when you swim into one of these Springs and then a manatee comes around the
and then a manatee comes around the
and then a manatee comes around the corner it’s like everything slows down
corner it’s like everything slows down
corner it’s like everything slows down and takes a breath it sometimes will
and takes a breath it sometimes will
and takes a breath it sometimes will swim right up to you where you can count
swim right up to you where you can count
swim right up to you where you can count the whiskers on its face or see the
the whiskers on its face or see the
the whiskers on its face or see the propeller marks on its back it’s got 20
propeller marks on its back it’s got 20
propeller marks on its back it’s got 20 manatees right down here I’m an eighth
manatees right down here I’m an eighth
manatees right down here I’m an eighth generation Floridian I still feel like
generation Floridian I still feel like
generation Floridian I still feel like I’m connected to the Florida from the
I’m connected to the Florida from the
I’m connected to the Florida from the 1800’s through the stories of my
1800’s through the stories of my
1800’s through the stories of my grandparents and great-grandparents and
grandparents and great-grandparents and
grandparents and great-grandparents and I feel responsibility for the future of
I feel responsibility for the future of
I feel responsibility for the future of Florida because of my heritage and
Florida because of my heritage and
Florida because of my heritage and connection the Florida Wildlife Quarter
connection the Florida Wildlife Quarter
connection the Florida Wildlife Quarter expeditions were not an arbitrary walk
expeditions were not an arbitrary walk
expeditions were not an arbitrary walk in the woods we were following the paths
in the woods we were following the paths
in the woods we were following the paths of wildlife as determined by the latest
of wildlife as determined by the latest
of wildlife as determined by the latest research trying to bring attention to
research trying to bring attention to
research trying to bring attention to the corridors that Wildlife need to move
the corridors that Wildlife need to move
the corridors that Wildlife need to move from one place to another I was gonna
from one place to another I was gonna
from one place to another I was gonna crush your camera on the trail today I
crush your camera on the trail today I
crush your camera on the trail today I really don’t think that’s gonna happen I
think in all of its identity as a
think in all of its identity as a tourist destination as the place of
tourist destination as the place of
tourist destination as the place of amusement parks as a place of beaches
amusement parks as a place of beaches
amusement parks as a place of beaches the identity of the heart of Florida
the identity of the heart of Florida
the identity of the heart of Florida really gets lost
really gets lost
really gets lost awesome but it’s still here and it’s
awesome but it’s still here and it’s
awesome but it’s still here and it’s still beating absolutely amazing to be
still beating absolutely amazing to be
still beating absolutely amazing to be here I don’t think very many people know
here I don’t think very many people know
here I don’t think very many people know this place exists
you don’t have to go on a thousand-mile
you don’t have to go on a thousand-mile expedition to be a conservation
expedition to be a conservation
expedition to be a conservation photographer you can find a place that
photographer you can find a place that
photographer you can find a place that you love right in your own backyard
you love right in your own backyard
you love right in your own backyard go out photograph it share it tell its
go out photograph it share it tell its
go out photograph it share it tell its story and you’ll be surprised the amount
story and you’ll be surprised the amount
story and you’ll be surprised the amount of change you can help create
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