minnbuckeye Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 My yearly trip to Florida to visit family and friends was just what I needed. Luckily during our visit, we missed Minnesota's most serious cold snap of the year. As always, I get over to the Peace River area and had a great time with @Shellseeker. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to visit @jcbshark as he is in the process of moving but missed seeing him anyways. Jack and I were very successful, after a LONG hike, at finding a secluded spot to sift on a tributary of the Peace River and it gave up some nice treasures. My free time was also spent looking for fossils in and around Sarasota/Bradenton developments. It also was productive. Finally, we spent quite a bit of time at Caspersen Beach. While my wife sunned herself and read a book, I looked for shark teeth. Usually, I present my trip in a few posts. This year, it will be a random mix of fossils in no particular order. Hope you enjoy the pictures. I have to start a picture show of Florida with palm trees!!! Caspersen Beach at sunset: Tortoises roam the sand of Caspersen beach. Similar to looking at ant mounts out west for fossils, look at piles of sand excavated by the tortoises at Caspersen Beach Snowy Egret. A favorite bird of Florida for me. Somehow the picture is not coming through clearly. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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minnbuckeye Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 Another Snowy Egret. As named, wouldn't you think they would live in Minnesota instead of Florida?? This guy was spotted on the way to one of my hunting spots. He had to be 10 ft plus!!!!! Normally, I do not have fear of alligators, but this guy YES!!!! @Tidgy's Dad, I too love tortoises and wanted to show you my compassion for these guys! Finally THE END! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Exemplary outing! Great fossil variety and scenery, very atmospheric 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Great pics and finds Mike! Great colors on those teeth too. Sorry I missed getting out with you and Jack but sure I will be able to next time Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Very good finds ! Your "Galeocerdo" aren't Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 A few updates , Mike!!! You have something better that Kogiopsis here . Read Bobby's update in your original thread. Radiographic, anatomical and densitometric images of the skull of fetal striped (A–D, Stenella coeruleoalba) and common bottlenose (E–H, Tursiops truncatus) dolphins. Top tooth here is a lower Mako. As always, Thanks for the memories. 1 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Superb photography, really enjoyed this thread. Loved the nature pics and the fossil finds as well. The turtles fossil are my favourites. I adore that photo of you feeding the tortoise. Gopherus poyphemus, I think. Lovely. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Now that's what I call a really impressive haul!! And beautiful nature photos as well! Thanks for sharing. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 First I get jealous of the warm weather and palm trees. Then I’m green with envy over the amazing haul. Thanks for sharing Mike. Looks like you had a great time! Congrats on all the wonderful finds. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy B Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Loved the pics! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Awesome pics and finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmwilson101 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 The colors on those lemons...!! 1 Cheers, Cheryl “It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” ~RL Stevenson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Great report Mike. Love those Florida mollusks. 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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