Merritt Island, FL ~ Kayaking the Indian River Lagoon

Brown Pelican

Our adventure last evening was having a private kayak tour using A Day Away Kayak Company.  We met at 6PM and our guide, Brian introduced himself.  Our plans were to kayak up the Overhaul Canal to see the Manatees before kayaking over to Mullethead Island, which is in Indian River Lagoon.  There is a large rookery there so we would be able to watch the birds coming into roost at nightfall plus we would watch the sunset before the kayak trip back. It was great to see some close looks at Roseate Spoonbills, Reddish Egrets, juvenile Black-crowned Night Herons plus other species. The tricky part of the kayaking was the trip back to shore as we were fighting headwinds.  By that time my back was really bothering me so paddling  was a little difficult but I did make it under my own steam.

Black-crowned Night-Heron (front) & Roseate Spoonbill (back)

Roseate Spoonbill