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Sunshine State Birding at Colt Creek
3 years ago - By 10,000 Birds
Colt Creek was my 99th Florida State Park. What started as a general interest morphed into a freelance job, then evolved into a passion for Florida's State Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites that hit a crescendo for me when I pulled through the gates of the park. Sure, few people remember number 99 when 100 is such a beautiful, round number, but I was determined to enjoy the sunshine and take my time.
Mac Lake is the park's focal point, a long body of water set in cattails and other reeds. Large picnic pavilions border one side, and while I was there the largest was commandeered by a family...
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