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The Baby Bird Shower begins tomorrow at 8am at Chinsegut Conservation Center!

Enjoy a guided bird walk, animal ambassadors, a bake sale, native plants and more while helping support licensed wildlife rehabilitators in Hernando and Citrus Counties: bit.ly/3oif7cP

📍 Chinsegut Conservation Center:
23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville
Phone: 352-754-6722

📸: Photo 1 - Red-shouldered Hawk chick - FWC photo by Alice Mary Herden.
Photos 2-5 by FWC / Chinsegut Conservation Center

#SANDHILLCRANE #COLT - taken in May of 2022. You can see the parent snatched something. - #natgeo #wildlifephotographer #birdsofinstagram #nature #naturephotography #nationalgeographic #nationalgeographic_ #natgeowild #bestoftheUSA_birds #canonusa #canonwildlifephotography #ShotOnCanon #YourShotPhotographer bestofthesunshinestate #bestofthe_usa🇺🇸 #wildlifepic #natgeowild #wildlife_in_focus_ #bestofthesunshinestate #floridabirdsofinstagram #florida #best_birds_of_ig #bb_of_ig #FLAdventurecoast #yes_busa
#LoveFL #Roamflorida #florida

#springhillnow #thisishernando

#BestSideOutside

Springtime is here! 🍃🐥 Staff at the Chinsegut Conservation Center were thrilled to see this Sandhill Crane and two babies near the environmental center.

With a third of our land protected in parks and preserves, #FLAdventureCoast offers plenty of wildlife sighting opportunities. Remember to keep a safe distance, and let us know what you end up spotting!

Photo: a family of Sandhill Cranes with two babies, and a chalkboard listing 'Recent Sightings' (the list includes red-headed woodpecker, gopher tortoise, bluebird and Sandhill Cranes).

📸 Credit: Chinsegut Conservation Center
Located at 23212 Lake Lindsey Rd, Brooksville, FL.
Open Friday-Saturday from 8am to 2pm, with nature trails open daily.

Want to see dolphins on Florida's Adventure Coast?⁠
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Your best bet for sightings is at our local coastal parks, like Bayport Park & Fishing Pier, Jenkins Creek, and Pine Island Beach Park. They're even known to make appearances on the Weeki Wachee River from time to time!⁠
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📍: Pine Island, Hernando Beach⁠
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Manatee Monday 💚

Guide/📸: Aaron

This pretty boy is wandering around Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. Absolutely vibrant colors- he was chillin' in the shade cuz it was hot as blazes that day! He is an Indian Peafowl although we call them Peacocks here. They are native to India and Sri Lanka but have been introduced all over the world for us to enjoy.
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#REDDISHEGRET - a juvenile - the look on its face 😁 - #natgeo #wildlifephotographer #birdsofinstagram #nature #naturephotography #nationalgeographic #nationalgeographic_ #natgeowild #bestoftheUSA_birds #canonusa #canonwildlifephotography #ShotOnCanon #elite_raptors #YourShotPhotographer bestofthesunshinestate #bestofthe_usa🇺🇸 #wildlifepic #natgeowild #wildlife_in_focus_ #bestofthesunshinestate #floridabirdsofinstagram #florida #busashutterbug #FLAdventurecoast #yes_busa
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Manatee Monday 💚

Like and follow us for more manatee moments 🧜‍♀️

Guide/📸: Gary

Bird is the word on #wildlifewednesday 🦅 Our eaglet has flown the coop!

As some of you know our team records data on a pair of eagles for audubonsociety audubon_fl auduboncbop amazing program #eaglwatch

Our beloved eagles have successfully fledged one eaglet and have left us for the summer (about a month ago) hopefully to return this fall and we can do it all over again 🦅

If you’ve paddled with us especially this past nesting season you’ve probably paddled past their nest! This gives us the opportunity to check out their nest with our drone since they have left for the season. It’s critical that nests stay undisturbed from October-May or the eagles behavior may change. Eagles also return to the same nest each year so the structure must remain undisturbed.

Guides/📸: Renee & Danny

#REDDISHEGRET - “HEY!! LOOK AT ME!!”…. - #natgeo #wildlifephotographer #birdsofinstagram #nature #naturephotography #nationalgeographic #birdingphotography #natgeowild #bestoftheUSA_birds #bestofbirdshots #canonusa #canonwildlifephotography #ShotOnCanon #elite_raptors #YourShotPhotographer #bestofthesunshinestate #bestofthe_usa🇺🇸 #safarigallery #natgeowild #wildlife_in_focus_ #bestofthesunshinestate_nature #floridabirdsofinstagram #florida #busashutterbug #eagleclever #best_birds_of_ig #bb_of_ig

#fortdesoto #florida

#SANDHILLCRANE - when the pond was lower before the recent showers - #natgeo #wildlifephotographer #birdsofinstagram #nature #naturephotography #nationalgeographic #birdingphotography #natgeowild #bestoftheUSA_birds #bestofbirdshots #canonusa #canonwildlifephotography #ShotOnCanon #elite_raptors #YourShotPhotographer #bestofthesunshinestate #bestofthe_usa🇺🇸 #wildlifepic #safarigallery #natgeowild #wildlife_in_focus_ #bestofthesunshinestate_nature #floridabirdsofinstagram #florida #busashutterbug #eagleclever #best_birds_of_ig #bb_of_ig

#springhillnow #thisishernando

Rise and shine it’s #manateemonday 🧜‍♀️

Did you know a manatee calf will travel parallel and directly behind their mother’s flipper? Adult manatees are typically found traveling single file!💦

Guide/📸: Gary
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Sandhill cranes from Oct. 2019.
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Day or night the #weekiwachee delights ✨⁠
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Guides/📸: Gary danenriquez agwe94 ⁠
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Just me, you and the manatees 🧜‍♀️⁠
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Guide/📸: agwe94⁠
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Cute Florida Box Turtle we found on our walk this morning.
#chassahowitzka #chassahowitzkawma #chassahowitzkawildlifemanagementarea #turtle #boxturtle #floridaboxturtle #neature

Day or night #wildlifewednesday on the Weeki Wachee never fails to delight💦

Manatee mornings and dolphins at dusk 🐬

📸: sierrasonshine thank you for sharing these beautiful moments from your adventure🧜‍♀️
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How do you do #manateemonday 🧜‍♀️

With these beautiful warm spring days we’re more likely to see manatees in our estuary, closer to the Gulf.

Call us if you want a recommendation for your perfect time to adventure ✌🏽

Guest/📸:Stacie
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We’re all about the palm trees, manatees and the 80 degrees 🧜‍♀️🌴💦⁠
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Making the best memories together everyday🧜‍♀️⁠
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We love hanging out at the headspring during these cold winter days. #weekiwachee #manatee #fladventurecoast

Manatee selfies 😎

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My son made this picture at our photography excursion to Bayport, Florida #knewitzphotography #knewitz #bayport #bayportmarina #bayportfl #florida #tambabay #naturecoast #cozyclouds #afternoon #landscapephotography #landscape #nature #naturephotography #weekiewachee #floridaphotography #gulfofmexico #fishing #palmtrees #photoexcursion #bird #hobbyphotography #photographylovers #canonphotography #bayportflorida #hernandocounty #momentphotography #son #kayaking #trees

🐢 Cute alert‼️ Happy #ReptileAwarenessDay with this baby tortoise. Through education, conservation, and appreciation, we all can protect these beautiful creatures. #WeekiWachee #FLAdventureCoast

Do you believe in love at first sight?😍

Come fall in love with nature> link to book in bio🧜‍♀️✌🏽

Patches of white sugar sand, scrub oaks, and pine remind me of where I grew up in north-central Florida.

I’m filming the journey when the jeep swerves to miss the rattlesnake coiled up in the road.

Of course, I’m too busy snatching my outstretched arms back in the car to capture that moment on film. This sand-hill terrain is home to gopher tortoises, feral hogs and rattlesnakes, and wild turkeys.

We arrive at a corral of fences around a tiny picnic area. There’s no toilet, but there’s a map. I take a photo in hopes it will point the way out. It doesn’t. At either end of the corrals are signs for hiking trails: 1.5-mile Cypress Circle Trail and the 0.75-mile Wild Turkey Trace Trail. We pass on these hikes. Maybe next time we’ll return- with mosquito repellant.

We drive through the Indigo Lane trailhead area onto North Road. There are side roads marked with handicap hunter signs. The WMA is a popular hunting ground for wild hogs, deer, and wild turkeys.

A head bobs up and down in the wiregrass alongside the road before a turkey emerges onto the gravel, then another and another. We slow down to a crawl, counting at least seven wild turkeys. We stop to watch as they cross the road and disappear back into the grasses. unperturbed by the jeep.

Read more:
https://www.naturecoaster.com/jeeping-in-the-chassahowitzka-wma/

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roarush Look who was sunning on my boat ramp!

#thisishernando #crab #sealife #sunshinestate #sunshinestateofmind #goodmorning #fishing

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#DYK that there are over 170,000 acres of preserves and other public lands in #HernandoCounty?⁠
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Make the most of every outdoor moment while exploring our parks, preserves and natural areas on #FLAdventureCoast!⁠
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Look at this amazing shot by briankellyart

We love seeing these smart and playful animals when we’re out on the Gulf. #lovewhereyoulive
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Look at this beauty! 😍

📸: jhc.ladybug
Another Bayport Beauty...

#thisishernando #florida #audobonsociety #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #birdwatcher #floridabirds #floridabirding #floridabirdsofinstagram #heron #whiteheron #floridawildlife #floridanature

Such a treat swimming with a pod of Atlantic Spotted Dolphin today.
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The Great Blue Heron can adapt to almost any wetland habitat and developed area. They fly 20-30 mph and grow up to 4.5 feet. In flight, it curls its neck into a tight “S” shape. So beautiful!

📸: jhc.ladybug

#greatblueheron #bayoudrive #thisishernando #birdlovers #birdwatching #birdphotography #audobonsociety #hernandocountyflorida #hernandobeach #weekiwachee #brooksville #springhillfl #roadsidephotography #birdphoto #birdsofinstagram

It's amazing what beauty you can find at Chinsegut. 🌷🦋🐦⁠
We love seeing these amazing shots captured by @ash220822 on a recent visit!⁠
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On May 1-9, you can go on a WildQuest scavenger hunt at Chinsegut and other Wildlife Management Areas across the state for a chance to win prizes! Gather your friends and family, enjoy the fun and explore some of the best natural hikes on #FLAdventureCoast!⁠
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🍃Check out the link in our bio for more info.🍃⁠
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Hi there.. wanna go fishing?

It’s that time of year where butterflies are everywhere! 🦋

📸: jessekokotek
#butterfly #butterflies #butterflyphotography #spring #flowers #garden #gardening #florida #floridalife #thisishernando #hernandocounty #hernandocountyfl #springhillfl #springhillflorida #withalacoochee #weekiwachee #brooksvillefl #brooksvilleflorida #brooksville #naturephotography #nature #naturelovers

Planting a butterfly garden will bring in all sorts of beautiful creatures! It’s so simple to do and it transforms your yard.

📸: kaylamadril

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Golden hour, Seagulls enjoy the golden hour Florida a Moment in Time Bayport Gulf of Mexico #knewitzphotography #knewitz #bayport #bayportflorida #florida #hernandocounty #weekiewachee #tampabay #gulfofmexico #sunset #sunsetphotography #floridasunsets🌅 #cloudysky #clouds #people #goldenhourlight #seagulls #magicsunset #divinenature #photooftheday #artfoto #artfotography #artfotos #fineartphotography #floridaphotography #colorful-sunset

Check out this Pink Meanie Jellyfish found at #hernandobeach
It can grow as bulbous as a hippo with tentacles 100 ft long! The sting isn’t as bad as most others.... so don’t let it keep you from enjoying our awesome waters.
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📸: briankellyart
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One of 6 male cardinals that live on my property #yardbird #yardbirds #bird #birds #flbirds #cardinal #cardinals #redbirds #hernandocounty #hernandocountyfl #hernandocountybirds #nature #naturephotography #wildflorida #floridawildlifecorridor #fladventurecoast #birdgirl

My buddy Frank doing some fishing this morning.

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Helped this guy the other day . Amazing birds!
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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Tufted titmouse

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Take a walk through the Butterfly Garden at Chinsegut Conservation Center 🦋 ( #📷 @gspeed0689 )

Gray Hairstreak on a wildflower. These are also very small, a little bigger than your thumbnail. The antenna looking things in the back move up and down and will fall off if the butterfly is attacked as a defense mechanism. #grayhairstreak #butterfliesofinstagram #butterfly #nature #wildlife #igersstpete #cleargram #lovefl #florida #chinsegut #hernandocounty #nature_perfection

Check out this beautiful shot of some of our fellow Hernando Beach residents playing in the Gulf! #ThisIsHernando 📷 by Deana Hughes ☀️ repost viewtampabay .
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🐬 Mama and baby hanging out in the flats 💙 #ThisIsHernando .
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#Florida #HernandoBeach visitflorida visittampabay staysaltyflorida #Dolphins #SaltLife 📷 by briankellyart on Instagram

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Oh deer. #chinseguthill #Florida #wildlife #deer