Great photos, Eric!

If I ever get out that way I would love to hunt for letterboxes in a place
like that!

Best regards,

Amanda Briles
aka The Paisley Orca

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Mings [mailto:elm@ao.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 6:31 PM
To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Some pics from a letterbox scouting
hike at Blackpoint

Today I decided to go to Blackpoint Wildlife Drive to repair
a
letterbox which had become damp (thanks to a box visitor for
that
info). While there I decided to do a 5 mile hike to scout
some new
locations for letterboxes. Although I am not the greatest
photographer, it was a goldmine of cool creatures. In one
hike I saw
a Water Moccasin sunning itself, a mother Dolphin teaching a
baby to
catch fish, numerous birds, and an armadillo. Later on the
way out I
glimpsed a Bobcat for the first time in many years. Pictures
of all
these critters (except the Bobcat that was way too quick for
me) can
be seen at:
http://www.ao.net/~elm/Blackpoint.html

I hope this may serve to encourage anyone who visits Florida
to check
out this great park. I will be planting some boxes on the
trail I
hiked today. Hopefully visitors will be as fortunate as I
was this
day.
--
Regards,

Eric Mings Ph.D.

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GREAT photos Eric! Glad to know that Oregon doesn't have the monopoly
on wildlife (although, we are blessedly short on venomous snakes).

--
Thom Cheney
tcgrafx... among other things

Thanks for sharing the pictures, Eric. Nice touch.

Lone Wolf

--- In letterbox-usa@egroups.com, "Briles, Amanda" wrote:
> Great photos, Eric!
>
> If I ever get out that way I would love to hunt for letterboxes in
a place
> like that!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Amanda Briles
> aka The Paisley Orca
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Mings [mailto:elm@a...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 6:31 PM
> To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Some pics from a letterbox
scouting
> hike at Blackpoint
>
> Today I decided to go to Blackpoint Wildlife Drive to
repair
> a
> letterbox which had become damp (thanks to a box
visitor for
> that
> info). While there I decided to do a 5 mile hike to
scout
> some new
> locations for letterboxes. Although I am not the
greatest
> photographer, it was a goldmine of cool creatures. In
one
> hike I saw
> a Water Moccasin sunning itself, a mother Dolphin
teaching a
> baby to
> catch fish, numerous birds, and an armadillo. Later
on the
> way out I
> glimpsed a Bobcat for the first time in many years.
Pictures
> of all
> these critters (except the Bobcat that was way too
quick for
> me) can
> be seen at:
> http://www.ao.net/~elm/Blackpoint.html
>
> I hope this may serve to encourage anyone who visits
Florida
> to check
> out this great park. I will be planting some boxes on
the
> trail I
> hiked today. Hopefully visitors will be as fortunate
as I
> was this
> day.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Eric Mings Ph.D.
>
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>GREAT photos Eric! Glad to know that Oregon doesn't have the monopoly
>on wildlife (although, we are blessedly short on venomous snakes).

Thanks to Thom and others for the compliments. Blackpoint is one of
my favorite places in Florida. The winter is especially good as the
migratory bird population often exceeds 100,000 at the peak and over
300 different species of birds have been seen in the refuge. Hawks
and Eagles are common. It is also excellent backcountry saltwater
fishing. This is just the beginning of the season and hopefully I
will get a lot more pictures out there.

As for snakes, we have no shortage (venomous or otherwise). The only
ones that really concern me are the rattlers, they are aggressive and
very dangerous. The others generally don't attack unless you
accidently (or puposefully) disturb them and they can't easily
retreat. That is why I would always use a stick to retrieve any
letterbox placed on the ground down here unless it is in the open. I
was within about 2 to 3 feet of the snake I photographed and not much
concerned as he seemed quite content. He will probably soon have a
letterbox dedicated to his likeness placed on that trail :-)
--
Regards,

Eric Mings Ph.D.

Snakes..., Very Dangerous...., You go first.
S :0
Matt


>From: Eric Mings
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [LbNA] Some pics from a letterbox scouting hike at Blackpoint
>Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:54:59 -0500
>
> >GREAT photos Eric! Glad to know that Oregon doesn't have the monopoly
> >on wildlife (although, we are blessedly short on venomous snakes).
>
>Thanks to Thom and others for the compliments. Blackpoint is one of
>my favorite places in Florida. The winter is especially good as the
>migratory bird population often exceeds 100,000 at the peak and over
>300 different species of birds have been seen in the refuge. Hawks
>and Eagles are common. It is also excellent backcountry saltwater
>fishing. This is just the beginning of the season and hopefully I
>will get a lot more pictures out there.
>
> As for snakes, we have no shortage (venomous or otherwise). The only
>ones that really concern me are the rattlers, they are aggressive and
>very dangerous. The others generally don't attack unless you
>accidently (or puposefully) disturb them and they can't easily
>retreat. That is why I would always use a stick to retrieve any
>letterbox placed on the ground down here unless it is in the open. I
>was within about 2 to 3 feet of the snake I photographed and not much
>concerned as he seemed quite content. He will probably soon have a
>letterbox dedicated to his likeness placed on that trail :-)
>--
>Regards,
>
>Eric Mings Ph.D.

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