was super excited to go into the
"underwater building"...the observatory!

 



The fish were circling the observatory!

Super Duper excited!

 

Taking it all in  :)

Funny Daddy!

Ending out trip to Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park!

 

 

And on the way home:

Where else do you find a White Egret...

...in a KFC parking lot?

Florida!

KFC + a White Egret

 

We topped the day off watching the Gamecocks kill the Tigers!

Go Gamecocks!

 

Silly boys!

Michael's picture of everybody chillin'

 

Go Gamecocks!

 

<>< Stacy