UPPER TAMPA BAY TRAIL WILDLIFE

[VolFaninFla]

I have been doing 4-6 mile walks on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail and see a wide variety of wildlife.
The white bird, I believe, is a Great Egret. It was fishing in a stream below a bridge I was crossing.

The other bird is a Peacock. It was walking on the trail with its feathers at full mast. Beautiful! One of my dogs startled it and it flew up onto that roof.

A guy that was jogging asked me what it was and, in jest, I told him it was Pteradactyl. He said,"Really? I've never seen one of those before. I thought they were extinct." I thought he was just joking but quickly realized that he was dead serious.
I just kept walking as he took his phone out and started snapping photos.

 

[tntar heel]

Until they live here, they just don't know.

 

[MAD]

I have been doing 4-6 mile walks on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail and see a wide variety of wildlife.
The white bird, I believe, is a Great Egret. It was fishing in a stream below a bridge I was crossing.

The other bird is a Peacock. It was walking on the trail with its feathers at full mast. Beautiful! One of my dogs startled it and it flew up onto that roof.

A guy that was jogging asked me what it was and, in jest, I told him it was Pteradactyl. He said,"Really? I've never seen one of those before. I thought they were extinct." I thought he was just joking but quickly realized that he was dead serious.
I just kept walking as he took his phone out and started snapping photos.
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Was it Juliettte?

 

[joevol33]

I love that whole area

 

[Boca Vol]

I have been doing 4-6 mile walks on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail and see a wide variety of wildlife.
The white bird, I believe, is a Great Egret. It was fishing in a stream below a bridge I was crossing.

The other bird is a Peacock. It was walking on the trail with its feathers at full mast. Beautiful! One of my dogs startled it and it flew up onto that roof.

A guy that was jogging asked me what it was and, in jest, I told him it was Pteradactyl. He said,"Really? I've never seen one of those before. I thought they were extinct." I thought he was just joking but quickly realized that he was dead serious.
I just kept walking as he took his phone out and started snapping photos.
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Is that the trail along the Veterans Pkwy (589)?

 

[VolFaninFla]

Was it Juliettte?

It was actually Chloe who is afraid of nothing. Juliette is different. A squirrel climbed down a tree and Juliette screamed and ran back home

 

[VolFaninFla]

I love that whole area

Me too. Tampa is my favorite place I’ve ever lived in.

 

[joevol33]

Me too. Tampa is my favorite place I’ve ever lived in.

We have some friends who live in Chiefland, if you know where that is. We've been there a few times, and drove down to Tampa/Clearwater. We vacationed in Clearwater 4 years ago, and spent a couple of days just driving around. The whole area is beautiful.

 

[VolFaninFla]

Is that the trail along the Veterans Pkwy (589)?

Yes, it is.
When I’m on the trail just south of Gunn HighwayCitrus Park Drive I can smell the wild scent of the tigers, lions, etc. at Big Cat Rescue. The rescue facility is featured in the Netflix show Tiger King.
When I was on the trail today I wondered what I would do if one of the cats escaped and made its way on to the trail.
Have you ever been on the trail?

 

[DancingOutlaw]

Yes, it is.
When I’m on the trail just south of Gunn HighwayCitrus Park Drive I can smell the wild scent of the tigers, lions, etc. at Big Cat Rescue. The rescue facility is featured in the Netflix show Tiger King.
When I was on the trail today I wondered what I would do if one of the cats escaped and made its way on to the trail.

I’d be more worried if Carol found you.

 

[Boca Vol]

Yes, it is.
When I’m on the trail just south of Gunn HighwayCitrus Park Drive I can smell the wild scent of the tigers, lions, etc. at Big Cat Rescue. The rescue facility is featured in the Netflix show Tiger King.
When I was on the trail today I wondered what I would do if one of the cats escaped and made its way on to the trail.
Have you ever been on the trail?

I've never been on the trail but I've driven up Veterans several times. I love that road...except for the tolls every 1/2 mile. It' costs a fortune to go end to end but when we go to Cedar Key you can't beat it.

 

[VolFaninFla]

Is that the trail along the Veterans Pkwy (589)?

Yes, it is.

 

[joevol33]

Yes, it is.

We got rerouted because of a bad wreck, and went 275 on the way up today. Beautiful drive, but then there was a wreck there, then we hit Tampa around 4, traffic sucks