The morning started out as overcast with lots of no-see-ums. But, we were able to see our first white pelicans of the season, so it was worth it. The white pelicans have been back for a few weeks, but this was our first glimpse of them this season.

I’m always amazed at how large the white pelicans are. Compare them to the size of the ducks that are floating around in front of them in the photo below.

Brown pelicans can be pretty, too!

Little Blue Heron with the biggest shrimp catch of the day.

Mmmmm. Down the hatch.

The gator below could barely be seen in the water. If you click on the photo and enlarge it, you’ll see that the gator seems to have an injury over his right eye. Maybe a battle wound? I realize there’s not a frame of reference here, but the tip of his nose was at least 12 to 13 inches from his eye ridge. The number of inches equals the number of feet in length of the gator. He was big, for sure.

We watched a fisherman catch a large redfish along the culvert near the observation tower on Wildlife Drive.