Monday, June 1, 2009

Confession

I spent all day yesterday paddling Silver Spring and admiring the alligators... and monkeys.


This bird is an ANHINGA..also known as a snakebird

Rhesus monkeys have become well established in the area around Silver Springs. Troops of 20 or so monkeys roam the area. I heard that the estimated local population may be near three thousand now. I saw about thirty.





As you can see in this photo, many of the monkeys are carrying newborns