Florida nature at it's best

On January 14th we went to Homosassa Springs with a bunch of friends. I hadn't been there since I was a kid. It was very fun! It's a tiny local wildlife zoo, with Florida wildlife and some other animals. At this place, you can see Manatees very close up. There is an under water observatory, and even a "Manatee cam" that you can look at online, and during the day you may spot a Manatee swimming by the web camera.

Here's Lu (short for Lucifer) who likes to eat and poop a lot

These owls were cute, but could stare you down

That's a Manatee!

A closer Manatee...their heads are so little compared to their bodies

Gators!

In the under water observatory, there were no Manatees as they were off somewhere eating, but there were hundreds of these fish. It was so weird, they were suspended in the water. Not swimming around, just hundreds of them at different levels, suspended in water. Under the observatory is where the natural spring comes up. They must enjoy the cold temps right there or something.