This little state park on the South Creek is quite nice. We had a wonderful time there riding on the nature trails and attending some events. The first day there was a folk music event in the Nature Center and the last night there was a Camp Fire talk by one of the rangers. We found out some information about the Shrub Jay and where we could see them. The last morning, before breakfast, we went out to see if we could find them and we were not disappointed. They are quite active in the mornings and they are also quite friendly and curious.
At first, we did not see them except at a distance, but when Geoff went off the path to look closely at a Shrub Oak, one came and landed right above his head. After that, there were several around very close to us and we were able to snap many good pictures.
We had heard that they would even land on a person's head quite frequently, but we did not think that would be very likely, and were going to head back for breakfast and to pack up to leave. As we walked back to the bikes, one flew right over and landed on Geoff's shoulder. Ellyn had the camera and was able to get a couple good shots before it flew off again.
The second day we took our kayaks out onto the South Creek and paddled about 1 1/4 miles down to the bay. We saw many birds along the way and even some other kayakers coming up the creek. There were also lots of fishermen around. It was one of the first really warm and nice days we had had in Florida and we think that a lot of other people wanted to enjoy it as well.
